Mirzapur
City in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Mirzapur district. For the Amazon Prime Video TV series, see Mirzapur (TV series).
For other uses, see Mirzapur (disambiguation).
Mirzapur (pronunciationⓘ) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Maikal Hills, it served as the headquarters of the Mirzapur district.
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Mirzapur | |
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City | |
Temples around Bariya Ghat | |
Coordinates: 25.146°N 82.569°E / 25.146; 82.569 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mirzapur |
Established | 1735[1] |
Named for | City of the Mirza (child of the ruler in Persian)[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Divisional Commissioner | Yogendra Nath Mishra (IAS) |
• District Magistrate | Praveen Kumar Laxkar (IAS) |
• Member of Lok Sabha | Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal)[3] |
Area | |
• City | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
• Rank | 13th in Uttar Pradesh[5] |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2011)[6] | |
• City | 233,691 |
• Rank | 25th in Uttar Pradesh[5] |
• Density | 6,069/km2 (15,720/sq mi) |
• Metro | 245,817 |
Demonym | Mirzapuri |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[8] |
• Additional official | Urdu[8] |
• Regional | Bhojpuri[9] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 231001 |
Telephone code | 05442 |
Vehicle registration | UP-63 |
Sex ratio | 0.903 (2011) |
Literacy | 68.48% (2011) (78.97%♂; 56.86%♀) |
Website | mirzapur |
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