Manjhanpur
| Manjhanpur | |
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  Manjhanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Manjhanpur Manjhanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | |
| Coordinates: 25°32′N 81°23′E / 25.53°N 81.38°ECoordinates: 25°32′N 81°23′E / 25.53°N 81.38°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kaushambi |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,150 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-73 |
Manjhanpur is a town, nagar panchayat and the district headquarters of Kaushambi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is very old Town. Choudhary Ahsan Haider was Nawab and ruler of here. Latter Nagar Panchayat election held and twice Nazeer Ahmad became chairman. After that Naresh kumar of BJP won election and became chairman. In 2012 Shabee Haider Meenu of Samajwadi Party became chairman. Currently Mahtab Alam the son of Nazeer Ahmad has become chairman. Mahtab Alam is facing scam charges and suspended by District Administration.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Manjhanpur had a population of 14,150. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Manjhanpur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 44%. In Manjhanpur, 17% of the population are under six years of age.
Places to visit
In Manjhanpur a lot of historical places are situated. 48 kilometres far from Manjhanpur in Kosam village the ruins of the palace of the vats king are visited by tourists. Here are the ruins of the Sindhu Valley civilisation. The big bathroom of Sindhu Valley is also here. Here is the place where Boudh religion is divided into two sects Heenyan and Mahayan. 25 kilometers far from Manjhanpur Kada village is situated where King Alauddeen Khiljees fort is located. This is the place where Alaudeen Khiljee assassinated his uncle King jalaluddeen Khilji.Kadak Shah baba tomb is here where Urs programme happens every year. the Jain Temple at Prabhasgiri, the Kamasin Devi Temple at Gambheerapurab village, the Durga Devi Temple and the Baram Baba Temple in Selraha village are visited by their devotees. A fair is held every year during Navratri. In Manjhanpur Shahi Imambada of late Choudhari Ahsan Harder is made very beautiful and centre of attraction of all devotees. In Muharram month majlis E Hussain is held every year. The taboot mubarak of martyred of Karbala is shown in Imambada in the night of Muharram 9. On Muharram 8 procession of Tallest Flag and Zuljanah is held here in Manjhanpur. Karbala is also worth watching. It is built by Chairman Shabi Haider Meenu.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.