Mirzapur district

Mirzapur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Siddhanath ki Dari Falls
Siddhanath ki Dari Falls
Location of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMirzapur
Established1509
HeadquartersMirzapur
Tehsils4
Government
 • District MagistrateShri Pawan Kumar Gangwar, IAS
 • Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, MirzapurShyam Sunder Keshari
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMirzapur
 • Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaAnupriya Patel (Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India)
Area
 • Total
4,521 km2 (1,746 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,496,970
 • Density552.3/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
 • Urban
347,567
Demographics
 • Literacy70.38%
 • Sex ratio903
 • LanguageHindi • Bhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-63
Average annual precipitation1043 mm
WebsiteOfficial Website

Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is bounded on the north by Bhadohi and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh[2] and on the northwest by Prayagraj. The district occupies an area of 4521 km2. Mirzapur city is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal and several tourist attractions like waterfalls like Rajdari and Devdari[3] and dams. It consist of several Ghats where historical sculptures are still present. During the Ganges festival these Ghats are decorated with lights and earthen lamps.

It was once the largest district in Uttar Pradesh until Sonbhadra district was separated from Mirzapur in 1989.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901488,998—    
1911483,880−0.11%
1921483,470−0.01%
1931526,344+0.85%
1941600,806+1.33%
1951679,171+1.23%
1961803,784+1.70%
1971960,495+1.80%
19811,238,432+2.57%
19911,627,970+2.77%
20012,074,709+2.45%
20112,496,970+1.87%
source:[4]
Religions in Mirzapur district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 91.81%
Islam
 
 7.84%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%

According to the 2011 census Mirzapur district has a population of 2,496,970,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[6] or the US state of Nevada.[7] This gives it a ranking of 174th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 561 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,450/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.89%.[1] Mirzapur has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.38%. 13.92% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 26.48% and 0.81% of the population respectively.[1] Female literacy rate here is 54%.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.95% of the population in the district reported Hindi as their mother tongue .[8]

Languages of Mirzapur district (2011)[8]
  1. Hindi (81.0%)
  2. Bhojpuri (18.4%)
  3. Others (0.65%)

Bhojpuri is the native language spoken in Mirzapur according to the historical estimates.

Administrative divisions

The district consists four Tehsils. These are Mirzapur (Sadar), Chunar, Marihan and Lalganj. These four tehsils are further divided into twelve blocks.

Etymology

The name Mirzapur is believed to have multiple interpretations. One local belief connects it to the Persian term Mirza, which combines Mir (often linked to "sea" or "commander" in Persian/Arabic) and za (birth or lineage), with Pur meaning town or place. This suggests it could mean "place of the prince" or "child of the ruler." Another interpretation ties the name to goddess Lakshmi, who emerged from the sea during the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan) in Hindu mythology, linking "Mir" to the sea and "ja" to outcome. Additionally, folklore suggests the town was originally called Girijapur (Town of Mountains), possibly founded by Raja Nanner, before evolving into Mirzapur during Mughal times, likely under Shah Jahan’s reign.[9]

History

Mirzapur was founded by Raja Nanner. It was formerly known as Girjapur named after Goddess Girija ( Parvati ). Current Nomenclature of Mirzapur is derived from the conjunction of the Terms Mir, Ja and Pur meaning Sea, Outcome and Town respectively.[10]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Mirzapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[11] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh to have received funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[11] Once tourism used to contribute to the economy but due to lack of care from government officials and local people the unmatched beauty of the places like Sirshe dam and waterfall, Dadri (Pipari) dam, Vindham waterfall, Lower Khajuri, Upper Khajuri, Lakhaniya waterfall, Siddhnath Waterfall, Kotwan-Patehara forest, Fort of Chunar and Dadri-Haliya forest has become 'the stories of past'. Once there was a time when every Sunday of rainy season used to be a fair like atmosphere for the neighbouring localities of Sirshe waterfall and Vindham waterfall due to their attraction of tourist not only from every part of the U.P. and but neighbourhood states too. The separation of the Sonebhadra largely affected the economical condition and after the closing of mills and depression in the carpet industry Mirzapur has become economically disadvantaged.

Education

Colleges

  • K.B. Postgraduate College
  • G.D. Binani P.G. College
  • Maa Vindhyavasini Autonomous State Medical College
  • Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, BHU
  • B.L.J. Inter College
  • M.P.M.B. Inter College
  • Government Inter College
  • Jubilee Inter College
  • Arya Kanya Inter College

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census Handbook: Mirzapur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ Banerjee, Ruman; Srivastava, Prashant K. (2014), "Remote Sensing Based Identification of Painted Rock Shelter Sites: Appraisal Using Advanced Wide Field Sensor, Neural Network and Field Observations", in Srivastava, Prashant K.; Mukherjee, Saumitra; Gupta, Manika; Islam, Tanvir (eds.), Remote Sensing Applications in Environmental Research, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 195–212, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-05906-8_11, ISBN 978-3-319-05905-1, retrieved 16 January 2025
  3. ↑ "Mirzapur".
  4. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Kuwait 2,595,62
  7. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nevada 2,700,551
  8. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ↑ Government of India. DH 2011 0968 PART B DCHB MIRZAPUR.
  10. ↑ "Mirzapur District Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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