Mauranipur


Mauranipur is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Jhansi District. The city is a textile production centre, known in ancient times as Madhupuri. It is the largest tehsil in Uttar Pradesh.It is also known as city of kings and queens. There are many temples in mauranipur some old age people of mau also tell it as 'small ayodhaya'. Jalvihar Mela, viman yatra are most famous events of mauranipur. It has one of the best DJs in U.P.

Geography

Mauranipur is located at. It has an average elevation of. The Sukhnai, a tributary of the Dhasan River which itself is a tributary of the Vetravati, flows from west to east around the town.
Mauranipur is 60.43 km from the city of Jhansi, and 252 km from Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow. Calculated by land area, it is the largest tehsil in India.

Dam and Lakes

India census, Mauranipur had a population of 61,449. Males constitute 53 percent of the population and females 47 percent. Mauranipur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 74%; male literacy is 79 percent and female literacy is 59 percent. In Mauranipur, 25 percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Mauranipur has 147 inhabited villages, 108 of which each have a population between 1,000 and 10,000 and 39 of which each have fewer than 1,000 residents. According to the 2011 census, Mauranipur's rural population is about 301,100. The great majority consider themselves Hindu; there are also about 18,000 Muslims, 1,400 Jains, 300 Christians, 70 Buddhists and 50 Sikhs.

Culture

and their rhythmic music can be heard in the whole Bundelkhand region during the spring season when the crops are ready for harvesting. Faag was enriched in the early twentieth century by folk poet Isuri, who is credited with having composed over a thousand faags.
An annual festival is celebrated by a procession throughout the town of a deity of Rama, Krishna or Ganesh on a sedan cart, which is carried on people's shoulders. Before moving into the city the cart is first carried to the river Sukhnai for a deity-bathing ceremony. In this celebration a fair is arranged, called Jal Vihar, in which different types of devotional programs are celebrated for one month. Jal vihar has its history of celebration for more than 100 years ago, British govt used to sanction funds for this celebration.
A statue of Tadka is used to break an elephant in village bhadarwara every year as ritual of native people first day of nn navdurga of winter season, and a fair is also held as a ritual too.

Tourist attractions

It is said that thousands of year ago, Mauranipur was under the kingdom of Raja bhoja.
During 12th century, Mauranipur was under Chandella ruler Madanavarman. The credit for the development of Mauranipur goes to the Bundela kings. Mauranipur was one of pargana under Rani Laxmi bai rule. On 10 August 1857 Rani of Tehree occupied Mauranipur. Laxmi Bai suffered reverses in the beginning, but in the war on 23 October, with Tehree's forces, she emerged victorious. During 1857 revolt against British Rani Laxmi Bai inflicted defeats on the British at Mauranipur and became the most powerful rebel leader of the 1857 revolution. Her army was further strengthened when the rulers of Banpur and Shahgarh in Bundelkhand became her allies. Fought valiantly against the attacks by British forces under Sir Hugh Rose.
On December 30, 1951, Govind Ballabh Pant delivered a speech about the Zamindari Abolition Acts and the establishment of the five-year plan for agriculture in Mauranipur
The town of Mauranipur has long been known for the manufacture of a red cloth called kharud, which is dyed from a root of the same name. The colour, once fixed by alum, is permanent.

Politics

Mauranipur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for members of Scheduled Castes.
YearWinner NameVote%PartyRunner-Up CandidateVote%Party
2017Bhihari Lal Arya98905Bharatiya Janata PartyRashmi Arya81934Samajwadi Party
2012Rashmi Arya29.1Samajwadi PartyRajendra Rahul26.25Bahujan Samaj Party
2007Bhagwati Prasad Sagar31.67Bahujan Samaj PartyBihari Lal Arya24.32Indian National Congress
2002Pragi Lal Ahirwar24.47Bharatiya Janata PartyBihari Lal Arya22.9Indian National Congress
1996Bihari Lal Arya37.69Indian National CongressPragi Lal Ahirwar36.98Bharatiya Janata Party
1993Bihari Lal Arya40.3Indian National CongressPragi Lal Ahirwar35.39Bharatiya Janata Party
1991Pragi Lal Ahirwar39.93 Bharatiya Janata PartyBihari Lal Arya39.81Indian National Congress
1989Pragi Lal Ahirwar46.55 Bharatiya Janata PartyBhagirath Choudhari32.72Indian National Congress
1985Bhagirath Choudhari51.35Indian National CongressPrem Narain Ahirwar33.11Bharatiya Janata Party
1980Bhagirath Choudhari59.17Congress Har Das22.79Bharatiya Janata Party
1977Prem Narain Ahirwar45.09Janata PartyBhagirath Choudhari43.88Indian National Congress

Archaeological sites nearby

The following archaeological sites are near Mauranipur:
There is also another temple of lord Shiva at Shivganj known as Ramghat.

Transport

Mauranipur is connected with three metro cities, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, via Indian Railways network. Mauranipur is 466 km from Delhi via Rail and 485 km via Road. The Jhansi to Mauranipur and Mauranipur to Banda railway lines were built in 1889. Mauranipur is connected with other parts of India through National Highway 76. It is 65 km from Jhansi on the way to Khajuraho and 297 km from Lucknow.

Airports

Institute

Intermediate schools

, an eminent Hindi novelist and playwright, was born at Mauranipur.