Medinipur, Ghazipur Explained

Mednipur
Other Name:Tari
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ghazipur
Established Title:Established
Government Type:Panchayati Raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram Pradhan
Unit Pref:Founder
Elevation M:70
Population Total:7763
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:UP 61
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05497
Founder:Zamindar Gosaimal Rai
Area Total Ha:4021.11

Mednipur is the largest village by area in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] [2] There are two more villages along, one Kalupr and second Tari or Tarighat. All three are separate panchayats.

History

Tari or Mednipur before came in the zamindari of Gosai mal Rai a descendant of Maharaja Kam Dev Misir. Gosaimal adopted Islam in the 1540s. Gosaimal Rao got 20,000 bigha ancestral land or zamindari at a place where he established Ramaval village. He brought some people from his relatives and brothers and established the village Mednipur, Chaukiya, and Sonwal. Before Mednipur was part of Ramaval but was later population increased and a new village was made named as Mednipur or Tari. It derived its name because there was one Tari Ghat which was said to be built by Kam Dev and his descendants.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Growth of population in Zamania.
  2. Web site: 2011 Census of Zamania.
  3. Web site: Ghazipur Gazeteer.