Ganj Muradabad Explained

Ganj Muradabad
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.9667°N 91°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 Km2:5
Population Total:10957
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Ganj Muradabad is a town and nagar panchayat in Bangarmau tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It also serves as the headquarters of a community development block containing 86 rural villages.[1] Handicrafts are a major industry here.[1] As of 2011, Ganj Moradabad has a population of 10,957, in 1,723 households.[1]

This place is famous for the shrine of one of the prominent saint of naqshbandiya golden Chain Gaus E Zaman Maulana Shah Fazl-e-Rahman Ganj Muradabadi, Maulvi Shah Abdul Kareem sb, Maulvi Abdul Haleem sb, Faizullah Shah Baba. This town is protected from all corners by these personalities.

One can visit Ganjmuradabad by bus as well as train. There are daily bus service from (Jhakar Katti) near Kanpur Station to Ganjmuradabad its 85 km from there. From Lucknow one has to go to Kaisar Bagh Bus stand there are only four bus service available in the morning till 1 pm ganjmuradabad is 90 km from there. One can also come from Hardoi as well as Unnao its hardly 55 km from there. Agra Lucknow Expressway is 3 km. from here.

Demographics

India census,[2] Ganj Muradabad had a population of 9377. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ganj Muradabad has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 31%. In Ganj Muradabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The 2011 census recorded Ganj Muradabad's population as 10,957 people, in 1,723 households.[1] The population consisted of 5,766 males and 5,191 females, with a corresponding sex ratio of 900 females to every 1000 males.[1] The sex ratio in the 0-6 age group was 951, which was higher than the district urban average of 903.[1] Members of scheduled castes made up 7.82% of the town's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[1] The literacy rate of Ganj Muradabad was 53.5% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (59.5%) than among women and girls (46.8%).[1] The female literacy rate of Ganj Moradabad was the lowest among towns in Unnao district.[1]

In terms of employment, Ganj Muradabad had the highest percentage of main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) among towns in Unnao district in 2011, with 30.6% falling into this category.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 12.1%, and the remaining 57.3% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 53.2% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to 30.9% of women.[1]

Education

Villages

Ganj Muradabad CD block has the following 86 villages:[1]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
537.2 2,109
633.2 3,748
192.9 1,007
173.3 1,154
94.5 338
174.5 1,149
168.3 1,658
122.3 41
856.5 7,823
1,053.7 367
56.2 778
285.6 1,149
184.6 1,286
132 631
110.8 622
342 1,804
84.7 399
710.3 4,506
222.1 1,308
116.9 384
120 808
179.9 1,034
178.2 966
72.3 507
80.2 628
271.7 1,490
57.5 268
220.2 1,542
143.3 1,636
323.2 1,438
527 2,962
296 1,939
368.2 113
20.6 0
294.4 1,734
148.3 1,172
187.5 2,297
267.8 1,749
82.9 1,292
29.7 380
114.3 2,301
176.2 1,459
298.2 2,646
409.8 1,906
228.4 1,109
319.2 1,888
80.9 525
111.9 826
147.6 707
102.4 645
157.7 930
460.1 2,380
1,428.8 7,599
192.5 838
70.2 686
130.7 445
174.5 1,083
585.1 3,230
208.6 1,337
247.7 1,616
242.3 1,682
188.8 953
620.4 4,119
182.9 1,358
330.3 2,265
310.8 1,797
386.9 1,847
64.9 244
585.2 1,795
315.4 1,663
352.6 2,265
174.4 1,971
298.3 2,543
116.5 1,653
249.6 1,487
518.6 4,863
193.7 645
557.8 5,395
495.4 3,008
188.6 1,485
69.8 460
149.6 1,212
1,080.6 6,410
119.9 532
165.5 1,286
155.1 1,655

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 36-55, 75-92, 525-39 . Census 2011 India. 26 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.