Mahoba
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Mahoba | |
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City | |
Sun temple, Mahoba | |
Mahoba Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 25°16′48″N 79°52′22″E / 25.28°N 79.872885°ECoordinates: 25°16′48″N 79°52′22″E / 25.28°N 79.872885°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mahoba |
Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 95,216 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 210 427 |
Telephone code | 91-5281 |
Vehicle registration | UP-95 |
Sex ratio | 922 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 76.91%[2] |
Website | www |
Mahoba is a city in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh[3] in the Bundelkhand region, well known for the 9th century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style. It is also well known for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara image on Gokhar hill.[4] Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho, Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.
Geography[]
Mahoba is located at 25°17′N 79°52′E / 25.28°N 79.87°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 214 metres (702 feet).
Demographics[]
As of 2011 India census, Mahoba has a population of 95,216 divided into 25 wards. Mahoba has an average literacy rate of 74.91%, higher than the state average of 67.68%: male literacy is 82.03%, and female literacy is 66.88% with 12.68% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.93% and 0.42% of the total population in Mahoba. Based on the census 75.21% of the total population are Hindus, 23.64% are Muslims and the rest is occupied by other faiths.[6]
Notable people[]
- Pushpendra Singh Chandel, MP, BJP
- Rani Durgavati, a Chandela princess of Mahoba
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Mahoba Religion Data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
- ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
- ^ UP Tourism, p. 193.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mahoba
- ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
- Good Earth Varanasi City Guide. Eicher Goodearth Limited. 2002. ISBN 9788187780045.
External links[]
- Mahoba
- Cities and towns in Mahoba district
- Cities in Bundelkhand