| Bangarmau | |
| Other Name: | Bangermau |
| Settlement Type: | Nagar palika parishad |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.9°N 80.22°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Unnao |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.5 |
| Elevation M: | 122 |
| Population Total: | 44204 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Kannauji Khadi Boli English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | 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]
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]
Schools and colleges:
Bangarmau CD block has the following 82 villages:[1]
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 499.5 | 1,048 | ||
| 205.4 | 2,214 | ||
| 104.6 | 880 | ||
| 78.7 | 1,199 | ||
| 287.4 | 2,144 | ||
| 304.8 | 0 | ||
| 19.8 | 0 | ||
| 21.6 | 0 | ||
| 841 | 1,936 | ||
| 627 | 1,588 | ||
| 148.8 | 0 | ||
| 105.6 | 770 | ||
| 350.6 | 3,081 | ||
| 145.3 | 888 | ||
| 413 | 1,542 | ||
| 133.8 | 531 | ||
| 180.3 | 1,222 | ||
| 159.7 | 972 | ||
| 150.7 | 1,194 | ||
| 251 | 1,567 | ||
| 95.5 | 991 | ||
| 296.1 | 2,215 | ||
| 122.5 | 599 | ||
| 223 | 1,568 | ||
| 357.6 | 4,582 | ||
| 483 | 3,133 | ||
| 348.3 | 2,051 | ||
| 341.9 | 1,340 | ||
| 243.1 | 2,230 | ||
| 268 | 1,382 | ||
| 210.2 | 1,213 | ||
| 394.3 | 2,389 | ||
| 229.4 | 1,371 | ||
| 535.7 | 2,458 | ||
| 656.8 | 1,239 | ||
| 81.4 | 564 | ||
| 309 | 4,870 | ||
| 155.3 | 254 | ||
| 164 | 404 | ||
| 88.6 | 0 | ||
| 238.6 | 2,492 | ||
| 438.7 | 1,690 | ||
| 229.2 | 1,372 | ||
| 407.3 | 3,219 | ||
| 213.9 | 1,981 | ||
| 250.7 | 1,556 | ||
| 461.8 | 2,684 | ||
| 225.2 | 1,619 | ||
| 65.7 | 1,166 | ||
| 51.7 | 733 | ||
| 305.8 | 4,597 | ||
| 134.8 | 1,785 | ||
| 150.8 | 813 | ||
| 111.4 | 745 | ||
| 176.3 | 2,156 | ||
| 298.4 | 2,675 | ||
| 43.3 | 297 | ||
| 311.6 | 998 | ||
| 90 | 2,302 | ||
| 334.5 | 1,866 | ||
| 644.4 | 2,477 | ||
| 347.2 | 3,537 | ||
| 391.4 | 4,769 | ||
| 543.5 | 1,657 | ||
| 399.4 | 1,814 | ||
| 236.4 | 982 | ||
| 203.8 | 805 | ||
| 605.5 | 3,816 | ||
| 281.5 | 1,798 | ||
| 217.2 | 1,119 | ||
| 1,069.3 | 7,390 | ||
| 359.5 | 3,835 | ||
| 220.7 | 1,159 | ||
| 1,152.9 | 6,902 | ||
| 481.2 | 2,935 | ||
| 113.4 | 502 | ||
| 106.6 | 646 | ||
| 152.3 | 943 | ||
| 242.4 | 1,601 | ||
| 239.1 | 1,368 | ||
| 172.2 | 1,235 | ||
| 1,914.5 | 13,484 |