Musafirkhana
| Musafirkhana | |
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  Musafirkhana Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E / 26.450°N 81.800°ECoordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E / 26.450°N 81.800°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amethi |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,873 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 227813 |
| Website |
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Musafirkhana is a town and a nagar panchayat in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word musafirkhana means sarai or dharamshala. Located on the Lucknow-Amethi road, a state highway, Musafirkhana is in the northwest of Amethi 32 kilometers, 27 km from Nihalgarh and 20 km from Jagdishpur. Gauriganj and Amethi are accessible from Musafirkhana via roadways. The nearest railway station is the Amethi railway station on the Lucknow–Varanasi rail route via Rae Bareli and the nearest airport is the Amausi airport. Geographically, the town is located between 26.37° north latitude and 81.8° East longitude at a height of 102 metres (334 feet) above mean sea level.
Geography
Musafirkhana is located at 26°22′N 81°48′E / 26.37°N 81.8°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Musafirkhana had a population of 7373. Males constitute 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.
Temples
- Baba Nand Mahar is Yaday's temple in memory of Lord Krishna. It is believed that God Krishna had came there in his childhood. This temple is famous for Yadav's worship to his local cast god Rajabali and Pawaria. Every Tuesday people use to come with milk and do worship. Every year one big and popular fair is there. Which basically hold on Hindi month Katik (Ashwin) purnima. The major thing is that Yadav's from different districts (Amethi, Faizabad, Bahrich, Gonda, Ambedkarnagar, Pratapgargh, Raibareli, Barabanki etc. usually come here and do worship for his god Rajabali and Pawaria.
- Durgan Bhawani is the temple of Goddess Durga and Hanuman.
- Santoshi Mata is the temple of Goddess Santoshi, 6 km from musafirkhana on jamon road. Santoshi Mata Temple is in Tiwari ka purwa, Barehati village. Every Friday, people come and wish for their wellness.
- Maa Hinglaj temple, Baba Purushottam Das temple, Khaki baba temple, Phoolmati mata temple are famous temples of Village Dadra which is located 5 K.M. from Musafirkhana. Especially Maa Hinglaj temple is very famous and about 500 years old.
Transport
Musafirkhana has a railway station (500 meters from its center location), which falls on the VaranasiLucknow rail route. There is connectivity of Musafirkhana from the capital of UP i.e. Lucknow by bus or train.
Nearby Villages
- Dadra−
Dadara is one of the famous village of Musafirkhana. It is about 5 KM north from Musafirkhana and at the bank of Gomti river. It is a populated and pious village. Here, the main employment is agriculture. It is Very famous for Goddess Devi Hinglaj temple and Baba Purushottam das temple. Devi Hinglaj temple is nearly 500 years old which was built by Bais chhatriya Rao rupmal who were influenced by great hindu saint Baba Purushottam das who was a brilliant wise, great awadhi poet, and a pious person who wrote a mahakavya named "Jaiminiyaashwaghbhasha".saint were belong to Dadra only. It is strongly believed that devi Hinglaj temple has really supernatural powers and only because of this many people come to temple even from Luckhnow.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Musafirkhana
- ↑ "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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