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Mirzapur | |
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 Temples around Bariya Ghat | |
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  Mirzapur  Mirzapur | |
| Coordinates: 25°08′46″N 82°34′08″E / 25.146°N 82.569°E | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 | 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 |
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj[10] (formerly known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi.[11] It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. The city is surrounded by several hills of the Maikal range and is the headquarters of Mirzapur district.
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- ^ Bagchi, Tanisha (26 October 2020). "Why Mirzapur MP's Call for Inquiry Into 'Mirzapur 2' Doesn't Hold". TheQuint. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Mirzapur Tehsil Population Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, List of Villages & Towns in Mirzapur Tehsil".
- ^ a b "List of Largest Cities in Uttar Pradesh". 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioners for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Bhojpuri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2017.