Mubarakpur, Azamgarh

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°05′N 83°17′E / 26.09°N 83.29°E / 26.09; 83.29Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictAzamgarhNamed forRaja Mubarak ShahGovernment

• TypeNagar Palika • BodyDr. Saba ShamimElevation

69 m (226 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total70,463Language

• OfficialHindi^[1] • Additional officialUrdu^[1]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

276404

Vehicle registrationUP-50

Mubarakpur is a town and a municipal board in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 13 km north-east of the district headquarters in Azamgarh.

Geography

Mubarakpur is located at 26°05′N 83°17′E / 26.09°N 83.29°E / 26.09; 83.29.^[2] It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet).

Demographics

The total population of Mubarakpur is 70,463 as of 2011 census. Males constitute 51.3% of the population whereas females 48.7%.^[3]

Economy

Mubarakpur is notable for the manufacture of sarees, which are exported.^[4]

Notable places

The Temple of Thakurji and the Mosque of Raja Mubarak Shah Jama Masjid are well known places of worship.^[4] The Al Jamiatul Ashrafiya is an Islamic seminary of Ahle-Sunnat Muslims in India.

Notable persons

References

^ ^a ^b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mubarakpur
^ "Mubarakpur (Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Places of Interest | District Azamgarh, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". azamgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 1 October 2020.