Mirzapur

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Mirzapur

Total population

234,000

Elevation80 m

Land area38.85 km²

Coordinates25.15°, 82.57°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of the Mirzapur district. In the district, Vindhya mountains meet with Indo-Gangetic Plain.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

K.P. Jayaswal

Indian historian and lawyer (1881–1937)

Lakshmi Raj Sharma

Indian author

L

Lalchandra

Indian politician

M

Muhammad Abdul Hakeem Sharaf Qadri

Pakistani writer

R

Rasoolan Bai

Indian singer (1902–1974)

Ashutosh

Indian Politician and former journalist

Lalita Shastri

wife of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri

Shaukatullah Shah Ansari

Indian politician

S

Sarjeet Singh Dang

Indian politician

Naheed Abidi

Indian scholar and writer

Arun Singh

Indian politician, born 1965

Swatantra Dev Singh

Indian politician

R

Ratnakar Mishra

Indian politician

Vishal Yoman

Indian Music Video and film director

Ramesh Chand

member of the 17th Lok Sabha

J

John Jenkinson

British fencer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Uttar Pradesh

• Vindhyachal
  4.2 mi away
• Khamaria
  7.7 mi away
• Kachhwa
  10.1 mi away
• Gaipura
  11.2 mi away
• Gopiganj
  12.8 mi away
• Gyanpur
  14.5 mi away · pop. 50,000
• Bhadohi
  17.1 mi away · pop. 50,000
• Chunar
  19.7 mi away · pop. 37,185
• Suriyawan
  23.9 mi away
• Ghorawal
  30.2 mi away
• Varanasi
  30.4 mi away · pop. 3,100,000
• Ahraura
  30.4 mi away

Browse all places in Uttar Pradesh →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mirzapur

Ethnobotany of tribals of Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh

J. K. Maheshwari · 1986

Programme for integrated rural development, Mirzapur District (Uttar Pradesh)

Jagdish Saran Garg · 1977

The brass industry in Uttar Pradesh

S. S. Khanna · 1963

Wildlife Inventory and Proposal for Sloth Bear Conservation Reserve in Marihan-Sukrit-Chunar Landscape of Mirzapur Forest Division, Uttar Pradesh

2019

Rock art of central India

Radhakant Varma · 2012

Uttar Pradesh district gazetteers.

Uttar Pradesh (India) · 1959

Uttar Pradesh district gazetteers

Uttar Pradesh (India). Revenue Department · 1959

Demographic profiles of scheduled caste population in rural Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow University. Demographic Research Centre. · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Rhesus Macaque

Macaca mulatta

Seen 2026-08-09

Ghost Silverfish Complex

Ctenolepisma calvum

Seen 2026-07-04

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-06-13

Brown Rock Chat

Oenanthe fusca

Seen 2026-05-15

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-01-17

Lychee Shield Bug

Chrysocoris stollii

Seen 2026-01-14

common water hyacinth

Pontederia crassipes

Seen 2025-11-05

Painted Grasshopper

Poekilocerus pictus

Seen 2025-11-05

Five-striped Palm Squirrel

Funambulus pennantii

Seen 2025-11-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mirzapur, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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