Mirzapur district
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Mirzapur district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district is bounded on the north by Sant Ravidas Nagar and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the west by Allahabad district. The district occupies an area of 4521 km2. Mirzapur town is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal.
[edit] Divisions
The district consists four Tahsils. These are Mirzapur, Lalganj, Marihan and Chunar. These four tahsils are further divided into twelve blocks.