Mirzapur district

Mirzapur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Siddhanath ki Dari Falls
Location of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Mirzapur
Established	1509
Headquarters	Mirzapur
Tehsils	4
Government
• District Magistrate	Divya Mittal, IAS
• Mayor	Vinay Kumar Singh
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Mirzapur
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	Anupriya Patel (Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India)
Area
• Total	4,521 km2 (1,746 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,496,970
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	347,567
Demographics
• Literacy	70.38%
• Sex ratio	903
• Language	Hindi • Urdu
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-63
Average annual precipitation	1043 mm
Website	Official Website

Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is bounded on the north by Bhadohi and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the northwest by Prayagraj. The district occupies an area of 4521 km². Mirzapur city is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal and several tourist attractions like water falls like Rajdari & Devdari^[2] and dams. It consist of several Ghats where historical sculptures are still present. During the Ganges festival these Ghats are decorated with lights and diyas.

It was once the largest district in Uttar Pradesh until Sonbhadra district was separated from Mirzapur in 1989.