Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar

Akbarpur is a city and a municipal board in, and the administrative headquarters of, Ambedkar Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Akbarpur

Ambedkar Nagar
City
Akbarpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Akbarpur
Akbarpur (India)
Akbarpur
Akbarpur (Asia)
Coordinates: 26°26′00″N 82°32′25″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAmbedkar Nagar
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Board
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total111,594
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
224122
Telephone code915271
Vehicle registrationUP-45
Sex ratio1000/937 ♂/♀
Websiteambedkarnagar.nic.in

History

According to the Ramayana, Akbarpur is where King Dashratha shot Shravan Kumar, at the place called Shravan kshetra. The ashram of the sage Shringi Rishi was situated here. According to the Ramayana, Lord Rama's son Kusha rules Shravasti. The Rajbhar King rules its eastern part. In the Ramayana Lord Rama battled with many Rajbhar Kings.

Geography

Akbarpur, is situated on the banks of the Tamsa River (also known as the Tons River). The Tamasa River divides the city of Ambedkarnagar into two parts, Akbarpur and Shahzadpur, with the latter being the commercial centre of the city. Lorepur, part of Akbarpur City, is noted as the location of the old palace and imambargah of Lorepur.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Akbarpur had a total population of 111,447, of which 57,330 were males and 54,117 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,726. The total number of literates in Akbarpur was 72,049, which constituted 64.6% of the population with male literacy of 70.9% and female literacy of 58.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Akbarpur was 74.5%, of which male literacy rate was 81.7% and female literacy rate was 66.9%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 15,310 and 50 respectively. Akbarpur had 17720 households in 2011.[1]

Administration
Lohia Bhavan, Akbarpur
Government airstrip, Akbarpur
Akbarpur Junction

Akbarpur city is governed by a municipal corporation.

Economy

Major economic activities in the district are power looms and farming. Agricultural industries include rice milling and power and distribution transformer manufacturing. The district is noted for Tanda Terricot clothes based in nearby Tanda. The district has a sugar factory, the Akbarpur Sugar Mill, which is situated near Mijhaura, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city. Many rice mills are present in Akbarpur. There is a cement manufacturing plant, the Jaypee Ayoudha Grinding Unit, which belongs to the Jaypee Group. The district has a thermal power station belonging to NTPC Limited.[3]

Education

The recent establishment of various local colleges has improved the availability of higher education. The Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College,[4] Akbarpur, was established in 1997 to provide opportunities in various disciplines to rural, as well as urban, students. BNKBPG College is a privately managed and government-aided co-educational degree college that offers several programs.[5] There is one government engineering college, Mahamaya Engineering College, a medical college, and a recently opened agriculture college.

Many government secondary schools (junior high schools and Rajkiya intermediate colleges) have been opened in town to provide educational opportunities. St. Peter's Inter College is an ICSE-accredited English medium inter college founded in 1984, and it celebrated 25 years of existence in 2009.[6] Radiant college is a CBSE-accredited college in Jalalpur.[7] Narendra Dev Intermediate College is accredited to the U.P. board.

Engineering colleges

Medical college

Religious sites

Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, a village in Ambedkar Nagar district about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Akbarpur city, is the location of the shrine of the illustrious 13th Century Chisti Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani,[8][9] which is visited by millions of devotees every year, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, and gender.

A popular pilgrimage site is the Hindu temple of Shiv Baba. It is situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city, on Faizabad Road, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the holy city of Ayodhya. A fair is held here every Monday and Friday.

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See also

References
  1. "Census of India: Akbarpur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "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 20 December 2018.
  3. "Economy". Ambedkar Nagar. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College". Panoramio.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. "Welcome to BNKBPG College". B.N.K.B.P.G. College, Akbarpur. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. "About the School". St. Peter's Inter College, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar (U.P.). Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. "Director's Message". Radiant Central Children Academy, Jalalpur, Ambedkar Nagar, U.P. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. Ashraf, Waheed (2017) [1975]. Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (in Urdu) (Second ed.). Shamshad Market, Aligarh 202002, India: Maktaba Jamia, Ltd. ISBN 978-93-85295-54-6. OL 26384309M.CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH) by Dr. Syed Nurusyyidyn Madani Ashraf Ashraf, Syed; Madani, Nurusyyidyn (3 September 2019). Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH). Amazon. ASIN B07XBYV1V8.
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