Bangarmau
Bangarmau
Bangermau | |
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 Map of Bangarmau CD block | |
  Bangarmau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′N 80°13′E / 26.9°N 80.22°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 44,204 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Kannauji Khadi Boli English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Bangarmau is a tehsil and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is located on high ground overlooking the left bank of the Kalyani river,[2] about 50 km northwest of Unnao and 22 km northwest of Safipur.[1] Roads fan out in all directions from Bangarmau, including the main Unnao-Hardoi road SH38 that passes through town.[2] Major commodities produced here include wheat flour, rice, and pulses.[1] As of 2011, the population of Bangarmau is 44,204, in 7,600 households.[1]
Near Bangarmau is Sanchan Kot, where in 2009, an Archaeological Survey of India excavation unearthed a 2000-year-old Shiva temple.[3]
History
[edit]Bangarmau was the first Muslim settlement in the area of present-day Unnao district, dating back to around the year 1300.[2] According to legend, the town was founded when a Muslim holy man named Sayyid Ala-ud-Din attempted to take up residence near the town of Nawal, which was ruled by a Hindu raja named Nal.[2] The raja refused and sent men to expel him by force, but Ala-ud-Din laid a curse on them so that the raja and all his people died, and the town of Nawal was turned upside-down.[2] The modern village of Nawal is built on top of its ruins, and old artifacts are still sometimes dug up.[2]
Sayyid Ala-ud-Din then went on to found the city of Bangarmau, which is where he was buried after he died.[2] A shrine was built over his grave, and it has an inscription dated to 702 AH, or 1302 CE.[2] Ala-ud-Din's descendants remain custodians of the shrine, which at one point was "rich and famous" before declining by the turn of the 20th century.[2]
Despite Bangarmau's Muslim origin and prominent shrine, though, it never became thoroughly Islamised, and the population remains mostly Hindu.[2]
Bangarmau is referred to in the Baburnama, the autobiography of Babur, where Babur mentions that he camped near a lake situated in Bangarmau on 15 March 1528 and the following day left for Lucknow. Bangarmau belongs to the area under influence of a Sufi saint Madar Shah of the Madaria sect. Several villages named are after him situated around Bangarmau.
Bangarmau's population steadily declined during the second half of the 19th century.[2]
At the turn of the 20th century, Bangarmau was described as a well-built town almost surrounded by extensive orchards; about half the houses were built with brick.[2] It had 16 mosques and several Hindu temples, as well as a police station and a middle school with 120 students.[2] The town held markets twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays; its commerce was helped by its advantageous location at a crossroads.[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 6,051 | — |
| 1911 | 5,783 | −4.4% |
| 1921 | 4,919 | −14.9% |
| 1931 | 5,090 | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 5,921 | +16.3% |
| 1951 | 5,483 | −7.4% |
| 1961 | Not given | — |
| 1971 | Not given | — |
| 1981 | 14,958 | — |
| 1991 | 20,023 | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 31,871 | +59.2% |
| 2011 | 44,204 | +38.7% |
| Source: 2011 Census of India[1] | ||
Education
[edit]Schools and colleges:
- Indira Gandhi Rajkeeya Degree College
- Subhash Inter College
- St.Aloysius School Alampur Retwa, Bangarmau, Unnao.
- Rani Vidya Mandir School Bangarmau Unnao
- Bal Vidya Mandir School, Near Maa Hospital, Bangarmau Unnao
- Maya International School, Near Tehsil
- Pratima Inter College Bangarmau Unnao
- R.S. Inter College
- P.J.P Higher Secondary School (kasba tola Bangarmau Unnao)
- Shri Ram Public School for kids
- R.D.S Inter College New Katra
- Shri Durgeshvar Vidya Mandir
- Madrasa Ahle Sunnat Gousul Uloom Mukariyana
- K.D.S. Public School Bhatpuri
- New National Public School Purviya tola Bangarmau
- B.D.S.R. Inter College Radheshyam Nagar Kanpur Hardoi Bypass near Power House Bangarmau
- Indira Gandhi Government PG College
- Gautam Buddha Mahavidyalay (College), Ismailpur, Ambapara, Bangarmau
Villages
[edit]Bangarmau CD block has the following 82 villages:[1]
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |
|---|---|---|
| Mella Allm Saha Ahatmali | 499.5 | 1,048 |
| Mela Allm Saha Gair Ahatmali | 205.4 | 2,214 |
| Jagat Nagar Gair Ahatmali | 104.6 | 880 |
| Jagat Nagar Ahat Mali | 78.7 | 1,199 |
| Khairoodeen Pur | 287.4 | 2,144 |
| Katri Mahigawa | 304.8 | 0 |
| Katri Gaori | 19.8 | 0 |
| Katri Mohiuddeen Pur | 21.6 | 0 |
| Katri Akberpur Seng | 841 | 1,936 |
| Katri Gadanpur Ahar | 627 | 1,588 |
| Bahalolpur Kaher | 148.8 | 0 |
| Setuwahi | 105.6 | 770 |
| Sindhpur Beria Garha | 350.6 | 3,081 |
| Shahabajpur | 145.3 | 888 |
| Fareedpur Khar | 413 | 1,542 |
| Purahash | 133.8 | 531 |
| Tatia Pur | 180.3 | 1,222 |
| Sahasaray | 159.7 | 972 |
| Golhawa Pur | 150.7 | 1,194 |
| Chhatra Pur | 251 | 1,567 |
| Hasanpur Sagaora | 95.5 | 991 |
| Saepur Sagaora | 296.1 | 2,215 |
| Khoajgipur Hemma | 122.5 | 599 |
| Jamuniha Bahger | 223 | 1,568 |
| Madarnagar | 357.6 | 4,582 |
| Jirik Pur | 483 | 3,133 |
| Bhikhari Pur Kasba | 348.3 | 2,051 |
| Jagtapur | 341.9 | 1,340 |
| Murtaza Pur | 243.1 | 2,230 |
| Haibatpur | 268 | 1,382 |
| Naseerpur Bhikkhan | 210.2 | 1,213 |
| Newal | 394.3 | 2,389 |
| Rabdi | 229.4 | 1,371 |
| Lateefpur | 535.7 | 2,458 |
| Bagermao Rural | 656.8 | 1,239 |
| Chakmeerapur | 81.4 | 564 |
| Bhagwantpur Gote Pali | 309 | 4,870 |
| Nagwa | 155.3 | 254 |
| Umaria Bhagwantpur | 164 | 404 |
| Parasram Pur Ahatmali | 88.6 | 0 |
| Parasram Pur Gair Ahatmali | 238.6 | 2,492 |
| Jamar | 438.7 | 1,690 |
| Kamal Pur | 229.2 | 1,372 |
| Marha Pur | 407.3 | 3,219 |
| Chahlha | 213.9 | 1,981 |
| Malha Pur | 250.7 | 1,556 |
| Sakraoli | 461.8 | 2,684 |
| Palia | 225.2 | 1,619 |
| Chakpeer Nagar | 65.7 | 1,166 |
| Goara | 51.7 | 733 |
| Surseni | 305.8 | 4,597 |
| Mau | 134.8 | 1,785 |
| Allampur Retwa | 150.8 | 813 |
| Kesavepur | 111.4 | 745 |
| Bhikhari Pur Rural | 176.3 | 2,156 |
| Asat Mohioddeen Pur | 298.4 | 2,675 |
| Gaoria Khurd | 43.3 | 297 |
| Heera Pur | 311.6 | 998 |
| Bhariha Pur | 90 | 2,302 |
| Nevla Pur | 334.5 | 1,866 |
| Mustafabad | 644.4 | 2,477 |
| Hariapur | 347.2 | 3,537 |
| Aterdhani | 391.4 | 4,769 |
| Dandia Sunaora | 543.5 | 1,657 |
| Gondari | 399.4 | 1,814 |
| Utman Pur | 236.4 | 982 |
| Ganni Pur | 203.8 | 805 |
| Argu Pur | 605.5 | 3,816 |
| Tamoria Bujurg | 281.5 | 1,798 |
| Tamoria Khurd | 217.2 | 1,119 |
| Shadi Pur | 1,069.3 | 7,390 |
| Guljar Pur | 359.5 | 3,835 |
| Nawabad Garant | 220.7 | 1,159 |
| Gaoria Kalan | 1,152.9 | 6,902 |
| Sher Pur Kalan | 481.2 | 2,935 |
| Sikander Pur | 113.4 | 502 |
| Asrfabad | 106.6 | 646 |
| Dholwa | 152.3 | 943 |
| Pindna | 242.4 | 1,601 |
| Sadabad | 239.1 | 1,368 |
| Kanhao | 172.2 | 1,235 |
| Kursath Rural | 1,914.5 | 13,484 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 36–55, 93–109, 525–39. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. 156–60. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Sharda, Shailvee (23 February 2009). "2000-yr-old Shiva shrine found". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2019.