Chirgaon

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?Chirgaon Uttar Pradesh • India
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Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Jhansi
Population	14,105 (2001)

Chirgaon is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

1 Overview
2 Demographics
3 Transport
4 References

[edit] Overview

Chirgaon is a small yet progressive town, 30 km away from Jhansi, on Jhansi-Kanpur National Highway-25. Chirgaon has an Agricultural college and one Krishi Utpadan Mandi. Chirgaon is an ancient town of UP. Close look at Chirgaon clearly defines the structure of old Indian cities. There are three Darwaja (gates) in Chirgaon and a quila (fort) in the middle of the town. It clearly tells how old India cities had proper arrnagements for security. There are many ancient ponds for water and community grounds. Hence, Chirgaon is a place where people are progressive still they are saving their cultural heritage. People from three religions Hindu, Muslim and Jain happily live here with a great sense of communal harmony.

National Poet Maithili Sharan Gupt was from Chirgaon. His Samaadhi is a great place to visit. Being there gives a sense of satisfaction to a person who has inclination towards literature. National poet's younger brother Shri Siyaram Sharan Gupt was also a great poet. Both brothers were great poets and were the excellent exaples of gaining excellence without being dependent on other. Munshi Ajmeri was the third poet and very close ally of National poet. Hindi authors gernerally describe this Triveni of poets from Chirgaon by comparing them with Triveni of Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati in Prayag (Allahabad).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Chirgaon had a population of 14,105. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chirgaon has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 59%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age and here most popularly village Bharatpura, post-siya, near- Chirgaon, Jhansi Uttar Pradesh (India).

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