Nasirabad, Raebareli

Nasirabad
Village
Map showing Nasirabad (#372) in Chhatoh CD block
Map showing Nasirabad (#372) in Chhatoh CD block
Nasirabad is located in Uttar Pradesh
Nasirabad
Nasirabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Nasirabad is located in India
Nasirabad
Nasirabad
Nasirabad (India)
Coordinates: 26°15′N 81°32′E / 26.25°N 81.53°E / 26.25; 81.53
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total9.379 km2 (3.621 sq mi)
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total13,648
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
229307
Telephone code91-5313
Vehicle registrationUP-33
Sex ratio1082 /

Nasirabad is a Nagar panchayat (a municipality, divided into 15 wards) and a Gram Sabha (village council) in Chhatoh Block, Raebareli district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was declared a Nagar Panchayat (settlement in transition from rural to urban) in 2017. Located southeast of Jais on the road to Salon, Nasirabad is an old town partly built on an elevated area that covers the ruins of an ancient fort.[2] It is one of the main Muslim centres in the district.[2] Muslims make up about half the town's population, and the Shia and Sunni communities are both prominent.[2] As of 2011, Nasirabad's population is 13,648, in 2,243 households.[1] It is located 37 km from Raebareli the district headquarters.[3] It is the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 6 other villages.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 410–26. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Nevill, H.R. (1905). Rai Bareli: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXIX Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 200–1. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 1981 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).