Miyanganj, also spelled Mianganj, is a village and corresponding community development block in Hasanganj tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located on the road from Lucknow to Bangarmau, just to the west of the crossroads with another route linking Unnao and Sandila.[3]
Miyanganj
Mianganj | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Map of Mianganj CD block | |
  Miyanganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′01″N 80°29′17″E / 26.800186°N 80.487958°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Established | 1771 |
| Founded by | Miyan Almas Ali Khan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.195 km2 (1.234 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,948 |
| • Density | 2,801/km2 (7,254/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Miyanganj hosts a cattle fair on Asadha Badi 2-30.[4] Vendors bring wooden products, agricultural implements, sweets, toys, and assorted other merchandise to sell at the event.[4] The village also hosts a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays where grain and vegetables are sold.[4] As of 2011, its population is 8,948, in 1,575 households.[2]
History
editFormerly a village called Bhopatpur, the modern settlement of Miyanganj was founded in 1771 by Miyan Almas Ali Khan, a eunuch and finance minister under the Nawabs of Awadh.[3] It was described in 1803 as a prosperous town, but then in 1823 a visitor described it as rapidly becoming dilapidated.[3] It was later the site of a battle during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Miyanganj had 13 mosques, 4 temples, two sarais, and one primary school with 33 students.[3] The population in 1901 was 3,395 residents, including 1,312 Muslims, an especially high proportion for this part of Awadh.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Miyanganj (here spelled "Miaganj") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 2,885 (1,503 male and 1,382 female), in 511 households and 493 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 836 acres.[4] Average attendance of the cattle fair was about 4,000 people, and attendance of biweekly market averaged about 800.[4] The V.D.T. Higher Secondary School in Miyanganj, founded in 1950, was in 1961 recorded as having a faculty of 10 teachers (all male) and a student body of 284 (also all male).[4]
Villages
editMiyanganj CD block has the following 140 villages:[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Geographic Names Search WebApp". Search for "Miyanganj" here.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 178–203. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nevill, H.R. (1903). Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 203–4. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 133, 152–3, 156, xliv-xlv of section "Hasanganj Tehsil". Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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