This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Azamgarh district. For its namesake division, see Azamgarh division.
Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located 268 km (167 mi) east of the state capital Lucknow and 809 km from national capital, Delhi.
Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts(a district in Purvanchal sub-region) of Uttar Pradesh, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except its north-eastern part. Azamgarh is also known as the 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.
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 bazaar of Azmatgarh pargana Sagri.[4] 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 Azmat's[dubious – discuss] lifetime, his eldest son Ekram took part in the management of the state, and after Azam's[dubious – discuss] 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).[5] The district 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.[6] 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,[vague] mustard are other major crops
Climate
Azamgarh experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCwa) with large variations between summer and winter temperatures.[7][8] 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.[9] In recent years, the water level of the Tamsa has decreased significantly.
As per the 2011 census, Azamgarh urban agglomeration had a population of 110,983, out of which males were 57,878, and females were 53,105.[12]
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%.[13]
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.
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).
Air
Azamgarh has a new airport Azamgarh Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi) away. The airport is under construction and not yet open.[when?][15]
Education
Azamgarh has a number of educational institutions ranging from basic educational institutions to the higher institution. There are a number of ITIs, Polytechnics, Nursing Schools, and medical college. Notable institutions include:
Rajkiya Engineering College, Azamgarh is a government engineering college and a constituent college of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University).
Shibli National College offers graduate and postgraduate courses in Azamgarh. Its well known institution established in 1883 by Shibli Nomani, an Islamic scholar from Indian subcontinent during British Raj.[16]
^Not to be confused with the similar Arabic surname meaning resolute or derived from azam (great) + -i.
References
^"Azamgarh Assembly Constituency Election Result 2022 - Candidates, MLAs, Live Updates & News". www.elections.in. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ ab(PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^. new.dli.ernet.in. Rashtrapati Bhavan. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2018."Cultural regionalism and Hindi Nationalism: an analysis of identity-formation among Bhojpuri speech community" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Shodhganga. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Azamgarh". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
^Singh, Ram Bali (1975). Rajput Clan-settlements in Varanasi District. National Geographical Society of India. p. 4. OCLC 4702795.
^Pandey, K. N. (1989). Adoption of Agricultural Innovations: A Study of Small and Marginal Farmers of Varanasi, U.P. Northern Book Centre. p. 13. ISBN978-81-85119-68-7.
^Singh, Rana P.B.; Rana, Pravin S. (2002). Banaras region: a spiritual & cultural guide. Indica Books. p. 27. ISBN9788186569245.
^. Indian Meteorology Department. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010., precipitation data from Indian Meteorology Department
^ ab"C-1 Population By Religious Community". Ministry of Home Affairs. from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016. On this page, select "Uttar Pradesh" from the download menu
^"Azamgarh District: Census 2011 data". Census 2011.co.in. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ ab"2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh (Town Level)". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^"Official Website of NRI Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India | UPNRI". nri.up.gov.in. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^"Shibli National College, Azamgarh". shiblicollege.ac.in. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^"Iqbal Abdulla". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^"ممبئی: معروف مسلم سیاست داں شیخ شمیم احمد کا انتقال، آج تدفین ہوگی" [Mumbai leading Muslim politician Sheikh Shameem Ahmed passed away burial today]. Qaumi Awaz (in Urdu). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^"Padma Shri for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur's Prof Vinod Kumar Singh". The Times of India. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^"The Azamgarh you don't know"; within Saikat Datta and Sharat Pradhan, "A place and its negative", Outlook, 6 October 2008, p.34. "Here". Outlook. 6 October 2008. at Google Books.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Azamgarh.
February 06, 2023
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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh India For its namesake district see Azamgarh district For its namesake division see Azamgarh division This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Azamgarh news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division which consists of Ballia Mau and Azamgarh districts Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River Tons It is located 268 km 167 mi east of the state capital Lucknow and 809 km from national capital Delhi AzamgarhCityAzamgarh Railway StationAzamgarhLocation in Uttar Pradesh IndiaShow map of Uttar PradeshAzamgarhAzamgarh India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 26 04 05 N 83 11 02 E 26 068 N 83 184 E 26 068 83 184 Coordinates 26 04 05 N 83 11 02 E 26 068 N 83 184 E 26 068 83 184Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictAzamgarhGovernment MLADurga Prasad Yadav SP 1 MPDinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua BJP Elevation64 m 210 ft Population 2011 Total110 983Language OfficialHindi 2 Additional officialUrdu 2 LocalBhojpuri 3 Time zoneUTC 05 30 IST PIN276001Area code05462Vehicle registrationUP 50AirportAzamgarh AirportWebsiteazamgarh wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Literacy 3 2 Religion 3 3 Languages 4 Transport 4 1 Road 4 2 Train 4 3 Air 5 Education 6 Media 6 1 FM 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Azamgarh one of the easternmost districts a district in Purvanchal sub region of Uttar Pradesh once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom except its north eastern part Azamgarh is also known as the 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 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 bazaar of Azmatgarh pargana Sagri 4 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 Azmat s dubious discuss lifetime his eldest son Ekram took part in the management of the state and after Azam s dubious discuss 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 EditAzamgarh has an average elevation of 64 metres 209 feet 5 The district 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 6 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 vague mustard are other major crops Climate Edit Azamgarh experiences a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cwa with large variations between summer and winter temperatures 7 8 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 9 In recent years the water level of the Tamsa has decreased significantly Climate data for AzamgarhMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage 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 30 86 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 20 67 Average precipitation mm inches 19 3 0 76 13 5 0 53 10 4 0 41 5 4 0 21 9 0 0 35 100 0 3 94 320 6 12 62 260 4 10 25 231 6 9 12 38 3 1 51 12 9 0 51 4 0 0 16 1 025 4 40 37 Source 10 11 Demographics EditAs per the 2011 census Azamgarh urban agglomeration had a population of 110 983 out of which males were 57 878 and females were 53 105 12 Literacy Edit 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 13 Religion Edit Religion in Azamgarh City 2011 12 Religion PercentHinduism 70 21 Islam 29 06 Other or not stated 0 73 Languages Edit Languages in Azamgarh town 2011 14 Hindi 45 22 Bhojpuri 37 46 Urdu 16 99 Others 0 33 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 45 22 of the population recorded Hindi as their first language while 37 46 recorded Bhojpuri and 16 99 Urdu 14 Transport EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Road Edit Azamgarh Mumbai LTT Weekly Express at Azamgarh station 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 Train Edit 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 Air Edit Azamgarh has a new airport Azamgarh Airport 9 km 5 6 mi away The airport is under construction and not yet open when 15 Education EditAzamgarh has a number of educational institutions ranging from basic educational institutions to the higher institution There are a number of ITIs Polytechnics Nursing Schools and medical college Notable institutions include Azamgarh State University established in 2019 Government Medical College and Super Facility Hospital Azamgarh is a state medical college located at Chakrapanpur Azamgarh Rajkiya Engineering College Azamgarh is a government engineering college and a constituent college of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University formerly Uttar Pradesh Technical University Shibli National College offers graduate and postgraduate courses in Azamgarh Its well known institution established in 1883 by Shibli Nomani an Islamic scholar from Indian subcontinent during British Raj 16 Media EditFM Edit Voice Of Azamgarh 90 8 Community Radio 17 Air Vividh Bharti 102 2 which Broadcast from Azamgarh City amp Covers Bilariaganj city too Half Lemon Radio 90 4 Ullu TV YouTube run by Rajiv Talvar a famous youtuberNotable people EditThis list is only for people from Azamgarh itself for those from elsewhere in the district please see Azamgarh district Azmi is a common toponymic surname among Indian Muslims from Azamgarh a Iqbal Abdulla born 1989 Indian cricketer 18 Abdul Haq Azmi 1928 2016 Indian Islamic scholar cousin uncle of Rana Ayyub Abdul Lateef Azmi 1917 2002 Indian Urdu writer Abu Azmi born 1955 Indian politician MLA from Maharashtra and former Member of Rajya Sabha 19 Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi born 1954 Indian Urdu poet Azizullah Azmi 1929 2010 Indian politician MP of Lok Sabha Baba Azmi Indian film cinematographer husband of Tanvi Azmi Habib al Rahman al Azmi 1901 1992 Indian Islamic scholar of hadith and fiqh Iliyas Azmi born 1934 Indian politician MP of Lok Sabha Kaifi Azmi 1919 2002 was an Indian Urdu poet husband of Shaukat Azmi and father of Shabana Azmi Khaleel Ur Rehman Azmi 1927 1978 Indian Urdu poet and literary critic Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi 1939 2011 British Pakistani television and film actor Muhammad Mustafa Azmi 1930 2017 Indian Islamic scholar of hadith Mushtaq Ahmed Azmi 1919 2011 Indian adult educationist and UNESCO official Obaidullah Khan Azmi born 1949 Indian politician MP of Rajya Sabha Seema Azmi Indian actress of film and stage Shahid Azmi 1977 2010 Indian human rights lawyer Shakeel Azmi born 1971 Indian Urdu lyricist and poet Waqar Azmi born 1970 British Indian civil servant Shaikh Shamim Ahmed Azmi 1938 2019 former MLA and Indian National Congress leader from Mumbai 20 Qamaruzzaman Azmi born 1946 Indian Islamic scholar Mirza Aslam Beg born 1931 former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Praveen Dubey born 1993 Indian cricketer 21 22 Amin Ahsan Islahi 1904 1997 Pakistani Islamic scholar famous for his Urdu exegeses of Quran Tadabbur i Qur an Frank F Islam American entrepreneur civic leader and writer General Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2013 Kanhaiya Lal Misra 1903 1975 Indian lawyer and independence activist Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh from 1952 to 1969 Saeed ur Rahman Azmi Nadvi born 1934 Indian Islamic scholar Shibli Nomani 1857 1914 Indian Islamic scholar historian educationist and social reformer Prem Chand Pandey Indian scientist founder director National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research Shaukat Hussain Rizvi filmmaker in India and Pakistan Ahmad Salahuddin 1937 1996 Indian biochemist Founder Director of Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit at AMU in 1984 23 Rahul Sankrityayan 1893 1963 Indian writer known as the father of Hindi travelogue Amar Singh 1956 2020 Indian politician former MP Gajendra Singh Indian television producer Prakash Singh Indian Police Service officer who rose to the highest rank of Director General of Police DGP 24 Vinod K Singh born 1959 Indian chemist director Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal professor IIT Kanpur 25 Iqbal Suhail 1884 1955 Indian Urdu poet 26 Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay 1865 1947 Indian writer essayist scholar poet in Hindi Ram Naresh Yadav 1928 2016 Indian politician Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979 Ramakant Yadav born 1957 Indian politician MP of Lok SabhaSee also EditAzamgarh alcohol poisonings List of cities in Uttar Pradesh Dewait KohandaNotes Edit Not to be confused with the similar Arabic surname meaning resolute or derived from azam great i References Edit Azamgarh Assembly Constituency Election Result 2022 Candidates MLAs Live Updates amp News www elections in Retrieved 23 November 2021 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 23 February 2019 LINGUISTIC SURVEY OF INDIA PART 2 new dli ernet in Rashtrapati Bhavan Archived from the original on 31 July 2019 Retrieved 14 September 2018 Cultural regionalism and Hindi Nationalism an analysis of identity formation among Bhojpuri speech community PDF shodhganga inflibnet ac in Shodhganga Retrieved 10 June 2014 Origin of Name of Azamgarh Archived from the original on 27 June 2014 Retrieved 28 August 2014 Falling Rain Genomics Inc Azamgarh Fallingrain com Retrieved 30 May 2012 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Azamgarh Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 3 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 79 Singh Ram Bali 1975 Rajput Clan settlements in Varanasi District National Geographical Society of India p 4 OCLC 4702795 Pandey K N 1989 Adoption of Agricultural Innovations A Study of Small and Marginal Farmers of Varanasi U P Northern Book Centre p 13 ISBN 978 81 85119 68 7 Singh Rana P B Rana Pravin S 2002 Banaras region a spiritual amp cultural guide Indica Books p 27 ISBN 9788186569245 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 a b C 1 Population By Religious Community Ministry of Home Affairs Archived from the original on 13 September 2015 Retrieved 11 May 2016 On this page select Uttar Pradesh from the download menu Azamgarh District Census 2011 data Census 2011 co in Retrieved 22 May 2015 a b 2011 Census of India Population By Mother Tongue Uttar Pradesh Town Level Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Retrieved 27 June 2022 Official Website of NRI Department Government of Uttar Pradesh India UPNRI nri up gov in Retrieved 15 April 2021 Shibli National College Azamgarh shiblicollege ac in Retrieved 12 November 2018 Welcome to Voice of Azamgarh Website Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Iqbal Abdulla Cricinfo Retrieved 18 March 2021 Abu Asim Azmi Election Commission of India Affidavit Chief Electoral Officer ممبئی معروف مسلم سیاست داں شیخ شمیم احمد کا انتقال آج تدفین ہوگی Mumbai leading Muslim politician Sheikh Shameem Ahmed passed away burial today Qaumi Awaz in Urdu 23 September 2019 Retrieved 28 February 2020 Praveen Dubey Cricbuzz Praveen Dubey espncricinfo com INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOTECHNOLOGY UNIT ALIGARH p About IBU Reference at mha nic in PDF Padma Shri for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur s Prof Vinod Kumar Singh The Times of India 26 January 2014 Retrieved 19 September 2020 The Azamgarh you don t know within Saikat Datta and Sharat Pradhan A place and its negative Outlook 6 October 2008 p 34 Here Outlook 6 October 2008 at Google Books External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections Azamgarh Assembly Elections District Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azamgarh amp oldid 1137586543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
