Machhlishahr Explained

Machhlishahr
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:25.68°N 82.42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jaunpur
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Ragini Sonkar[1]
Governing Body:Nagar panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.37
Elevation M:84
Population Total:26107
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi[2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:222143
Registration Plate:UP-62

Machhlishahr is a town in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 30 km west of district headquarters Jaunpur. NH-231 passes through the city. Machhlishahr – Janghai NH-731B – Bhadohi four-lane national highway is under construction which will boost the economy of the region.[3] Machhlishahr is a Nagar panchayat and there has been a longstanding demand for making it a Nagar palika parishad.[4] In 2020, Machhalisahar nagar panchayat has secured 33rd all India rank in Swachh Survekshan cleanliness survey.[5]

Geography

Machhlishahr is located at .[6] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). It has been assigned 222143 pincode by Indian postal services.

Demographics

Population

As of 2011 Indian Census, Machhlishahr had a total population of 26,107, of which 13,284 were males and 12,823 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,886. The total number of literates in Machhlishahr was 17,205, which constituted 65.9% of the population with male literacy of 71.0% and female literacy of 60.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Machhlishahr was 77.4%, of which male literacy rate was 83.8% and female literacy rate was 70.9%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,841. Machhlishahr had 3740 households in 2011.[7]

India census,[8] Machhlishahr had a population of 22‚943. Males constitute 51.5% of the population and females 48.5%. Literacy rate is Machhlishahr city is 58.3%.[8]

Religion

A little more than half of the population follow Islam, with the rest being followeres of Hinduism.[9]

Government and politics

Members of Parliament

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: मछलीशहर में सपा ने लगाई जीत की हैट्रिक, विरोध के बाद भी जीती डा. रागिनी सोनकर . 15 March 2022 . Amar Ujala . 11 March 2022 . hi.
  2. Web site: 52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India . nclm.nic.in . . 7 December 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf . 25 May 2017.
  3. News: खुशखबरी : अब भदोही से मछलीशहर मार्ग होगा फोरलेन, गडकरी ने की घोषणा . 6 February 2021 . Amar Ujala . 5 August 2017 . hi.
  4. Web site: मछलीशहर को नही मिल सका नगरपालिका का दर्जा. Amar Ujala. 28 August 2017 . 30 April 2019 . hi.
  5. News: स्वच्छता सर्वे में सुधरी रैकिंग, लेकिन हालत नहीं . 29 August 2020 . Amar Ujala . 22 August 2020 . hi.
  6. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Machhlishahr, India. www.fallingrain.com.
  7. Web site: Census of India: Machhlishahr . www.censusindia.gov.in . 8 December 2019.
  8. 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. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.
  9. Web site: C-01: Population by religious community . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner India . 29 July 2023.
  10. News: 20 January 2021. From the hut to the Raj Bhavan still did not leave simplicity.. Amarujala. 4 February 2021.