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Machhrehta

Coordinates: 27°24′59″N 80°38′25″E / 27.41632°N 80.64041°E / 27.41632; 80.64041
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Machhrehta
Town
Location of Machhrehta in Machhrehta block
Location of Machhrehta in Machhrehta block
Machhrehta is located in Uttar Pradesh
Machhrehta
Machhrehta
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Machhrehta is located in India
Machhrehta
Machhrehta
Machhrehta (India)
Coordinates: 27°24′59″N 80°38′25″E / 27.41632°N 80.64041°E / 27.41632; 80.64041[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictSitapur
TehsilMisrikh
Government
 • BodyBharatiya Janata Party
 • ExBlock PramukhPraveen Singh
Area
 • Total0.938 km2 (0.362 sq mi)
Elevation139 m (456 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Village
6,379 [2]
 • Block
188,213
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
261405[2]

Machhrehta is a corresponding community development block of Misrikh tehsil in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India headed by Praveen Singh (Block Pramukh). The block is situated near Naimisharanya, a significant spiritual and pilgrimage site in India. Naimisharanya, also known as Neemsar, holds immense religious importance in Hindu mythology and is mentioned in several ancient scriptures, including the Mahabharata and the Puranas. It is believed to be the place where sages gathered to perform a thousand-year sacrificial ritual (yagna) to purify the world. Naimisharanya is renowned for its temples, sacred ponds, and the Chakra Tirtha, a revered water body where devotees take holy dips. The proximity of Machhrehta to such a prominent spiritual center enhances its cultural and historical significance, attracting numerous pilgrims and tourists to the area.

As of 2011, the population of Machhrehta was 6,379, in 1,119 households.[2] The block is headed by Praveen Singh of Anogi village.

History

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Machhrehta, founded during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, was named after a sadhu named Machhandar Nath who had lived in a place called "Tap-Bhumi" (ascetic place). During this period, it was demarcated as a pargana by Todar Mal. According to Kayastha oral tradition, the chief landowner at this time was an Abhan raja named Kesri Singh, who was deposed by Akbar. The lands were then granted to two Kayasthas, Bal Chand and Bir Chand, whose father, Parasram, had served as dewan for Kesri Singh but was executed by him. After Bal Chand and Bir Chand died, their lands were not inherited by their descendants, leading to various zamindars holding the pargana's lands. C.S. Ferrar noted in 1877 that this story was "very similar to that told respecting Khairabad" and should be taken with a grain of salt.

In 1767, the grandfather of Ali Naqi Khan, who would later serve as dewan to the King of Oudh, received the pargana of Machhrehta as a jagir, holding it for 42 years. By Ferrar's time, 99 of the pargana's villages were held by Rajput zamindars. Of the remaining 26 villages, 7½ were held by Mir Muhammad Husen Khan, the taluqdar of Rajpura, who was the pargana's sole taluqdar. Mir Muhammad Husen Khan had acquired Rajpura, along with Kuli in the neighboring pargana of Kurauna, via mortgage in 1262 fasli (1852 CE).

Ferrar described the town in his day as having 9 Hindu temples, including one next to a large tank called "Hardwar Tirath". This tank was considered holy, and every year during the month of Phagan, around two or three thousand devotees would bathe here to wash away their sins. There were also 4 mosques at that time, and a relatively recent imambara.

Demographics

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The sex ratio of Machhrehta block in 2011 was 875, which was lower than the rural average of Sitamau district. In the 0-6 age group, the sex ratio was higher at 921, which was above the district rural average. Members of scheduled castes made up 45.05% of block residents, while members of scheduled tribes made up 0.01%. The block literacy rate was 65.01% (75.92% among men and 52.44% among women); the gender literacy gap of 23.48% was the highest in Sitamau district.[2]

Most workers in Machhrehta block were employed in agriculture in 2011, with 41.87% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 38.88% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 4.93% of workers were household industry workers, and the remaining 14.32% were other workers. The workforce was overwhelmingly male (50,644 men and 9,959 women); a greater proportion of men were employed as cultivators than women (44.67% vs. 27.62%), and the same was true for agricultural labourers (40.11% vs. 32.64%). A greater proportion of women than men were employed as household industry workers (14.92% vs. 2.97%) and other workers (24.81% vs. 12.25%), although due to the raw numbers involved men outnumbered women in all four categories of workers.[2]

Notable people

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Villages

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Machhrehta block contains the following 126 villages:[2]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Ahamad Nagar 66.5 219
Akilpur 75.9 770
Anogi 435.5 3,326
Bahoranpurawa 154.3 1,430
Banarawa 641 4,540
Baniya Mau 530 3,803
Bar Chandpur 97 932
Bare Para 150.7 729
Barsandhia 68.2 604
Behara Khalsa 46.2 724
Behara Mafi 53.4 0
Belandapur 231.1 1,963
Belawa 369.8 2,399
Bhade Bhar 366.7 1,957
Bhaisa Dagha 30.5 198
Bhakutta 29.7 480
Bhatpurwa 42.5 449
Bhaupur 40.3 508
Bhaupur 227.3 1,171
Bhidhaura 328.9 2,442
Bhitthepur 37.1 20
Bihat Biram 388.1 2,852
Bijuwa Mau 498.5 2,392
Bikarmpur 100.4 681
Brrha Deha 67.7 369
Chitehata 195 1,426
Dadeora 281.6 1,862
Dakhyia 350.4 2,159
Dalel Nagar 72.8 1,091
Damodarpur 26.1 124
Dengara 264.9 2,512
Deopara 128.4 1,036
Dhawarpara 369.8 2,330
Ditua 121.2 766
Dughra 176.5 867
Etova 293.9 1,264
Fattepur 470.5 4,481
Firojpur 96.6 428
Gandhariya 315.9 2,294
Gangapur 110.7 505
Garhi 267.4 2,377
Gauria 760.1 4,205
Ghaghpur 35.8 220
Gonda 328.1 2,584
Gopalpur 130.8 665
Gujarehata 233.2 1,355
Gumata 96.1 712
Halupur 43.4 325
Haradoyia 116.9 476
Hariharpur 81.1 683
Haripalpur 365 2,276
Harraiya 68.7 382
Has Khera 99.6 634
Herapur 322.5 2,498
Hisampur Chamra 52.2 295
Hisampur Jakariya 112.4 659
Jagadishpur 96.4 602
Jairampur 40.4 451
Jale Para 235.6 1,637
Jamalpur (N) 84 698
Jamlapur (S) 82.5 337
Jutpurwa 355.2 1,710
Kakori 200.2 1,052
Kandvapur 159 1,453
Katia 231.8 2,095
Katra 79.9 711
Kesra 255.7 1,977
Kinhoti 340.2 3,021
Kondri 382.8 2,534
Kunhera Laxmi Rampur 200.3 2,038
Lahungpur 220.4 1,870
Lalpur 298.3 1,613
Lauli 209.7 1,429
Machhrehta (block headquarters) 93.8 6,379
Madar 489 3,013
Madhawapur 689.6 3,354
Mahmoodpur 30.1 251
Marhia Eyarail 31 208
Masuri 179.1 690
Matasiya Lakhnsepur 55.4 108
Milik 32.6 521
Mirachouri 549.6 4,338
Mirajapur Daxini 180.1 1,316
Mirjapur 126.1 1,289
Misrapur 74.8 313
Nathapur 108.8 663
Nevada Khourd 97.4 614
Nevadiya 56.7 640
Newada Kala 176.4 1,197
Nighua Mau 244.8 1,421
Padari 55.4 287
Paharpur 550.2 2,263
Paidapur 177.8 1,200
Pande Khera 21.2 607
Parsada 298.8 2,875
Pawlavar 240.8 1,761
Peyariya Kondar 226.1 1,632
Phateha Nagar 691.4 4,777
Purayni 109 820
Raja Gaon 484.6 3,308
Rajepara 680.8 4,731
Rajpur Kharg 114.6 705
Rajpur Pratap 246.4 788
Ralamau 466.1 3,694
Rampur 181 1,580
Ramuwapur 354.6 1,804
Rasulpur 51.4 314
Rathourpur 77.8 1,137
Sadila 340.4 2,586
Sahapur 95.4 809
Sahsapur 167.3 1,308
Sakarara 432.8 2,768
Saraiya 49.5 517
Senpur 557.5 4,302
Sherpur 37.5 234
Sikandarpur 92.2 702
Sirdharpur 42.2 440
Sisendi 636 3,376
Surjanpur 80.4 697
Tajpur (N) 64.8 421
Tajpur Daxini 38.3 0
Umrapur 327.9 1,694
Uttarthor 417.7 3,565
Yarpur 61.5 519

Polling Stations/Booths Near Machhrehta

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  1. Girls J.h.s Machhrehta
  2. J.h.s. Binoura R.no. 2
  3. P.s. Barmi
  4. P.s. Gohilari
  5. P.s. Karsenda

References

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  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Machhrehta". Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook – Sitapur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 1–65, 166–190. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

2. https://sitapur.nic.in/historical-places/