Machhali Shahar
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Machhali Shahar | |
Coordinates: 25°41′N 82°25′E / 25.68°N 82.42°ECoordinates: 25°41′N 82°25′E / 25.68°N 82.42°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Jaunpur |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 22,943 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Machhali Shahar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Machhali Shahar is located at 25°41′N 82°25′E / 25.68°N 82.42°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). It has been assigned 222143 pincode by Indian postal services.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Machhlishahr had a population of 22,943. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Machhlishahr has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 49%. In Machhlishahr, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Represented in the U.P. State Assembly by MLA Subhash Pandey of the BSP.
History
Machhali Shahar was known as Machchhika Khand during the time of Gautam Buddha. It was one of the active places used by Budhhist monks (including Lord Gautam Buddha) during the period of Gautam Buddha.
Education
Machhali Shahar is a progressive & competitive field of education. This competition starts from some earlier institutions such as Inter College, Madarsa Faizanul Uloom, Ideal Computer Academy, Impulse Coaching Institute etc. Now, there are more than thirty institutions situated in Machhali Shahar.
Festivals
The biggest celebrations in Machhali Shahar are Eid-ul-Milad and Bharat Milap as yearly festival. Pupils also organise big celebrations on Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Shab-e-Barat and more other occasions. Visible excitement shows on Independence Day and Republic Day. This is the town where all pupils related with all regions celebrate all the festivals with each other.
Educational institutes
Machhali Shahar tahsil has more than 80 colleges up to high school. In recent years, some professional and management institutes opened. There is Public Children Higher Secondary School, Amar Shail Uchchatar Madhyamic Vidyalay, R.D. Memorial Public School, B.N. Memorial High Schoo, S.D.R.K. High School and government collages such as Fhaujdar Inter Collage, Janata Uchtar Madhyamik Vidyalay and others.
Mr. Dayaram Yadav has started the Prasad Academy at Nandlal ka Poora in 2013, where poor children will be taught free of cost and will be provided funds if required. His mission is to educate socially and economically backward class students.
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Nageshwar Dwivedi, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Nageshwar Dwivedi, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Sheo Sharan Verma
- 1989: Sheo Sharan Verma, Janata Dal
- 1991: Sheo Sharan Verma, Janata Dal
- 1998: Chinmayanand, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Chandra Nath Singh, Samajwadi Party
- 2004: Umakant Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 2009: Tufani Saroj, Samajwadi Party
- 2013:Sanjay kumar jaiswal Samajwadi Party
Nagar Panchayat
Nagar panchayat Machhali Shahar is located near Baraipar Chauraha in front of Mahadev Prasad Sinha Road.
Hospitals
Hospitals and health care institutions include the TBS Hospital and Sushila Hospital.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Machhlishahr
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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