Magarwara Explained

Magarwara
Other Name:Magarwāra
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.5151°N 80.4313°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Unnao
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.793
Population Total:6584
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:UP-35

Magarwara is a village in Sikandarpur Karan block of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 6 km from the district headquarters, Unnao.[3] It is located on state highways and has one primary school and no healthcare facilities.[2] It has a train station on the Lucknow-Kanpur line, between Kanpur Bridge and Unnao train station; the same stretch of track is also connected with Rae Bareli and Balamau station past Unnao.[3] Magarwara Bone Mill, established in 1927, is one of the major industrial establishments in Unnao district.[3] As of 2011, its population is 6,584, in 1,263 households.[2]

The 1961 census recorded Magarwara as comprising 7 hamlet, with a total population of 2,583 (1,534 male and 1,049 female), in 501 households and 461 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 1,184 acres.[3] It was electrified and had a medical practitioner and post office at the time.[3] (As of 2011, it does not have a post office.)[2] In addition to the bone mill, Magarwara had the following small-scale industrial establishments: 6 grain mills, 1 small producer of edible fats or oils, 1 miscellaneous food processing facility, and 2 makers of sundry hardwares.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search . geonames.nga.mil . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412035207/https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ . April 12, 2014 . en.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 298–322 . Census 2011 India. 10 July 2021.
  3. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) . 1965 . Lucknow . V-VI, 136, 141, lxxvi-lxxvii of section "Unnao Tehsil", cxxv-cxxvii . 10 July 2021.