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Ghiror

Coordinates: 27°10′N 78°48′E / 27.167°N 78.800°E / 27.167; 78.800
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Ghiror
Town
Ghiror is located in Uttar Pradesh
Ghiror
Ghiror
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Ghiror is located in India
Ghiror
Ghiror
Ghiror (India)
Coordinates: 27°10′N 78°48′E / 27.167°N 78.800°E / 27.167; 78.800
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMainpuri
Area
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 • Total
13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
15,911
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP 84
Websiteup.gov.in

Ghiror, also spelled Ghiraur, is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mainpuri district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of a community development block comprising 74 villages. As of 2011, Ghiror has a population of 15,911, in 2,687 households.

Name

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According to Paul Whalley, the name Ghiror is derived from gherā, meaning an enclosure for cattle.[2]: 47 

Geography

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Ghiror is located at about the midway point on the road between Mainpuri and Shikohabad. A fairly prominent jhil is here.[3]: 205–6  As of 2011, the town of Ghiror has a total area of 13 square kilometres.[1]: 309 

History

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As of 1901, Ghiror was described as a predominantly agricultural village, although it also had some importance as a local trade centre. It had a bazar which held markets twice a week dealing in cloth, grain, and cattle. It also had a police station, post office, cattle pound, and school teaching in Hindi. It consisted of 9 hamlets, covering 1,902 acres, and the total population was 2,631. It was the seat of a pargana in tehsil Mainpuri; it had previously been the seat of a tehsil itself. As for pargana Ghiror, it had been formed out of the earlier "Kismat Duyam", which had itself been formed from the division of pargana Rapri in 1824.[3]: 115, 205, 208 

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 8,139—    
2001 12,111+48.8%
2011 15,911+31.4%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

As of 2011, the town of Ghiror had a population of 15,911, in 2,687 households.[1]: 131  This population was 52.1% male (8,297) and 47.9% female (7,614). The 0-6 age group numbered 2,531 (1,340 male and 1,191 female), or 15.9% of the total population. 3,269 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 20.5% of the total. The town's literacy rate was 73.6% (counting only people age 7 and up). As of 2011 India census,[4] Ghiraur had a population of 17,401. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghiraur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 47%. In Ghiraur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.[5]: 26–7 

The 1961 census recorded Ghiror as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 3,084 people (1,736 male and 1,348 female), in 602 households and 389 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,903 acres and it was listed as having a hospital at that point. The census also listed a cattle market as meeting here twice per week (Wednesday and Saturday) with an average attendance of about 50 people.[6]: 159 [6]: 159, lxx 

Infrastructure

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As of 2011, Ghiror has 2 hospitals, 15 medicine shops, 10 schools teaching at the primary level, 3 schools teaching at the secondary level, 1 stadium, 1 cinema, and 2 public libraries. Drinking water is provided by both hand pump and tube well. There is no local firefighting department; the closest is in Mainpuri.[1]: 314–20 

Transportation

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Roads connect Ghiror with Mainpuri, Shikohabad, Jasrana, Kuraoli, and Kosma. The nearest railway station is in Kosma, about 8 km east of Ghiror.[3]: 205 

In terms of air transport, the closest international airports are Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport; the closest airports overall are Kanpur Airport, Agra Airport, and Saifai Airstrip.

Village list

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The following 74 villages are counted as part of Ghiror CD block:[1]: 71–2 

  1. Achalpur
  2. Ahmadpur
  3. Akbarpur Aunchha
  4. Amberpur
  5. Ataharaina
  6. Aurangabad
  7. Badshahpur
  8. Balampur
  9. Bamhauri Awahar
  10. Bamrauli
  11. Bhatani
  12. Bhugai
  13. Bidhuna
  14. Bighrayi
  15. Bikarampur
  16. Budhrra
  17. Chitayi
  18. Dannahar
  19. Darapur
  20. Darwah
  21. Devpura
  22. Dhaurasi
  23. Esaimadhupuri
  24. Faizpur
  25. Fazilpur
  26. Gariya Khas
  27. Gathiya Sakat
  28. Ghiror (rural)
  29. Godhna
  30. Gurahi
  31. Hajipur
  32. Harhai
  33. Himmatpur Harayi
  34. Himmatpur Ujiyari
  35. Kalhaur Panchha
  36. Kalhorpuwan
  37. Kanegi
  38. Kerawali
  39. Kosma Hinood
  40. Kosma Musalmeen
  41. Koson
  42. Kothiya
  43. Kurawali
  44. Lapgavan
  45. Lohabal Khera
  46. Madhan
  47. Mahtauli
  48. Muhammadpur Ghiror
  49. Nagla Amarsingh
  50. Nagla Devi
  51. Nagla Fateh Khan
  52. Nagla Indr
  53. Nagla Kanchan
  54. Nagla Kathengara
  55. Nagla Mahanand
  56. Nagla Manjha
  57. Nagla Minte
  58. Nagla Punu
  59. Nagla Rama
  60. Nagla Salehi
  61. Nagla Sauj
  62. Nahili
  63. Nasirpur
  64. Neelakanthpur
  65. Oya
  66. Pachaver
  67. Padriya
  68. Rampura
  69. Shahjadpur
  70. Shahjahanpur
  71. Taharpur
  72. Talibpur
  73. Tisah
  74. Usnida

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (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 c Neave, E. R., ed. (1929). 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. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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