Musafirkhana

Musafirkhana
Town
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Coordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Amethi
Area [1]
• Total	0.59 km^2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	7,999
• Density	14,000/km^2 (35,000/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional official	Urdu[3]
• Regional	Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	227813
Vehicle registration	UP-36
Website	amethi.nic.in

Musafirkhana is a town and tehsil in Amethi district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Musafirkhana" means "Sarai," or "Dharamshala". Musafirkhana is located 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi.

As of 2011, Musafirkhana's population is 7,999 people, in 1,276 households.^[1]

History

At the turn of the 20th century, Musafirkhana was described as a small and run-down village that was of no importance besides being the tehsil headquarters.^[4] Why it was chosen as the seat of a tehsil is unclear — it was originally all the way in the corner of the tehsil, and was possibly chosen so that officials could keep an eye on the Kandu nala, which was formerly affected by bandits and dacoits.^[4]

Musafirkhana was originally a bazar — or rather sarai, as the name indicates — built on the village lands of Bhanauli.^[4] Their combined population in 1901 was 2,058, a quarter of whom were Muslims.^[4] At that time, Musafirkhana had a police station, pound, school, and dispensary.^[4]

Geography

Musafirkhana is located at 26.37°N 81.8°E / 26.37; 81.8.^[5] It has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet). Musafirkhana is 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi, 20 km from Jagdishpur.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	5,731	—
2001	7,366	+28.5%
2011	7,999	+8.6%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

As of 2011 Indian Census, Musafirkhana had a total population of 7,999, of which 4,143 were males and 3,856 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,018. The total number of literates in Musafirkhana was 5,876, which constituted 73.5% of the population with male literacy of 79.7% and female literacy of 66.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Musafirkhana was 84.2%, of which male literacy rate was 91.2% and female literacy rate was 76.6%. The Scheduled Castes population was 414 respectively. Musafirkhana had 1276 households in 2011.^[2]

According to the Census of India conducted in 2001, Musafirkhana had a population of 7,373. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Musafirkhana has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Musafirkhana, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[6]

The official languages of speak Musafirkhana are Hindi and Urdu.^[3]

Pincodes of Musafirkhana tehsil

• Musafirkhana - 227813
• Pindara - 227807

Temples

• Mahadevan Temple
• Baba Nand Mahar is Yadav's temple in memory of Krishna. It is believed that God Krishna had arrived there in his childhood. This temple is famous for Yadav's worship to his local cast god Rajabali and Pawaria. Every Tuesday, people come with milk to worship Krishna in the temple. Every year a large fair is held in the temple, on the Hindi month of Kartik (Ashwin) Purnima. It is important to note that Yadavs from different districts (Amethi, Faizabad, Bahraich, Gonda, Ambedkarnagar, Pratapgarh, Raibareli, Barabanki) and other surrounding villages usually come here and worship the gods Rajabali and Pawaria.
• Durgan Bhawani is the temple of Durga and Hanuman.
• Santoshi Mata temple is the temple of Santoshi, 6 km from Musafirkhana on the Jamon road. TheSantoshi Mata Temple is in Tiwari ka purwa, Barehati village. Every Friday, people come and wish for their wellness and blessings.
• The Maa Hinglaj temple, Baba Purushottam Das temple, Khaki Baba temple, Phoolmati Mata temple (in Poorab Pati) and Bhoodhe Baba (Prem Nagar) are renowned temples of the village Dadra which is located 5 km from Musafirkhana. The Maa Hinglaj temple is a very famous temple and is about 500 years old.

Transport

Railways

Musafirkhana Railway Station

Musafirkhana has a railway station (500 meters from its center location), which falls on the Varanasi-Lucknow rail route.

Roadways

Musafirkhana is located on the road from Lucknow to Jaunpur, with other roads branching off to Isauli, Jamo, Gauriganj, and Amethi.^[4]

Airports

• Ayodhya Airport^[7] (71 km)
• Lucknow Airport (distanced approximately 100 km)
• Prayagraj Airport (distanced approximately 115 km)
• Kanpur Airport distanced approximately 140 km)

Sarvoday Inter College school situated on Musafirkhana-Gauriganj Road

Villages

Musafirkhana CD block has the following 87 villages:^[1]

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
Kochhit	357	2,484
Kotwa	136	1,140
Nara Adhanpur	1,079.4	7,544
Mahesh Pur	84.9	1,352
Kadipur	56.4	997
Mawai	104.9	631
Gangerwa	268.2	2,002
Salpur	163.2	1,458
Kankupur	224	1,954
Kanjas	518.5	2,629
Newada	176	2,194
Sadipur	210.1	2,427
Saraiya Sabal Shah	197	717
Gajanpur Duwariya	488.8	5,703
Bhaidpur	165.7	576
Ranjitpur	100.5	1,087
Chandipur	158.6	897
Kailashpur	26.8	231
Bhaddaur	350.7	2,005
Kodaili	68.3	863
Nijamuddinpur	181.7	1,843
Bharatpur	71.8	114
Pure Pahlwan	218.2	1,608
Dadra	1,078.6	6,220
Madha Urf Bhusanda	237.3	1,521
Chak Baher	112.6	511
Rampur Urf Lokrai	91	945
Gunnaur	460.4	3,252
Bhagupur	42.5	404
Mishra Pur	74	1,215
Chak Raghunandan	31.2	0
Umapur	31.5	326
Manshahpur	226.3	1,300
Ankhara	118	755
Ankhari	72.4	609
Pure Prem Shah	133.6	2,039
Kapoorchand Pur	147.1	1,040
Pindra Maharaj	132.5	1,810
Pindarakarnai	278.6	2,985
Kishundaspur	54	271
Surpur Kashipur	309.2	2,238
Bhikhipur	156.8	1,255
Pindara Thakur	329.9	2,111
Palia Chand Pur	230.9	1,930
Saraiya Talukedadra	93.2	556
Paliya Purab	169.5	2,636
Sariya Urf Musafirkhana	130.1	596
Pure Paerwani	163	1,010
Jakha Shiwa Pur	351.2	3,012
Pure Mohammad Newaj	134	1,664
Bhanauli	238.5	4,325
Khaudiya	112.8	1,577
Ramraipur	72.5	740
Ramnagar Urf Nayakot	62.5	593
Dharauli	257.1	2,020
Besara Paschim	301	2,035
Keshaw Pur	124.6	1,130
Marha Sarswatigiri	29.3	296
Besara Purab	405.6	3,162
Nandaur	198.5	1,122
Rudauli	401	2,437
Barna	117.5	1,201
Chak Jangali	25.3	121
Muhiuddinpur	227	1,784
Aurangabad	249.1	1,233
Pure Jorai	59.1	954
Pure Siddhi	66	336
Jamuwari	243.8	2,964
Sarai Sulemani	22.6	210
Kasthuni Paschim	138.4	1,461
Uttarpati	78.4	1,091
Chakdohri	18.9	384
Khargipur Dubey	41.5	243
Khargipur Madhaw	18.2	350
Tikra	90.5	904
Pure Beijnath	20.6	258
Majhagawaan	98	1,299
Kondri	170.8	639
Rasulabad	390.1	4,316
Pipri Amirgiri	9.2	0
Chitai Pur	161.5	1,628
Mana Madan Pur	115.1	1,018
Karpiya	145.9	1,458
Nathupur	47.8	475
Tiwari Pur	21.8	38
Kasthuni Purab	183	1,927

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Sultanpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 112–28, 758–73. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Census of India: Musafirkhana". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
3. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. Nevill, H.R. (1903). Sultanpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XLVI Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 196–201. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Musafirkhana
6. "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.
7. "Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya airport to start functioning early next year". The Times of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.