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Pihani
Pihani (India)
Coordinates: 27°37′12″N80°12′12″E / 27.619866°N 80.203426°E / 27.619866; 80.203426 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Lucknow
District Hardoi
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyPihani Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonShaheen Begum (SP) [2]
 •  Lok Sabha MP Jai Prakash (BJP)
 •  MLA Rajni Tiwari (BJP)
Area
[3]
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total36,014
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP-30
Website pihaninpp.in

Pihani is a town and nagar palika parishad (municipal board) in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. [3] Historically, the city was a centre of sword production, leading to at least one British writer calling it "the Damascus of Oudh". [4] Today, important industries in Pihani include jaggery and woven carpets. [3] As of 2011, the town's population is 36,014, in 5,626 households. [3] Pihani also serves as the headquarters of a community development block in Shahabad tehsil. [3]

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Geography

Pihani is located at 27°38′N80°12′E / 27.63°N 80.2°E / 27.63; 80.2 . [5] It has an average elevation of 141  metres (462  feet).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 7,616—    
1911 5,963−21.7%
1921 7,446+24.9%
1931 8,107+8.9%
1941 13,101+61.6%
1951 10,360−20.9%
1961 10,716+3.4%
1971 13,511+26.1%
1981 16,375+21.2%
1991 21,047+28.5%
2001 27,545+30.9%
2011 36,014+30.7%
Source: 2011 Census of India [3]

As of 2001 India census, [6] Pihani had a population of 27,535. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pihani has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 38%. In Pihani, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Pihani is well connected with Hardoi City   . Government and private buses are available for Hardoi, Lucknow, Kanpur and Delhi.

History

There are two different accounts of the founding of Pihani. [4] The first, traditionally told by Hindu locals, holds that Pihani was originally settled by Dube Brahmins from Kannauj. [4] They had supposedly been invited by Raja Lakhan Sen, a Gaur king who had conquered the fort of Simaurgarh (near Mansurnagar) from the Thatheras. [4] The Muslim account, on the other hand, says that Pihani was founded by Sayyid Abdul Ghafur, who served as qazi of Kannauj under the Mughal emperor Humayun. [4] In 1540, after Humayun's defeat by Sher Shah Suri, Abdul Ghafur refused to acknowledge Sher Shah's rule and left Kannauj to take shelter in the jungle where Pihani now stands. [4] The name "Pihani" is thus said to derive from the word pinhani, meaning "concealment". [4]

One of the main historical monuments in Pihani is the ornate tomb of Nawab Sadr Jahan, who served as a minister under Akbar. [4] It consists of a double dome supported by red sandstone pillars, while the surrounding area is shaded by large tamarind trees. [4] An inscription in Persian says that the tomb's construction began in 1071 AH and finished 10 years later. [4] Sadr Jahan's son, Badr-i-Alam, is also buried here. [4] Another monument is the ruined fort of Nizam Murtaza Khan (Badr-i-Alam's son); its western gate is still extant, as are the high walls built of kankar blocks. [4]

Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Pihani was renowned for the quality of its sword blades. [4] It also produced woven turbans (aka dastars), but both of these industries had declined by the turn of the 20th century. [4]

At the turn of the 20th century, Pihani was described as having two distinct quarters named Bari Pihani and Chhoti Pihani. [4] Bari Pihani was older and more run-down at the time, while Chhoti Pihani, or Nizampur, had been founded by Nizam Murtaza Khan and was more prosperous, with many trees providing shade. [4] Pihani remained a minor commercial centre, with a police station, post office, cattle pound, and several schools: one middle school, a lower primary school for boys, and two lower primary schools for girls. [4]

Economy

As of 1971, the economy of Pihani was described as dominated by primary activities. [7] The main items imported were cloth, groceries, and kerosene oil. [7] The main items manufactured were handloom, shoes, and agricultural implements. [7] The biggest exports were cane sugar, paddy, and wheat. [7]

Villages

Pihani CD block has the following 123 villages: [3]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Sakara 218.61,005
Rari 324.41,395
Bandraha 472.64,200
Kunwarpur Baghela 279.41,632
Saravar 469.62,382
Mahmoodpur Khurd 88.1370
Sahijana 4522,390
Santarha 273.11,092
Korigawan 486.11,985
Baherma 100.3757
Jalalpur 117.5446
Del Pandarwa 166.81,155
Mahmoodpur Bhagat 140826
Hariharpur 89.1634
Saidapur 129.6651
Jarauna 361.72,342
Kunwarpur Baseet 333.62,206
Raigain 596.33,912
Bari 6831,963
Abdulla Nagar 1,057.57,152
Ambari 232.72,005
Dhamapur 183.41,315
Deomalpur 269.21,577
Hannpasigawan 183.72,208
Mahmoodpur Saraiyan 476.45,435
Pipri 83760
Bhethua 1011,098
Jahani Khera 175.8506
Darra 204.11,452
Sindauriya 69.4696
Manikapur 178.91,290
Paharpur 26.7261
Hajipur 53.2594
Salempur 59.6822
Bukharpur 149.8503
Mooseypur 66.864
Anjana 82.5337
Peerpur 122.11,269
Babakkarpur 49.6383
Shahpur Shukul 94.7493
Bharona 159.7886
Gajua Khera 4173,125
Jajupara 233.83,343
Muridpur 244.40
Usmanpur 223.51,217
Damgarha 142.31,255
Baddapur 130894
Saadat Nagar 502.63,917
Anda Barahimpur 3051,989
Gauria 134.5706
Kaimpur 108.5763
Dateonapur 105.1773
Nari Khera 179.51,440
Newada 66.2844
Rabha 1,7557,915
Sarehjoo 511.23,931
Mahelia Khera 143.61,027
Bazid Nagar 8495,323
Khizar Nagar 66.2701
Magrapur 167.6896
Rasoolpur 923.94,669
Bahadur Nagar 188.71,313
Kotra 245.21,573
Bhiria 122722
Amtalia 45.8145
Rajuapur 3732,149
Lohar Khera 166649
Hindu Nagar Chirahula 407.81,746
Kulhawar 131793
Urdahiya 90.40
Dahelia 403.56,035
Kangoiya 33.2344
Pataun Misra 81.1477
Barkheria 92.5643
Chathia Buzurg 124.1666
Pandarwa 329.65,043
Kursanda 172.71,040
Shahpur Saida 334.72,388
Nipania 1461,029
Kunwarpur Prithivi Nath 40.70
Nardhira 275.61,573
Harrai Pipri 281.1861
Ismailpur, Pihani 60.6340
Nizampur 131.2553
Aintha Khera 148.4784
Itara 1,085.65,015
Patras 175.51,073
Sahora 128.6292
Bijgawan 464.32,540
Rasoolapur 282.71,441
Tavakkalpur 343.12,623
Jamuhi 269.11,880
Rampur Kora 661.62,955
Ahemi 464.22,297
Simaur 477.22,919
Padra 119.1948
Hasnapur Grant 27175
Samthari 190.2989
Chandeli 693.93,911
Machheta 97.4579
Sarora 78.9420
Sujauli 60231
Amirta Chauki 289.51,957
Barhaiya Khera 81.3378
Lodhna Khera 58.2428
Santarha 160.9894
Chhataiya 210.21,528
Karim Nagar 763.85,014
Jalalpur 84.6510
Hariharpur 79.8650
Kuiyan 164.31,775
Umarsenda 588.24,274
Uchaul 503.21,947
Fatteypur 116.5640
Mansoor Nagar 934.25,603
Para 60.1307
Barkhera Grant 55.4408
Arua 634.94,120
Bhiti Newada 2001,667
Puraila 108.9689
Bilhari 158.31,110
Nedura 277.42,274
Bela Kapoorpur 411.82,239

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