Maholi Explained

Maholi
Native Name Lang:महोली
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.67°N 80.47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sitapur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:144
Population Total:21331
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 Code
Postal Code:261141

Maholi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is now one of the 7 Tehsils in District Sitapur being carved out in 2013 from Misrikh.[1]

Geography

Maholi is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). The town is located on the left bank of River Kathna. It is about 24 km from its District city Sitapur, 110 km from Lucknow (the capital of Uttar Pradesh) and 390 km from Delhi (the capital of India). It is well connected by road and railway. It is situated on the National Highway Number 24 (G. T. Road) connecting Lucknow to Delhi. The highway is now a four-lane highway.

Demographics

India census,[3] Maholi had a population of 21,331. Males constitute 52.4% of the population and females 47.6%. Maholi has an average literacy rate of 69%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63.5%. In Maholi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places

The town has few visiting places. Baba Baijnath Temple, Santoshi Mata and Baba Tekeshwarnath Temple are situated at the west end of maholi at the bank of river Kathna. Locally famous Baba Karedev Temple is about 3.0 km away from Maholi towards Delhi at river Kathna bank which is also used as picnic place by regional people. The natural river front of River Kathna near Baba Baijnath Temple is also very beautiful and scenic. In Rainy season it becomes very beautiful and you can even see peacocks dancing around. In addition to that, city market in maholi is also a place to visit. You can get everything in this market. This market is a main buying place for all the villages around Maholi as well as 18 thousand people of Maholi.

There are four intermediate colleges and two degree college in the town. Sarswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Uma Shankar Inter College, Krishak Inter College and Radhakrishana-Satyaprabha Siksha Sansthan are Intermediate College and Kedarnath patel Mahavidyalay Lalpur Sikatiha Maholi Sitapur provides B.A. from all subject and B.Sc., Dayashankar Mahavidyalaya degree college who is provides provides B.Sc. and B.A. degrees.

Hospitals

The town has a government hospital. Recently, it has been upgraded to a Community Health Centre.

In addition to that this town has many Private Doctors clinic and Nursing Homes also available.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: U.P. Govt. to grant pension for Muzaffarnagar violence victims . 4 December 2013 . Atiq . Khan . The Hindu . 8 June 2018 .
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Maholi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maholi
  3. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). 2014-10-12. Census Commission of India.