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About: the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India

For other uses, see Azamgarh district.

its namesake division

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Azamgarh

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Settlement type City
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located Template:Cvt east of the state capital Lucknow and 809 km from national capital, Delhi.

History

Template:More citations needed section Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts(a district in Purvanchal sub-region) of Uttar Pradesh, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except its north-eastern part. Azamgarh is also known as the land of the sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur tehsil, near the confluence of Tamsa and Majhuee rivers, Template:Convert north of the Phulpur.

The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh, which was founded in 1665 by Azam, son of Vikramajit. Vikramajit was a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in Pargana Nizamabad who like some of his predecessors had embraced the faith of Islam. He had a Muslim wife who bore him two sons Azam and Azmat. While Azam gave his name to the town of Azamgarh, and the fort, Azmat constructed the fort and settled the bazaar of Azmatgarh pargana Sagri.[1] After the attack of Chabile Ram, Azmat Khan fled northwards followed by the interior forces. He attempted to cross the Ghaghra into Gorakhpur, but the people on the other side opposed his landing, and he was either shot in mid stream or was drowned in attempting to escape by swimming.

In 1688 A.D. during Azmat'sTemplate:Dubious lifetime, his eldest son Ekram took part in the management of the state, and after Azam'sTemplate:Dubious death he was perhaps left in possession together with Mohhabat, another son. The remaining two sons were taken away and for a time detained as hostages for their brothers' 'good behaviour'.

The successor of Ikram finally confirmed the title of his family to the Jamidari. Ikram left no heirs and was succeeded by Iradat, son of Mohhabat. But the real ruler all along had been Mohhabat, and after Ikram's death, he continued to rule in his son's name.

Geography

Azamgarh has an average elevation of 64 metres (209 feet).[2] The district consists of a series of parallel ridges, whose summits are depressed into beds or hollows, along which the rivers flow; while between the ridges are low-lying rice lands, interspersed with numerous natural reservoirs.[3] The soil is fertile, and very highly cultivated, bearing good crops of rice, sugarcane, and wheat and orchards of mango and guava. Maize, gram, corn,Template:Vague mustard are other major crops

Climate

Azamgarh experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with large variations between summer and winter temperatures.[4][5] Summers are long, from early April to October with intervening monsoon seasons, and are also extremely hot, even by South Asian standards. The temperature ranges between Template:Convert in the summers. Winters in Azamgarh see very large diurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. Cold waves from the Himalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below Template:Convert are not uncommon. The average annual rainfall is Template:Convert. Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers.[6] In recent years, the water level of the Tamsa has decreased significantly.

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Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Azamgarh urban agglomeration had a population of 110,983, out of which males were 57,878, and females were 53,105.[7]

Literacy

The average literacy rate of Azamgarh town in 2011 was 70.93%, compared to 56.95% in 2001. Male and female literacy were 81.34% and 60.91% respectively. For the 2001 census, In Azamgarh district. the corresponding figures were 71.04% and 43.40%.[8]

Religion

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Languages

Template:Pie chart At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 45.22% of the population recorded Hindi as their first language, while 37.46% recorded Bhojpuri and 16.99% Urdu.[9]

Transport

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Road

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Azamgarh Mumbai LTT Weekly Express at Azamgarh station

Azamgarh is connected with Lucknow Template:Convert and Delhi Template:Convert by road. It has one of the biggest bus depots in eastern Uttar Pradesh and regular bus services to almost all district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh and also to Delhi.

Train

Azamgarh station is one of the most important of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Azamgarh is directly connected to Delhi by Kaifiyat Express, to Mumbai by Mumbai LTT – Azamgarh Weekly Express, Godaan express, to Ahmedabad, the state capital Lucknow, Jaipur, Ajmer, and Amritsar, to Kolkata by KOAA AMH Express (13137).

Air

Azamgarh has a new airport Azamgarh Airport, Template:Convert away. The airport is under construction and not yet open.Template:When[10]

Education

Azamgarh has a number of educational institutions ranging from basic educational institutions to the higher institution. There are a number of ITIs, Polytechnics, Nursing Schools, and medical college. Notable institutions include:

Media

FM

  • Voice Of Azamgarh (90.8) Community Radio.[12]
  • Air Vividh Bharti (102.2) which Broadcast from Azamgarh City & Covers Bilariaganj city too.
  • Half Lemon Radio (90.4)
  • Ullu TV - YouTube run by Rajiv Talvar a famous youtuber

Notable people

Template:Hatnote Azmi is a common toponymic surname among Indian Muslims from Azamgarh.Template:Efn


See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Origin of Name of Azamgarh. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Azamgarh. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Template:EB1911
  4. ↑ Rajput Clan-settlements in Varanasi District{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. National Geographical Society of India(1975)
  5. ↑ Adoption of Agricultural Innovations: A Study of Small and Marginal Farmers of Varanasi, U.P.{{#if:Pandey|, Pandey}. Northern Book Centre(1989). ISBN 978-81-85119-68-7
  6. ↑ Banaras region: a spiritual & cultural guide{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indica Books(2002). ISBN 9788186569245
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named census2011
  8. ↑ Azamgarh District: Census 2011 data. Census 2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Lang
  10. ↑ Official Website of NRI Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India | UPNRI. nri.up.gov.in. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Shibli National College, Azamgarh. shiblicollege.ac.in. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Welcome to Voice of Azamgarh Website. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  13. ↑ Iqbal Abdulla. Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Abu Asim Azmi - Election Commission of India Affidavit. Chief Electoral Officer.
  15. ↑ ممبئی: معروف مسلم سیاست داں شیخ شمیم احمد کا انتقال، آج تدفین ہوگی. Qaumi Awaz(23 September 2019). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  16. ↑ Praveen Dubey. Cricbuzz.
  17. ↑ Praveen Dubey. espncricinfo.com.
  18. ↑ INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIT, ALIGARH.
  19. ↑ Reference at mha.nic.in.
  20. ↑ Padma Shri for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur's Prof Vinod Kumar Singh. The Times of India(26 January 2014). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "The Azamgarh you don't know"; within Saikat Datta and Sharat Pradhan, "A place and its negative", Outlook, 6 October 2008, p.34. Here. Outlook(6 October 2008). at Google Books.

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