Musafirkhana
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| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Amethi
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| area_total_km2 = 0.59
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| elevation_m = 102
| population_total = 7999
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=11 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
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| postal_code = 227813
| registration_plate = UP-36
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Musafirkhana is a town and tehsil in Amethi district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Musafirkhana" means "Sarai," or "Dharamshala". Musafirkhana is located 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi.
As of 2011, Musafirkhana's population is 7,999 people, in 1,276 households.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=112–28, 758–73 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0948_PART_A_DCHB_SULTANPUR.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=13 November 2021}}
History
At the turn of the 20th century, Musafirkhana was described as a small and run-down village that was of no importance besides being the tehsil headquarters. Why it was chosen as the seat of a tehsil is unclear — it was originally all the way in the corner of the tehsil, and was possibly chosen so that officials could keep an eye on the Kandu nala, which was formerly affected by bandits and dacoits.{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1903 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=196–201 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113213 |access-date=13 November 2021}}
Musafirkhana was originally a bazar — or rather sarai, as the name indicates — built on the village lands of Bhanauli. Their combined population in 1901 was 2,058, a quarter of whom were Muslims. At that time, Musafirkhana had a police station, pound, school, and dispensary.
Geography
Musafirkhana is located at {{coord|26.37|N|81.8|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Musafirkhana.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Musafirkhana] It has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet). Musafirkhana is 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi, 20 km from Jagdishpur.
Demographics
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| 1991 | 5731
| 2001 | 7366
| 2011 | 7999
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As of 2011 Indian Census, Musafirkhana had a total population of 7,999, of which 4,143 were males and 3,856 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,018. The total number of literates in Musafirkhana was 5,876, which constituted 73.5% of the population with male literacy of 79.7% and female literacy of 66.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Musafirkhana was 84.2%, of which male literacy rate was 91.2% and female literacy rate was 76.6%. The Scheduled Castes population was 414 respectively. Musafirkhana had 1276 households in 2011.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Musafirkhana |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=194412 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=13 March 2020}}
According to the Census of India conducted in 2001, Musafirkhana had a population of 7,373. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Musafirkhana has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Musafirkhana, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
The official languages of speak Musafirkhana are Hindi and Urdu.
Pincodes of Musafirkhana tehsil
- Musafirkhana - 227813
- Pindara - 227807
Temples
- Mahadevan Temple
- Baba Nand Mahar is Yadav's temple in memory of Krishna. It is believed that God Krishna had arrived there in his childhood. This temple is famous for Yadav's worship to his local cast god Rajabali and Pawaria. Every Tuesday, people come with milk to worship Krishna in the temple. Every year a large fair is held in the temple, on the Hindi month of Kartik (Ashwin) Purnima. It is important to note that Yadavs from different districts (Amethi, Faizabad, Bahraich, Gonda, Ambedkarnagar, Pratapgarh, Raibareli, Barabanki) and other surrounding villages usually come here and worship the gods Rajabali and Pawaria.
- Durgan Bhawani is the temple of Durga and Hanuman.
- Santoshi Mata temple is the temple of Santoshi, 6 km from Musafirkhana on the Jamon road. TheSantoshi Mata Temple is in Tiwari ka purwa, Barehati village. Every Friday, people come and wish for their wellness and blessings.
- The Maa Hinglaj temple, Baba Purushottam Das temple, Khaki Baba temple, Phoolmati Mata temple (in Poorab Pati) and Bhoodhe Baba (Prem Nagar) are renowned temples of the village Dadra which is located 5 km from Musafirkhana. The Maa Hinglaj temple is a very famous temple and is about 500 years old.
Transport
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- Ayodhya Airport{{Cite news|date=3 March 2021|title=Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya airport to start functioning early next year|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ayodhya-airport-to-start-functioning-early-next-year/articleshow/81307872.cms|access-date=21 August 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}} (71 km)
- Lucknow Airport (distanced approximately 100 km)
- Prayagraj Airport (distanced approximately 115 km)
- Kanpur Airport distanced approximately 140 km)
Villages
Musafirkhana CD block has the following 87 villages: