Miyanganj, also spelled Mianganj, is a village and corresponding community development block in Hasanganj tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the road from Lucknow to Bangarmau, just to the west of the crossroads with another route linking Unnao and Sandila.
Miyanganj hosts a cattle fair on Asadha Badi 2-30. Vendors bring wooden products, agricultural implements, sweets, toys, and assorted other merchandise to sell at the event. The village also hosts a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays where grain and vegetables are sold. As of 2011, its population is 8,948, in 1,575 households.
History Formerly a village called Bhopatpur, the modern settlement of Miyanganj was founded in 1771 by Miyan Almas Ali Khan, a eunuch and finance minister under the Nawabs of Awadh. It was described in 1803 as a prosperous town, but then in 1823 a visitor described it as rapidly becoming dilapidated. It was later the site of a battle during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
At the turn of the 20th century, Miyanganj had 13 mosques, 4 temples, two sarais, and one primary school with 33 students. The population in 1901 was 3,395 residents, including 1,312 Muslims, an especially high proportion for this part of Awadh.
The 1961 census recorded Miyanganj (here spelled "Miaganj") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 2,885 (1,503 male and 1,382 female), in 511 households and 493 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 836 acres. Average attendance of the cattle fair was about 4,000 people, and attendance of biweekly market averaged about 800. The V.D.T. Higher Secondary School in Miyanganj, founded in 1950, was in 1961 recorded as having a faculty of 10 teachers (all male) and a student body of 284 (also all male).
Villages Miyanganj CD block has the following 140 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Shiva Thana 217.4 1,407 Anee Khurd 222.4 1,745 Himmat Khera 320.7 2,447 Tiyar 76 844 Subhami Khera 66.2 752 Tikara 110.7 572 Newada 62.1 390 Durga Gadhi 107.2 398 Gobari 178.6 1,323 Shyampur 120.9 872 Galrapur 162.5 1,362 Chakbaresar 213.4 1,285 Aini Bujurg 166.3 827 Beejeemau 270.8 2,299 Kulha Ataora 794.1 4,010 Suman Khera 88.8 649 Murbbatpur 111 1,021 Mujaffarpur Sarra 324.7 2,457 Sareefabad 106.6 486 Dewasapur 87.2 536 Makhdampur Sahasafi 44 665 Malheemau 121.4 758 Jalalabad 45.4 252 Khanpur Peer Ali 137.8 889 Jahangeer Nagar 72.5 637 Khairanpur Gawasa 123 740 Kanigaon 425.6 2,794 Asiwantaraf Aima 84.4 0 Asiwantaraf Katra 47 565 Asiwantaraf Lokman 200.5 2,813 Asiwantraph Kadirpur 188.8 2,526 Jamalpur 254.6 1,139 Asiwantraph Chak Chamrosi 43 0 Asiwantraph Pashchim 533.8 6,089 Asiwantraph Nai Basti 157.6 1,532 Asiwantraph Sidhnath 539.7 1,795 Asiwantaraph 141.2 1,445 Miyanganj (block headquarters) 319.5 8,948 Saramba 465.6 1,772 Gorakala 247.1 1,558 Nauhai Khurd 125.6 1,022 Nauhai Bujurg 100 734 Binaika 215.5 1,222 Bala Khera 106.6 451 Haiderabad 359.9 91 Parasaifpur 181 1,328 Sahbasi 97.6 950 Barha Kalan 312.6 2,169 Gengla Mau 111.9 658 Rampur Kala 84.8 607 Banaoni 117.4 619 Firojpur Ramai 66.2 526 Basorwa Mohammadpur 164.6 1,016 Malholi Sardarnagar 209.4 1,381 Pathakpur 208.2 1,412 Chhitepur 61 504 Aladadpur 14.5 0 Udhranmau 161.8 0 Darihat 129.8 971 Ahamadpur Taktouli 180.4 1,003 Nepalpur 235.2 1,206 Shahijana Jargar 83.6 509 Sundhari Khurd 134.4 879 Akbarpur 219.2 1,273 Rajapur 187.4 593 Fakhruddeenmau 202.1 1,048 Salenagar 75.6 416 Kotaraha 67.3 387 Asrenda 103.2 310 Mishrapur 43.1 289 Sarang Har 65.7 216 Mahendra 101.6 959 Kamlpur 150.5 669 Budhanpur 70.8 733 Madarpur Kaolai 308 1,150 Bhitwa 71.4 304 Mahmudpur 67.4 398 Nijampur 86.7 259 Shahabad 108.2 430 Aorai 111.8 574 Rasulabad 544.4 0 Gaora Khurd 139.4 512 Nurulla Nagar 529 2,403 Atiya 74.6 425 Karhiya 75.7 430 Mirjapur Kala 162.3 1,801 Bhangarwat 176.4 1,182 Laglesrapur 122.5 375 Mawai Brahmanan 504.2 2,211 Siras Kanhar 39 710 Siras Chere 173.6 737 Tajpur 93.9 1,037 Bhakhra Khera 91.3 250 Ahmadpur 116.1 656 Sahajanpur 112.5 476 Mohaliya 144 610 Shahpur Sindhora 131.4 1,099 Panapur Kala 164.8 1,130 Laglaisra 80.9 1,297 Sirepur 103.4 300 Ariyar Kala 136.6 983 Kuremu 102.3 736 Ariyar Khurd 94.7 729 Naogawan 32.3 192 Lachha Khera 45.2 310 Salempur 467.5 2,688 Korari Khurd 131.4 1,411 Rana Gadhi 110 878 Korari Kala 702.7 4,218 Tenai 141.9 901 Purwa 890 3,088 Birampur 150.2 973 Paigambarpur 153.3 507 Hari Gadhi 136.2 666 Pama Khera 131.4 554 Basawan Khera 14 0 Kotra 497.6 1,601 Jangal Jahanabad 221.2 735 Makhi 2,216.8 13,786 Biru Gadhi 403 1,705 Vajid Nagar 80 491 Konai 60.5 517 Mustafabad 404 2,620 Hamirpur 214 910 Rawatpur 253.1 602 Saraoha 190 1,063 Ahra Dandiya 240 1,728 Sarai Chandan 151 733 Dayalpur 46.7 85 Nisbhi 103.7 620 Bajehra 76 479 Selai 54 758 Bhaduha 179 798 Amethan Gadhi 129.9 1,108 Parenda 447 2,237 Bhawaneepur 66.4 697 Dipa Gadhi 218.7 1,500 Jareliya 136.4 506 Champat Pur 183.3 1,191 Ograpur 62.8 420
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