Mirzapur
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Mirzapur (Template:Audio) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of the Mirzapur district. In the district, Vindhya mountains meet with Indo-Gangetic Plain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Mirzapur is located at Template:Coord.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It has an average elevation of 80 metres (265 feet). Mirzapur lies between the parallels of 23.52 & 25.32 North latitude and 82.7 and 83.33 East longitude. It forms a portion of the Varanasi district. On the north and north-east it is bounded by Varanasi district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the north-west by Prayagraj district. The shape to the north and west is totally regular. In no direction, except for about 13 km in the north-east where the Ganga separates the Tehsil of Chunar from the district of Varanasi, has Mirzapur a natural frontier. The Chanvar fields, considered to be one of the most fertile land tracts in India, are located on Gangetic flood plains of the district.Template:Cn
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from the Mirzapur Clock Tower.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Template:As of 2011 census, Mirzapur municipality had a population of 233,691<ref name="office of the registrar general census commissioner india" /> and the urban agglomeration had a population of 245,817.<ref name="office of the registrar general census commissioner india-2" /> The municipality had a sex ratio of 869 females per 1,000 males and 11.9% of the population were under six years old.<ref name="office of the registrar general census commissioner india" /> Effective literacy was 78.25%; male literacy was 83.85% and female literacy was 71.80%.<ref name="office of the registrar general census commissioner india" /> Template:Bar box
Indian Standard Time calculation
Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exactly on the reference longitude of Indian Standard Time at 82°30'E, within 4 angular minutes, a property shared by Tuni, a town in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This is because there is a time lag of two hours between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, this was taken as the Standard Meridian for the whole country.Template:Cn
Education
- Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University at Barkachha.
- Maa Vindhyavasini University at Marihan.
- Kanhaiyalal Basantlal PG College.
- Ghanshyam Das Binani PG College.
- Rajkiya Engineering College.
- Maa Vindhyavasini Autonomous Medical College.
- Chunar PG College.
In popular culture
The Indian web series Mirzapur takes place in the city and is also inspired by and references its carpet-making industry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
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