Coordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E / 26.450°N 81.800°E / 26.450; 81.800

Musafirkhana

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Musafirkhana
Town
Map showing Musafirkhana CD block
Map showing Musafirkhana CD block
Musafirkhana is located in Uttar Pradesh
Musafirkhana
Musafirkhana
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E / 26.450°N 81.800°E / 26.450; 81.800
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAmethi
Area
[1]
 • Total0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total7,999
 • Density14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[3]
 • Additional officialUrdu[3]
 • RegionalAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
227813
Vehicle registrationUP-36
Websiteamethi.nic.in

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 Amethi, 20 km from Jagdishpur. Gauriganj and Amethi are accessible from Musafirkhana via roadways; the nearest railway station is the Musafirkhana railway station on the Lucknow–Varanasi rail route via Sultanpur, and the nearest airport is the Amausi airport. It is surrounded by more than 100 villages. The town is between 26.37° north latitude and 81.8° east longitude at a height of 102 metres (434 feet) above mean sea level.

As of 2011, Musafirkhana's population is 7,999 people, in 1,276 households.[1] The city is located on the road from Lucknow to Jaunpur, with other roads branching off to , Jamo, Gauriganj, and Amethi.[4]

Geography[]

Musafirkhana is located at

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26°22′N 81°48′E / 26.37°N 81.8°E / 26.37; 81.8.[5] It has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet).

It belongs to the Faizabad division. It is located 35 km towards west from the Sultanpur. It is a tehsil headquarter.

Dadra(3 km),Bisara Paschim (2 km), Dharauli (2 km), Pure Prem Shah (3 km), Pindara Karnai (3 km), Kasthuni Paschim (3 km) are some nearby villages of Musafirkhana. Musafirkhana is surrounded by Baldirai Tehsil towards the East, Milkipur Tehsil towards the East, Shahgarh Tehsil towards the South, and Jamo Tehsil towards the West.

Amethi, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Ayodhya are nearby cities to Musafirkhana.

It is on the border of the Sultanpur District and Faizabad District, with the latter toward the North.

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.[4] 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.[4]

Musafirkhana was originally a bazar — or rather sarai, as the name indicates — built on the village lands of .[4] Their combined population in 1901 was 2,058, a quarter of whom were Muslims.[4] At that time, Musafirkhana had a police station, pound, school, and dispensary.[4]

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 5,731—    
2001 7,366+28.5%
2011 7,999+8.6%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

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.[2]

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.[6]

The official languages of speak Musafirkhana are Hindi and Urdu.[3]

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 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 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[]

Musafirkhana Railway Station

Musafirkhana has a railway station (500 meters from its center location), which falls on the Varanasi-Lucknow rail route. There is connectivity of Musafirkhana from the capital of UP i.e. Lucknow by bus or train.

Airports[]

  • Ayodhya Airport[7] (68 km)
  • Raebareli Airport (distanced approximately 44 km)
  • Lucknow Airport (distanced approximately 100 km)
  • Allahabad Bamrauli Airport (distanced approximately 100 km)
  • Bakshi Ka Talab Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)
  • Kanpur Chakeri Airport (distanced approximately 140 km)
Sarvoday Inter College school situated on Musafirkhana-Gauriganj Road

Villages[]

Musafirkhana CD block has the following 87 villages:[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
357 2,484
136 1,140
1,079.4 7,544
84.9 1,352
56.4 997
104.9 631
268.2 2,002
163.2 1,458
224 1,954
518.5 2,629
176 2,194
210.1 2,427
197 717
488.8 5,703
165.7 576
100.5 1,087
158.6 897
26.8 231
350.7 2,005
68.3 863
181.7 1,843
71.8 114
218.2 1,608
1,078.6 6,220
237.3 1,521
112.6 511
91 945
460.4 3,252
42.5 404
74 1,215
31.2 0
31.5 326
226.3 1,300
118 755
72.4 609
133.6 2,039
147.1 1,040
132.5 1,810
278.6 2,985
54 271
309.2 2,238
156.8 1,255
329.9 2,111
230.9 1,930
93.2 556
169.5 2,636
130.1 596
163 1,010
351.2 3,012
134 1,664
238.5 4,325
112.8 1,577
72.5 740
62.5 593
257.1 2,020
301 2,035
124.6 1,130
29.3 296
405.6 3,162
198.5 1,122
401 2,437
117.5 1,201
25.3 121
227 1,784
249.1 1,233
59.1 954
66 336
243.8 2,964
22.6 210
138.4 1,461
78.4 1,091
18.9 384
41.5 243
18.2 350
90.5 904
20.6 258
98 1,299
170.8 639
390.1 4,316
9.2 0
161.5 1,628
115.1 1,018
145.9 1,458
47.8 475
21.8 38
183 1,927

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 112–28, 758–73. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Census of India: Musafirkhana". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "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 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Nevill, H.R. (1903). Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 196–201. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Musafirkhana
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ Mar 3, TNN /; 2021; Ist, 13:24. "Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya airport to start functioning early next year | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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