Mirzapur
{{short description|City in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Mirzapur district|the Amazon Prime Video TV series|Mirzapur (TV series)}}
{{Other uses|Mirzapur (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mirzapur
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Mirzapur from the Ganges.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Temples around Bariya Ghat
| nickname =
| image_map =
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.146|82.569|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Mirzapur
| established_title = Established
| named_for = City of the Mirza (child of the ruler in Persian){{Cite web |title=About Mirzapur |url=https://mirzapur.nic.in/about-district |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422060637/https://mirzapur.nic.in/about-district/ |url-status=live }}
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 40
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 80
| population_total = 233691
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 25th in Uttar Pradesh
| population_density_km2 = 6069
| population_metro = 245817
| population_demonym = Mirzapuri
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title1 = Divisional Commissioner
| leader_name1 = Yogendra Nath Mishra (IAS)
| leader_title2 = District Magistrate
| leader_name2 = Priyanka Niranjan (IAS)
| leader_name3 = Gaurav Tiwari BJP Member
| leader_title4 = Member of Lok Sabha
| leader_name4 = Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal){{Cite news |last=Bagchi |first=Tanisha |date=26 October 2020 |title=Why Mirzapur MP's Call for Inquiry Into 'Mirzapur 2' Doesn't Hold |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/mirzapur-mp-anupriya-patel-call-for-inquiry-into-mirzapur-2-doesnt-hold-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=TheQuint |language=en |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415173313/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/mirzapur-mp-anupriya-patel-call-for-inquiry-into-mirzapur-2-doesnt-hold-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath |url-status=live }}
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{Cite web |title=52nd Report of the Commissioners for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2017 |access-date=26 December 2018 |website=nclm.nic.in |publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs}}
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = Urdu
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = Mirzapuri Awadhi{{Cite journal |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.7679/page/n47/mode/1up?q=Mirzapur+ | title=Evolution of Awadhi: Branch of Hindi | date=1938 }}
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 231001
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05442
| registration_plate = UP-63
| blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio
| blank1_info_sec1 = 0.903 (2011)
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 68.48% (2011) (78.97%♂; 56.86%♀)
| website = {{URL|https://mirzapur.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
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Mirzapur ({{audio|Mirzapur.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of the Mirzapur district. In the district, Vindhya mountains meet with Indo-Gangetic Plain.{{Cite web |title=Mirzapur-Vindhyachal {{!}} Vindhya Range, Ganges River, Uplands {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Mirzapur-Vindhyachal |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
Geography
Mirzapur is located at {{Coord|25.15|N|82.58|E|}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Mirzapur.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Mirzapur, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=22 January 2007|archive-date=11 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911182033/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Mirzapur.html|url-status=live}} It has an average elevation of 80 metres (265 feet). Mirzapur lies between the parallels of 23.52 & 25.32 North latitude and 82.7 and 83.33 East longitude. It forms a portion of the Varanasi district. On the north and north-east it is bounded by Varanasi district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the north-west by Prayagraj district. The shape to the north and west is totally regular. In no direction, except for about 13 km in the north-east where the Ganga separates the Tehsil of Chunar from the district of Varanasi, has Mirzapur a natural frontier. The Chanvar fields, considered to be one of the most fertile land tracts in India, are located on Gangetic flood plains of the district.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from the Mirzapur Clock Tower.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Turning the Clock Back: How Indian Standard Time came into existence 75 years ago |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/turning-the-clock-back-how-indian-standard-time-came-into-existence-75-years-ago-11158461.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} 2011 census, Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal municipality had a population of 233,691 and the urban agglomeration had a population of 245,817. The municipality had a sex ratio of 869 females per 1,000 males and 11.9% of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 78.25%; male literacy was 83.85% and female literacy was 71.80%.
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{{bar percent|Hindu|orange|84}}
{{bar percent|Muslim|green|15}}
{{bar percent|Jain|pink|0.4}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.6}}
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†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
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Indian Standard Time calculation
File:Mirzapur Clock Tower 2.jpg
Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exactly on the reference longitude of Indian Standard Time at 82°30'E, within 4 angular minutes, a property shared by Tuni, a town in Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite news |date=21 August 2001 |title=India investigates different time zones |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1501252.stm |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=BBC |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514144402/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1501252.stm |url-status=live }}
This is because there is a time lag of two hours between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, this was taken as the Standard Meridian for the whole country.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
Education
Mirzapur benefits from a university, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus at Barkachha{{Cite web |title=Rajiv Gandhi South Campus |url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/barkachha/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707091852/http://www.bhu.ac.in/barkachha/index.html |archive-date=7 July 2007}} acquired by BHU, on lease in perpetuity from Bharat Mandal Trust{{Cite web |title=BHU South Campus |url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/barkachha/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731153009/http://www.bhu.ac.in/barkachha/ |archive-date=31 July 2013}} in April 1979 with an area of 1104 hectare situated about 8 km South West of Mirzapur City.
At present RGSC (Rajiv Gandhi South Campus) is spread over 2700 acres and has been used to run special courses of Banaras Hindu University. Ambika Devi Senior Secondary School in Panwari Kalan is also located in Mirzapur.{{Cite web |title=Ambika Devi Senior Secondary School |url=http://ambikadevi.in/ |access-date=13 February 2019 |archive-date=13 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213010109/http://ambikadevi.in/ |url-status=dead }}
In popular culture
- The famous web series Mirzapur is inspired from the city with its name as well as for its carpet{{Cite web |title=Mirzapur's Carpet weaving |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/mirzapur-s-carpet-weaving/bwFDWQ1QhinO5A?hl=en&source=sh/x/srp/wr/m1/2&kgs=d2b8464b9c265cf9 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}} and brassware making industry.
See also
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage|Mirzapur}}
{{Commons category|Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh}}
- [https://mirzapurofficial.in/ Mirzapur City Official Website]
- [https://archive.today/20020201232825/http://autofeed.msn.co.in/weather/details/Mirzapur.asp Weather in Mirzapur]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Mirzapur district
|North = Sant Ravidas Nagar district
|Northeast = Varanasi district
|East = Chandauli district
|Southeast = Sonbhadra district
|South = Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh
|Southwest = Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
|West = Allahabad district
|Northwest =
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