Machhlishahr

Machhlishahr is a town in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 30 km west of district headquarters Jaunpur. NH-231 passes through the city. Machhlishahr – Janghai NH-731B – Bhadohi four-lane national highway is under construction which will boost the economy of the region.^[4] Machhlishahr is a Nagar panchayat and there has been a longstanding demand for making it a Nagar palika parishad.^[5] In 2020, Machhalisahar nagar panchayat has secured 33rd all India rank in Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness survey).^[6]

Machhlishahr
Town
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Coordinates: 25.68°N 82.42°E / 25.68; 82.42
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Government
• Body	Nagar panchayat
• MLA	Ragini Sonkar[1]
Area
• Total	5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	26,107
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional official	Urdu[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-62

Geography

Machhlishahr is located at 25.68°N 82.42°E / 25.68; 82.42.^[7] It has an average elevation of 84 metres (275 feet). It has been assigned 222143 pincode by Indian postal services.

Demographics

Religions in Machhlishahr (2011)[8]
Religion			Percent
Hindus			44.26%
Muslims			55.34%
Christians			0.23%
Sikhs			0.01%
Others			0.16%
Distribution of religions

Population

As of 2011 Indian Census, Machhlishahr had a total population of 26,107, of which 13,284 were males and 12,823 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,886. The total number of literates in Machhlishahr was 17,205, which constituted 65.9% of the population with male literacy of 71.0% and female literacy of 60.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Machhlishahr was 77.4%, of which male literacy rate was 83.8% and female literacy rate was 70.9%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,841. Machhlishahr had 3740 households in 2011.^[2]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[9] Machhlishahr had a population of 22‚943. Males constitute 51.5% of the population and females 48.5%. Literacy rate is Machhlishahr city is 58.3%.^[9]

Religion

A little more than half of the population follow Islam, with the rest being followeres of Hinduism.^[8]

Government and politics

Members of Parliament

• 1952: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
• 1957: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Ganapati Ram, Indian National Congress
• 1967: Nageshwar Dwivedi, Indian National Congress
• 1971: Nageshwar Dwivedi, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Raj Keshar Singh, Janata Party
• 1980: Sheo Sharan Verma, Janata Dal
• 1984: Sri Pati Mishra, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Sheo Sharan Verma, Janata Dal
• 1991: Sheo Sharan Verma, Janata Dal
• 1998: Chinmayanand, Bhartiya Janata Party
• 1999: Chandra Nath Singh, Samajwadi Party
• 2004: Umakant Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party
• 2009: Tufani Saroj, Samajwadi Party
• 2014: Ram Charitra Nishad, Bhartiya Janata Party
• 2019: B. P. Saroj, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2024: Priya Saroj, Samajwadi Party

Notable people

• Salaam Machhalishahari, Indian Urdu-language Ghazal and Nazm writer
• Mata Prasad, former Governor, Arunachal Pradesh^[10]

See also

• Achakari