Mirzapur

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Mirzapur (Hindi: मिर्ज़ापुर, Urdu: مرزا پور; Mirzāpur, [ mirzɑ pʊr ː ] ) is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in eastern Uttar Pradesh on the Ganges, about 50 kilometers west of Varanasi and 80 kilometers east of Allahabad. Along with the neighboring town of Vindhyachal Mirzapur is administratively the city (municipality ) Mirzapur -cum- Vindhyachal. Together, the two cities have around 230,000 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). The city is the administrative center of the district of Mirzapur Mirzapur and the Division.

Mirzapur is situated on a high bank on the south side of the corridor. From the city ghats lead directly to the river. The approximately five kilometers west town located Vindhyachal ( Bindhachal ) is an important pilgrimage destination thanks to the temple of the goddess Vindhyavasini. By Mirzapur the National Highway 7 and the railway from Allahabad lead to Mughalsarai.

Mirzapur was the end of the 18th century an important trading center, were shipped from which the cotton from Central India and grain from the Doab to Calcutta. Mirzapur owed ​​its importance to its location on the highest point on the Ganges, which could be achieved by large steamships. After the completion of a railway line up to Allahabad in 1864 Mirzapur again lost rapidly in importance.

Street scene in Mirzapur