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'''Karhal''' is a city with [[Nagar Palika Parishad]] in [[Mainpuri district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is a tehsil in Mainpuri District which belongs to [[Agra division]]. It is one of the five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments of [[Mainpuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency]]. Karhal has two blocks as Karhal and Baranahal.
'''Karhal''' is a town and [[Nagar Panchayat]] in [[Mainpuri district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is also a [[tehsil]] that is subdivided into two [[Community development block|blocks]], Karhal and Barnahal. It is one of the [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh.


The nearest town to Karhal is [[Saifai]]. It is situated on the [[State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 83]].
Karhal is surrounded by Saifai, [[Jaswantnagar]] Tehsils towards South and Mainpuri Tehsil towards North. [[Sirsaganj]], [[Etawah]], [[Shikohabad]] and [[Bharthana]] are the nearby cities to Karhal.


== Education ==
==Name==
''Karhal'' is an alternate name for the main or mainphal tree, ''[[Randia dumetorum]]''.<!-- Whalley 1926, p. 34 --> This tree is very common in Mainpuri district, and the town was presumably named because the site was once covered with karhal trees.<ref name="Whalley 1926">{{cite journal |last1=Whalley |first1=Paul |title=Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1 |journal=The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society |date=1926 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=1–60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwdDAAAAYAAJ |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|34}}


== History ==
The city have three most co- education medium inter college as Jain inter College, Narsingh/janta inter College, Ajad hind inter College and one girls college as Govt Girls college.
Karhal was historically a ''[[tappa (administrative division)|tappa]]'' (subdivision) of the Mughal-era [[pargana]] of Haveli Etawah; by the turn of the 20th century, it was itself the seat of both a pargana and a tehsil. At that time, Karhal was described as having a busy trade in [[ghee]] and cotton, with market days twice per week. Glass and saltpetre were manufactured here. The town had a Sanskrit school run by Jains, two other schools, a [[dispensary]], a police station, and a [[caravanserai|sarai]] (inn) which had a whole gated enclosure with a mosque and a well. Behind the bazar were the prominent merchants' houses, primarily belonging to members of Saraogi subgroup of the Banias, and the spired temples in this areas were described as being visible from a long way off.<ref name="Gazetteer 1910">{{cite book |editor1-last=Neave|editor1-first=E. R. |title=Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |date=1910 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181613 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|211–5}}


== Demographics ==
There are three degree colleges: Natthu Singh Degree College, Baburam Degree college, Rama Mahila PG college.
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = [[2011 Census of India]]<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>
| 1901 | 6263
| 1911 | 6913
| 1921 | 5364
| 1931 | 5034
| 1941 | 5811
| 1951 | 6107
| 1961 | 7612
| 1971 | 9488
| 1981 | 12638
| 1991 | 19834
| 2001 | 24514
| 2011 | 27701
}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Karhal had a population of 27,701. This population was 52.2% male (14,456) and 47.8% female (13,245). The 0-6 age group numbered 3,616 (1,873 male and 1,743 female), or 13.1% of the total population. 4,852 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 17.5% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 72.3% (counting only people age 7 and up).<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|180–1}}


=== Tehsil-wide statistics ===
Rajkiya Industrial training institute(ITI) Karhal situated at Sauj.
As of 2011, the entire Karhal tehsil had a population of 331,718, making it the least populous tehsil in the district.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 30 --> The overall population predominantly rural, with 91.65% of the population (304,017 people) living in rural areas and 8.35% (27,701 people) living in Karhal town, the tehsil's sole urban area.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 32 --> The tehsil's overall sex ratio was 875 females to every 1000 males.<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 34 --> Its literacy rate was 73.97%; there was an 18.5% gender literacy gap, with 82.6% of males but only 64.1% of females capable of reading and writing. This discrepancy was significantly higher in rural areas (19.35%) than in urban ones (9.46%).<!-- Census 2011 A, p. 42 --> <ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|30–42}}


The total area of Karhal tehsil is 551.92 sq.km and the population density is 601 per sq.km.
Rajkiya girls inter college situated at jariya Neem Khera(बोझा).
There are two English medium schools. St Joseph school, st GD International school situated behind the police station.


== Population ==
== Economy ==
The most important commodities produced in Karhal are wheat flour and rice products. As of 2009, Karhal had 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 2 [[cooperative banking#India|cooperative banks]], and 5 [[Primary Agricultural Credit Society|agricultural credit societies]].<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|321–2}}


=== Agriculture ===
Karhal, a populous city, had more than 42,000 population on the basis of census 2011. Also, Karhal Tehseel had 332,000 population.
Major populations of the city depend on agriculture and related products. Farmers grow the wheat, patati, tomato, garlic, onion, paddy, matured crops. Ginger, banana, sugar cane, cabbage, torhi, laouki are minor seasonal crops. Cold storage is a major food storage unit in Karhal. A local Karhal Subzi Mandi maintains the daily need of fresh vegetables and fruits of the city and neighborhood local area.


== Neighbourhoods ==
Karhal Tehseel had 872 Sex ratio which is below the national level in 2011.
The town's neighbourhoods, or [[mahallah|mohalla]]s, include the Khera, or old town; the Qazi Mohalla, named because it contained the old house of the town's former ''[[qadi|qazi]]'', the Mualliman mohalla, named after an esteemed local family of teachers who, according to local tradition, invented the ''[[nastaliq#shekasteh nastaliq|shikasta]]'' form of the Perso-Arabic script; the Bhutela and Birtia mohallas, each named after a Brahmin clan who traditionally lived there; the Khakroh, or sweeper's quarter; and the Singhi mohalla, named after a Bania subcaste.<ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|212}}

Karhal has many religions as Hindu as a major part, Muslim, Jain, Buddhist.

The literacy rate of Karhal Tehsil is 62.97% out of which 70.32% males are literate and 54.56% females are literate. The total area of Karhal is 551.92 sq.km with population density of 601 per sq.km.

Out of the total population, 91.65% of population lives in rural areas and 8.35% lives in urban area.

== Locality ==

East side Village – Nanmai, Muhabbatpur Nagariya, Kanakpur, Milk, Kirthua, Gamhira, Nagla Dayal, Bhanti, Bojha, Rarua Lakhnipur Mohabbatpur, Begampur vilanda etc.

West side Village – Gopalpur, Kamalpur, Tank, Kanjhra, Kakwai, Asroi, Dihuli, Dhobai, Madrauli, Dadupur, Sailamau, Singhpur etc.

South side Village – Nagla Bhadauriya, Nagla Poonth, Dhankarpur, Bhali, Ranipur, Khajurara, Rajpur, Teela, Dhanua, Bhaupur, Ahladpur, Prathavipur etc.

North side Village – Aemanpur, Urthan, Bouasak, Udhan, Dilha, Sahan, Agarpur, Harwai, Shahjahanpur, Bujhia, Andani, Simrau etc.

Central – Karhal dehat, Palokhara, Nagla Anoop, Bankhandeswar, Bag Bindawan, Nagla Chandi, Muhalla Birtiyan, Muhalla Bhatela, Muhalla Kanonagoyan, Muhalla sanghaiyan, Muhalla kheda, Omnagar etc.

Village Milik, Post Shukurullapur (Kheria) is located at Karhal to Sirsaganj road near Mohabbatpur. Milik is located at 12&nbsp;km from Karhal and 13&nbsp;km from Sirsaganj. Milik is located 4&nbsp;km from NH-2 ( Kathphori) near Tirkara Daulatpur. Milik is surrounded by Tirkara Daulatpur, Mohabbatpur, Nagla Jore, Nagla Sahab, Nagla Budhua, Semari, Kabrai and Pairarshahpur.


== Infrastructure ==
== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Karhal has 1 hospital with 10 beds, 35 medicine shops, 10 schools teaching at the primary level, and 2 schools teaching at the secondary level. There is no public library; the closest one is in Etawah. Drinking water is provided by hand pump, tube well, and borehole. The town has a local fire department.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|314–20}}


== Wildlife ==
Newly 3-lane (expandable to 4-lane in future) [[Agra Lucknow Expressway]] crosses Karhal at Mainpuri SH. There is a beautiful grade separation between SH and Expressway. Karhal is well-connected to Etawah, Mainpuri, Agra, Lucknow, Firozabad.
Saras is the bird species have 2/3 of population in Karhal. [[Saman Bird Sanctuary]] is located 20&nbsp;km from eastern side of Karhal.

Karhal railway station is situated at Ghiror bypass. A broad gauge railway track is well-connected between Mainpuri and Etawah railway station.

A Govt VVIP guest house is fully furnished at Ghiror bypass road.

A new up Mandi Sthal situated at Kirthua for selling and buying of farmer crops products such as rice, wheat, mustard, maize, ground nut, garlic on Govt MSP.
International Mandi sthal contract in Mohabbatpur-Begampur region and its nearest toll plaza Mohabbatpur Havelia on Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

== Agriculture ==

Major populations of the city depend on agriculture and related products. Farmers grow the wheat, patati, tomato, garlic, onion, paddy, matured crops. Ginger, banana, suger cane, gabbaze, torhi, laouki are minor seasonal crops. Cold storage is a major food storage unit in Karhal. A local Karhal Subzi Mandi maintains the daily need of fresh vegetables and fruits of the city and neighborhood local area.

== Public transportation ==

Karhal station is situated at newly built Mainpuri-Etawah line railway track. It connects Karhal to Etawah Railway Station, which is situated at Howrah–Delhi main line.

''Train No. Train Name Arrival Departure Days Platform No. Destination''

71910 Mainpuri - Agra Cantt. DEMU (via Etawah, Bateshwar) 05:40 05:45 Daily Platform No. 1 Agra Cantt.

71909 Agra Cantt. - Mainpuri DEMU (via Bateshwar, Etawah) 21:20 21:22 Daily Platform No. 1 Mainpuri.

A four-lane State Highway 83 is connected to Mainpuri and Etawah. Major district road (MDR) 126W is well connected to Kannouj bia Kishani; Agra-Firozabad bia Dihuli, Sirsaganj, Sikohabad.

Agra-Lucknow Expressway is passing near to Karhal interchange, giving it express connectivity to Delhi, Agra, Kannauj and Lucknow.

== Tourist Place and Pilgrim ==

Bag Brindavan temple near bypass - Garhiya road Karhal

Shetala Devi Mandir and Vankhandeswar temples-Ranipur road Karhal

Durga devi Mandir- Durga devi road Palokhara

Mudiya Mandir- Gulab market near Subzi Mandi

Jain temples- Muhalla sanghaiyan

Mosque- Muhalla kaji

Achche Miyan Mosque - Bamba road

Express Way xing- bypass road karhal

Ramleela Maidan - Bijalighar Karhal

Tehseel building- Etawah road

VVIP guest house Ghiror chauraha Karhal

== Wild life ==

Saras is the bird species have 2/3 of population in Karhal. Saman bird sanctuary is located 20&nbsp;km from eastern side of Karhal.

== Google Location ==

Karhal is located at {{Coord|27.03|N|78.94|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Karhal.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karhal]</ref> It has an average elevation of 159&nbsp;metres (521&nbsp;feet).


== List of villages in Karhal block ==
==Demographics==
The following 97 villages are counted as part of Karhal CD block:<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|139–41}}
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Karhal had a population of 42230. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Karhal has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 49%. In Karhal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
# [[Ahladpur]]
# [[Aima Naglamir Mohal Awwal]]
# [[Aimanpur]]
# [[Allipur, Mainpuri|Allipur]]
# [[Amamai]]
# [[Andani]]
# [[Anuppur, Mainpuri|Anuppur]]
# [[Asrohi]]
# [[Attikullapur]]
# [[Badsui]]
# [[Begampur, Mainpuri|Begampur]]
# [[Bajartalia]]
# [[Bausak, India|Bausak]]
# [[Bhanti]]
# [[Bhawanipur, Mainpuri|Bhawanipur]]
# [[Binayakpur]]
# [[Birsinghpur, Karhal|Birsinghpur]]
# [[Buramai]]
# [[Chakudhan]]
# [[Chandpura, Mainpuri|Chandpura]]
# [[Dadupur, Mainpuri|Dadupur]]
# [[Dayampur]]
# [[Deokali, Mainpuri|Deokali]]
# [[Dhankarpur]]
# [[Dhowai]]
# [[Dostpur, Mainpuri|Dostpur]]
# [[Dudgaun]]
# [[Dunwa]]
# [[Gadanpur]]
# [[Gamhira]]
# [[Gauri, Mainpuri|Gauri]]
# [[Gopalpur, Karhal|Gopalpur]]
# [[Harer, India|Harer]]
# [[Harwai]]
# [[Jalalpur, Karhal|Jalalpur]]
# [[Jaothri]]
# [[Kabrai, Mainpuri|Kabrai]]
# [[Kakbai]]
# [[Kamalpur, Karhal|Kamalpur]]
# [[Kanakpur, Mainpuri|Kanakpur]]
# [[Kanjhara]]
# [[Karhal (rural)]]
# [[Khajurara Ijjatpur]]
# [[Khera, Mainpuri|Khera]]
# [[Khirongi]]
# [[Kirthua]]
# [[Konda Paharpur]]
# [[Kurra Jarawan]]
# [[Kursara]]
# [[Kutukpur Buzurg]]
# [[Kutukpur Nasirpur]]
# [[Lahtoi Shahjahanpur]]
# [[Madrawali]]
# [[Makiyani]]
# [[Mamsirpur]]
# [[Manauna, Karhal|Manauna]]
# [[Manikpur Parasrampur]]
# [[Manikpur Sahas]]
# [[Marhapur]]
# [[Muhabbatpur]]
# [[Muhammadpur Nagariya]]
# [[Nadrela]]
# [[Nagla Bhogpur]]
# [[Nagla Kondar]]
# [[Nagla Madari]]
# [[Nagla Mateya]]
# [[Nagla Raja]]
# [[Nagla Tikrai]]
# [[Nakau]]
# [[Nasirpur, Karhal|Nasirpur]]
# [[Ninoli]]
# [[Onha]]
# [[Paliya, Mainpuri|Paliya]]
# [[Pandura, Uttar Pradesh|Pandura]]
# [[Pasupur]]
# [[Patara, Mainpuri|Patara]]
# [[Pirthipur, Mainpuri|Pirthipur]]
# [[Rajpur, Mainpuri|Rajpur]]
# [[Ranipur, Mainpuri|Ranipur]]
# [[Rarua]]
# [[Rumpura]]
# [[Sarh, Mainpuri|Sarh]]
# [[Sahabrampur]]
# [[Sahan, Mainpuri|Sahan]]
# [[Sahas]]
# [[Salempur, Karhal|Salempur]]
# [[Sarsai Masumpur]]
# [[Sauj]]
# [[Shankarpur, Mainpuri|Shankarpur]]
# [[Simrau]]
# [[Singhpur, Karhal|Singhpur]]
# [[Takhrau]]
# [[Taroliya]]
# [[Timrakh]]
# [[Udhan]]
# [[Udnadada]]
# [[Vijaipur, Mainpuri|Vijaipur]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:38, 11 March 2024

Karhal
Town
Karhal is located in Uttar Pradesh
Karhal
Karhal
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°59′51″N 78°56′29″E / 26.9975978°N 78.9415151°E / 26.9975978; 78.9415151
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
TehsilKarhal
Government
 • TypeVidhan Sabha
 • BodyUttar Pradesh
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
 • Rank112
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
27,701
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
205264
Telephone code05677
Vehicle registrationUP-84
SDMR.N. Verma
MPDimple Yadav (Mainpuri constituency)
MLAAkhilesh Yadav (Karhal constituency)
HighwaysAgra-Lucknow Expressway, State Highway 83 (Uttar Pradesh)

Karhal is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also a tehsil that is subdivided into two blocks, Karhal and Barnahal. It is one of the Vidhan Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest town to Karhal is Saifai. It is situated on the State Highway 83.

Name

[edit]

Karhal is an alternate name for the main or mainphal tree, Randia dumetorum. This tree is very common in Mainpuri district, and the town was presumably named because the site was once covered with karhal trees.[2]: 34 

History

[edit]

Karhal was historically a tappa (subdivision) of the Mughal-era pargana of Haveli Etawah; by the turn of the 20th century, it was itself the seat of both a pargana and a tehsil. At that time, Karhal was described as having a busy trade in ghee and cotton, with market days twice per week. Glass and saltpetre were manufactured here. The town had a Sanskrit school run by Jains, two other schools, a dispensary, a police station, and a sarai (inn) which had a whole gated enclosure with a mosque and a well. Behind the bazar were the prominent merchants' houses, primarily belonging to members of Saraogi subgroup of the Banias, and the spired temples in this areas were described as being visible from a long way off.[3]: 211–5 

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 6,263—    
1911 6,913+10.4%
1921 5,364−22.4%
1931 5,034−6.2%
1941 5,811+15.4%
1951 6,107+5.1%
1961 7,612+24.6%
1971 9,488+24.6%
1981 12,638+33.2%
1991 19,834+56.9%
2001 24,514+23.6%
2011 27,701+13.0%
Source: 2011 Census of India[4]

As of the 2011 census, Karhal had a population of 27,701. This population was 52.2% male (14,456) and 47.8% female (13,245). The 0-6 age group numbered 3,616 (1,873 male and 1,743 female), or 13.1% of the total population. 4,852 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 17.5% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 72.3% (counting only people age 7 and up).[1]: 180–1 

Tehsil-wide statistics

[edit]

As of 2011, the entire Karhal tehsil had a population of 331,718, making it the least populous tehsil in the district. The overall population predominantly rural, with 91.65% of the population (304,017 people) living in rural areas and 8.35% (27,701 people) living in Karhal town, the tehsil's sole urban area. The tehsil's overall sex ratio was 875 females to every 1000 males. Its literacy rate was 73.97%; there was an 18.5% gender literacy gap, with 82.6% of males but only 64.1% of females capable of reading and writing. This discrepancy was significantly higher in rural areas (19.35%) than in urban ones (9.46%). [4]: 30–42 

The total area of Karhal tehsil is 551.92 sq.km and the population density is 601 per sq.km.

Economy

[edit]

The most important commodities produced in Karhal are wheat flour and rice products. As of 2009, Karhal had 2 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 2 cooperative banks, and 5 agricultural credit societies.[4]: 321–2 

Agriculture

[edit]

Major populations of the city depend on agriculture and related products. Farmers grow the wheat, patati, tomato, garlic, onion, paddy, matured crops. Ginger, banana, sugar cane, cabbage, torhi, laouki are minor seasonal crops. Cold storage is a major food storage unit in Karhal. A local Karhal Subzi Mandi maintains the daily need of fresh vegetables and fruits of the city and neighborhood local area.

Neighbourhoods

[edit]

The town's neighbourhoods, or mohallas, include the Khera, or old town; the Qazi Mohalla, named because it contained the old house of the town's former qazi, the Mualliman mohalla, named after an esteemed local family of teachers who, according to local tradition, invented the shikasta form of the Perso-Arabic script; the Bhutela and Birtia mohallas, each named after a Brahmin clan who traditionally lived there; the Khakroh, or sweeper's quarter; and the Singhi mohalla, named after a Bania subcaste.[3]: 212 

Infrastructure

[edit]

As of 2011, Karhal has 1 hospital with 10 beds, 35 medicine shops, 10 schools teaching at the primary level, and 2 schools teaching at the secondary level. There is no public library; the closest one is in Etawah. Drinking water is provided by hand pump, tube well, and borehole. The town has a local fire department.[4]: 314–20 

Wildlife

[edit]

Saras is the bird species have 2/3 of population in Karhal. Saman Bird Sanctuary is located 20 km from eastern side of Karhal.

List of villages in Karhal block

[edit]

The following 97 villages are counted as part of Karhal CD block:[4]: 139–41 

  1. Ahladpur
  2. Aima Naglamir Mohal Awwal
  3. Aimanpur
  4. Allipur
  5. Amamai
  6. Andani
  7. Anuppur
  8. Asrohi
  9. Attikullapur
  10. Badsui
  11. Begampur
  12. Bajartalia
  13. Bausak
  14. Bhanti
  15. Bhawanipur
  16. Binayakpur
  17. Birsinghpur
  18. Buramai
  19. Chakudhan
  20. Chandpura
  21. Dadupur
  22. Dayampur
  23. Deokali
  24. Dhankarpur
  25. Dhowai
  26. Dostpur
  27. Dudgaun
  28. Dunwa
  29. Gadanpur
  30. Gamhira
  31. Gauri
  32. Gopalpur
  33. Harer
  34. Harwai
  35. Jalalpur
  36. Jaothri
  37. Kabrai
  38. Kakbai
  39. Kamalpur
  40. Kanakpur
  41. Kanjhara
  42. Karhal (rural)
  43. Khajurara Ijjatpur
  44. Khera
  45. Khirongi
  46. Kirthua
  47. Konda Paharpur
  48. Kurra Jarawan
  49. Kursara
  50. Kutukpur Buzurg
  51. Kutukpur Nasirpur
  52. Lahtoi Shahjahanpur
  53. Madrawali
  54. Makiyani
  55. Mamsirpur
  56. Manauna
  57. Manikpur Parasrampur
  58. Manikpur Sahas
  59. Marhapur
  60. Muhabbatpur
  61. Muhammadpur Nagariya
  62. Nadrela
  63. Nagla Bhogpur
  64. Nagla Kondar
  65. Nagla Madari
  66. Nagla Mateya
  67. Nagla Raja
  68. Nagla Tikrai
  69. Nakau
  70. Nasirpur
  71. Ninoli
  72. Onha
  73. Paliya
  74. Pandura
  75. Pasupur
  76. Patara
  77. Pirthipur
  78. Rajpur
  79. Ranipur
  80. Rarua
  81. Rumpura
  82. Sarh
  83. Sahabrampur
  84. Sahan
  85. Sahas
  86. Salempur
  87. Sarsai Masumpur
  88. Sauj
  89. Shankarpur
  90. Simrau
  91. Singhpur
  92. Takhrau
  93. Taroliya
  94. Timrakh
  95. Udhan
  96. Udnadada
  97. Vijaipur

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Whalley, Paul (1926). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (2): 1–60. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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