Azamgarh
| Azamgarh आज़मगढ़ اعظم گڑھ Azam Garh | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Azamgarh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′05″N 83°11′02″E / 26.068°N 83.184°ECoordinates: 26°04′05″N 83°11′02″E / 26.068°N 83.184°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Azamgarh |
| Named for | Azam |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Indira Devi |
| • MP | Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,218.6 km2 (470.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 110,983 |
| • Density | 1,138/km2 (2,950/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC7) |
| PIN | 276001 |
| Area code(s) | 05462 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 50 |
| Website |
azamgarh |
Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Balia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons).
History
Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of Uttar Pradesh, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except its north-eastern part. Azamgarh is also known as land of the sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur tehsil, near the confluence of Tamsa and Majhuee rivers, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Phulpur tehsil headquarters.
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh, which was founded in 1665 by Azam, son of Vikramajit. Vikramajit was a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad who like some of his predecessors had embraced the faith of Islam. He had a Muslim wife who bore him two sons Azam and Azmat. While Azam gave his name to the town of Azamgarh, and the fort, Azmat constructed the fort and settled the bazar of Azmatgarh in pargana Sagri.[1] After the attack of Chabile Ram, Azmat Khan fled northwards followed by the interior forces. He attempted to cross the Ghaghra into Gorakhpur, but the people on the other side opposed his landing, and he was either shot in mid stream or was drowned in attempting to escape by swimming.
In 1688 A.D. during Azamt's lifetime, his eldest son Ekram took part in the management of the state, and after Azam's death he was perhaps left in possession together with Mohhabat, another son. The remaining two sons were taken away and for a time detained as hostages for their brothers' 'good behaviour'.
The successor of Ikram finally confirmed the title of his family to the Jamidari. Ikram left no heirs and was succeeded by Iradat, son of Mohhabat. But the real ruler all along had been Mohhabat, and after Ikram's death, he continued to rule in his son's name.
Geography
Azamgarh has an average elevation of 64 metres (209 feet).[2] Azamgarh consists of a series of parallel ridges, whose summits are depressed into beds or hollows, along which the rivers flow; while between the ridges are low-lying rice lands, interspersed with numerous natural reservoirs. The soil is fertile, and very highly cultivated, bearing good crops of rice, sugarcane, and wheat and orchards of mango and guava. Maize, gram, corn, mustard are other major crops
Transport
By road
Azamgarh is connected with Lucknow 268 km (167 mi) and Delhi 761 km (473 mi) by road. It has one of the biggest bus depots in eastern Uttar Pradesh and regular bus services to almost all district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh and also to Delhi. Recently A NH 233 Passed From Varanasi To Lumbini Via Azamgarh which is to be four and NH 233B is new rote in Azamgarh, Rajesultanpur, Gorakhpur Road.Azamgarh will be part of Lucknow Ballia Expressway.
By train
Azamgarh station is one of the most important of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Azamgarh is directly connected to Delhi by Kaifiyat express, to Mumbai by Mumbai LTT - Azamgarh Weekly Express, Godaan express, to Ahmedabad, the state capital Lucknow, Jaipur, Ajmer, and Amritsar, to Kolkata by KOAA AMH Express (13137).
By air
Azamgarh has a new airport, Manduri Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi) away. The nearest international airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (Varanasi), 100 km (62 mi) away.
Demographics
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Azamgarh urban agglomeration had a population of 393,401 out of which males were 202,297 and females were 191,104. The literacy rate was 70.93 per cent.[3]
Climate
Azamgarh experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with large variations between summer and winter temperatures.[4][5] Summers are long, from early April to October with intervening monsoon seasons, and are also extremely hot, even by South Asian standards. The temperature ranges between 22 and 46 °C (72 and 115 °F) in the summers. Winters in Azamgarh see very large diurnal variations, with warm days and downright cold nights. Cold waves from the Himalayan region cause temperatures to dip across the city in the winter from December to February and temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F) are not uncommon. The average annual rainfall is 1,110 mm (44 in). Fog is common in the winters, while hot dry winds, called loo, blow in the summers.[6] In recent years, the water level of the Tamsa has decreased significantly.
| Climate data for Azamgarh | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19 (67) |
24 (76) |
31 (87) |
37 (98) |
38 (100) |
36 (97) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
27 (81) |
22 (71) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8 (47) |
12 (54) |
17 (62) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
27 (80) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
24 (76) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
11 (51) |
19.5 (67) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.3 (0.76) |
13.5 (0.531) |
10.4 (0.409) |
5.4 (0.213) |
9.0 (0.354) |
100.0 (3.937) |
320.6 (12.622) |
260.4 (10.252) |
231.6 (9.118) |
38.3 (1.508) |
12.9 (0.508) |
4.0 (0.157) |
1,025.4 (40.37) |
| Source: [7][8] | |||||||||||||
Literacy
The average literacy rate of Azamgarh town in 2011 was 70.93%, compared to 56.95% in 2001. Male and female literacy were 81.34% and 60.91% respectively. For the 2001 census, In Azamgarh district. the corresponding figures were 71.04% and 43.40% The literate population of Azamgarh district was 2,771,917, of which male and female were 1,559,414 and 1,212,503 respectively.[9]
Culture and language
Azamgarh's culture is a reflection of Hindu culture, Avadh culture of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jaat culture of northern Uttar Pradesh. Since Azamgarh lies in the eastern part of the Uttar Pradesh, the traditional languages are Awadhi (20%), Bhojpuri (55%), Khadi Bhasha (18%) and Urdu (25%).
Education
Colleges
- Government Medical College, Azamgarh is a state medical college located at Chakrapanpur, Azamgarh. It is affiliated to King George's Medical University, Lucknow.
- Government Engineering College, Azamgarh is a constituent college of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University) and has its campus at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology in Gorakhpur.
List of theatres
- Vishal Talkies (Sidhari, Mau road)...
- Sharda Talkies (Shidhari Chowk)
- Murli Talkies (Paharpur)
- Shivam Palace Saraimeer
- Vijay Palace Atraulia
- Trimurti Mubarakpur
- Sunjay Talkies Jiyanpur
- Jaiswal Palace Sathion
- Gaurav Chitra Mandir Lalganj
- Prakash Mubarakpur
- Jugal Mubarakpur
- RK Royal movie theater Azamgarh
Local media
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu dailies including Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amarujala, Hindustan, Rashtree Sahara, Inquilab, Hausla News available in Azamgarh. Hindi and Urdu dailies also have their bureaus in the city. Almost all big Hindi TV news channel have stringers in the city.
FM
- Voice Of Azamgarh (90.8) Community Radio.[10]
- Air Vivid Bharti (102.2) which Broadcast from Mau District & Covers Azamgarh city too.
Notable people
NB This list is only for people from Azamgarh itself, for those from elsewhere in the district please see Azamgarh district.
- Kaifi Azmi (Urdu poet); lived in Azamgarh[11]
- Iqbal Abdulla (Indian cricketer)[12]
- Frank F Islam (entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who heads the FI Investment Group)
- Zafarul Islam Khan (Journalist, Islamic scholar, activist, writer)
- Shaukat Hussain Rizvi pioneer of the Pakistani film industry. He married singer and actress Malika-e-Tarannum (Noor Jehan) and brought her to Azamgarh
- Amar Singh (former Member of Parliament)
- Vinod K. Singh (Director, IISER Bhopal, Professor, IIT Kanpur, Padma Shri)[13]
- Iqbal Suhail (Urdu poet, Islamic scholar, lawyer, educationist, politician); lived in Azamgarh[11]
- Chandrajit Yadav (Member of Parliament 1967)
- Ram Krishna Yadav (Member of Parliament 1989)
- Ramakant Yadav
See also
References
- ↑ "Origin of Name of Azamgarh :". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Azamgarh". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ↑ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ Singh 1975, p. 4.
- ↑ Pandey 1989, p. 13.
- ↑ Singh & Rana 2002, p. 27.
- ↑ "Seasonal Weather Averages". Weather Underground. December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010., temperature data from Weather Underground
- ↑ "Varanasi". Indian Meteorology Department. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010., precipitation data from Indian Meteorology Department
- ↑ "Azamgarh District : Census 2011 data". Census 2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.voiceofazamgarh.com/
- 1 2 "The Azamgarh you don't know"; within Saikat Datta and Sharat Pradhan, "A place and its negative", Outlook, 6 October 2008, p.34. Here at Google Books.
- ↑ Profile of Iqbal Abdulla, ESPN.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Padma-Shri-for-Indian-Institute-of-Technology-Kanpurs-Prof-Vinod-Kumar-Singh/articleshow/29394755.cms