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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Azamgarh district. For its namesake division, see Azamgarh division.

Azamgarh
आज़मगढ़
اعظم گڑھ
Azam Garh
City
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAzamgarh
Named afterAzam
Government
 • ChairmanIndira Devi
 • MPMulayam Singh Yadav (SP)
Area
 • Total
1,218.6 km2 (470.5 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 • Total
110,983
 • Density1,138/km2 (2,950/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu, English, Avadhi, Bhojpuri
Time zoneUTC7 (IST)
PIN
276001
Area code05462
Vehicle registrationUP 50
Websiteazamgarh.nic.in

Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Balia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons).

History

Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of Uttar Pradesh, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except its north-eastern part. Azamgarh is also known as land of the sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur tehsil, near the confluence of Tamsa and Majhuee rivers, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Phulpur tehsil headquarters.

The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh, which was founded in 1665 by Azam, son of Vikramajit. Vikramajit was a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad who like some of his predecessors had embraced the faith of Islam. He had a Muslim wife who bore him two sons Azam and Azmat. While Azam gave his name to the town of Azamgarh, and the fort, Azmat constructed the fort and settled the bazar of Azmatgarh in pargana Sagri.[1] After the attack of Chabile Ram, Azmat Khan fled northwards followed by the interior forces. He attempted to cross the Ghaghra into Gorakhpur, but the people on the other side opposed his landing, and he was either shot in mid stream or was drowned in attempting to escape by swimming.

In 1688 A.D. during Azamt's[dubious – discuss] lifetime, his eldest son Ekram took part in the management of the state, and after Azam's[dubious – discuss] death he was perhaps left in possession together with Mohhabat, another son. The remaining two sons were taken away and for a time detained as hostages for their brothers' 'good behaviour'.

The successor of Ikram finally confirmed the title of his family to the Jamidari. Ikram left no heirs and was succeeded by Iradat, son of Mohhabat. But the real ruler all along had been Mohhabat, and after Ikram's death, he continued to rule in his son's name.

Geography

Azamgarh has an average elevation of 64 metres (209 feet).[2] Azamgarh consists of a series of parallel ridges, whose summits are depressed into beds or hollows, along which the rivers flow; while between the ridges are low-lying rice lands, interspersed with numerous natural reservoirs. The soil is fertile, and very highly cultivated, bearing good crops of rice, sugarcane, and wheat and orchards of mango and guava. Maize, gram, corn,[vague] mustard are other major crops

Transport

By train Azamgarh is directly connected to Delhi by Kaifiyat express, to Mumbai by Mumbai LTT - Azamgarh Weekly Express, Godaan express, to Ahmedabad, the state capital Lucknow, Jaipur, Ajmer, and Amritsar, to Kolkata by KOAA AMH Express.

By air The nearest big airport is at (Varanasi), 100 km (62 mi) away.

By road Azamgarh is connected with Lucknow 268 km (167 mi) and Delhi 761 km (473 mi) by road. It has one of the biggest bus depots in eastern Uttar Pradesh and regular bus services to almost all district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh and also to Delhi

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Azamgarh urban agglomeration had a population of 393,401 out of which males were 202,297 and females were 191,104. The literacy rate was 70.93 per cent.[3]

According to the 2011 census Azamgarh district has a population of 4,613,913,[4] This gives it a ranking of 30th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 1,139 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,950/sq mi) .[4]

Languages

Hindi and Urdu are the main languages of Azamgarh. They're spoken in Avadhi and Bhojpuri dialect. Bhojpuri.[5]

Climate

Azamgarh experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with large variations between summer and winter temperatures.[6][vague][7][vague] Summers are long, from early April to October with intervening monsoon seasons, and are also extremely hot, even by South Asian standards. The temperature ranges between 22 and 46 °C (72 and 115 °F) in the summers. Winters in Azamgarh see very large diurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. Cold waves from the Himalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) are not uncommon. The average annual rainfall is 1,110 mm (44 in). Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers.[8][vague] In recent years, the water level of the Tamsa has decreased significantly.


Literacy

The average literacy rate of Azamgarh town in 2011 was 70.93%, compared to 56.95% in 2001. Male and female literacy were 81.34% and 60.91% respectively. For the 2001 census, In Azamgarh district. the corresponding figures were 71.04% and 43.40% The literate population of Azamgarh district was 2,771,917, of which male and female were 1,559,414 and 1,212,503 respectively.[9]

Culture and language

Azamgarh's culture is a reflection of Avadhi culture of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Colleges


FM

  • Voice Of Azamgarh (90.4) Community Radio.[10]
  • Air Vivid Bharti (102.2) which Broadcast from Mau District & Covers Azamgarh city too.

Notable people


See also

References

  1. ^ "Origin of Name of Azamgarh :". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Azamgarh". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  6. ^ Singh 1975, p. 4.
  7. ^ Pandey 1989, p. 13.
  8. ^ Singh & Rana 2002, p. 27.
  9. ^ "Azamgarh District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. ^ http://www.voiceofazamgarh.com/
  11. ^ Profile of Iqbal Abdulla, ESPN.
  12. ^ a b "The Azamgarh you don't know"; within Saikat Datta and Sharat Pradhan, "A place and its negative", Outlook, 6 October 2008, p.34. Here at Google Books.
  13. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Padma-Shri-for-Indian-Institute-of-Technology-Kanpurs-Prof-Vinod-Kumar-Singh/articleshow/29394755.cms
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