Chitarkoni
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chitarkoni
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Saleempur
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Chitarkoni Kamsar.jpeg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A Image of a farm in Chitarkoni
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.3678449|83.6763355|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ghazipur
| established_title = Established
| established_date = {{start date and age|1640}}
| founder = Zamindar Saleem khan
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Gram panchayat
| gram Pradhan = Muzammil Hussain Khan (Sonu Pradhan)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2377
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = UP
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| official_name = Saraila Chitarkoni
| area_total_acre =
| area_total_ha = 701.46
| area_water_ha = 8.776
| area_land_ha = 692.684
}}
Chitarkoni is a village in Kamsaar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bhulekh|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230061952/http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|archive-date=30 December 2020|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Madina masjid in Chitarkoni|url=https://www.justdial.com/Ghazipur/Madina-Masjid-Chitarkoni-Dildarnagar/9999PX548-X548-180301181637-S3B6_BZDET|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
History
File:Jama Masjid of Chitarkoni Kamsar.jpeg
Chitarkoni was founded by Zamindar Saleem Khan in middle 1640AD, a great-grandson of Narhar Khan, founder of Kamsar. When zamindar Saleem Khan established Chtarkoni he build a mosque in Chitarkoni name as Chitarkoni Jama Masjid. Chitarkoni Jama Masjid when made had silver on the walls. The lines of Quran was pasted on the walls of the mosque which was made up of silver. The Mosque still has silver on the wall. During 1857 most of the Silver was taken by the Britsihshers. Later some was taken by thieves but after the independence the Indian government allotted some security near the Mosque and handed the mosque to the family of Chitarkoni village. The Jama Masjid of Chitarkoni was renovated in 1960s by the villagers. It is also said that the Jama Masjid of Chtarkoni is the largest mosque in terms of area in Kamsar-o-Bar region of Ghazipur. When Masjid was made in 1641 its minarets were 45 foot High which was the second tallest in Kamsar. There are many Muhallahs in the village but the main are said As. Purabh Muhalla, and Pachim Muahallah. As of 2011 census, the main population of the village lived in an area of 37.5 acres and had 644 house holds.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bhulekh|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230061952/http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|archive-date=30 December 2020|access-date=|website=}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan settlements in Middle Ganga valley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&q=Kamsar|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}{{Historical populations
|title= Population Growth of Dildarnagar Kamsar
|1861|802
|1871|885
|1881|972
|1891|1069
|1901|1176
|1911|1293
|1921|1422
|1931|1565
|1941|1722
|1951|1808
|1961|1800
|1971|1980
|1981|2178
|1991|2395
|2001|2200
|2011|2377
|footnote= Source:Census of India{{cite web|url=http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |title=Census of India |publisher=mospi.gov.in |access-date=23 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813081037/http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |archive-date=13 August 2008 }}{{Cite web|title=2011 census of India.|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-date=14 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514045222/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm|title=Historical Census of India|access-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217053707/http://www.populstat.info/Asia/indiat.htm|archive-date=17 February 2013|url-status=dead}}
}}
References
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{{Dildarnagar Kamsar}}
Category:Cities and towns in Ghazipur district
Category:Towns and villages in Kamsar
Category:Villages in Ghazipur district
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