Katra, Shahjahanpur
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Miranpur Katra Miranpur Katra Sharif |
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| city | |
| Nickname(s): Katra | |
| Coordinates: 28°02′08″N 79°40′18″E / 28.035576°N 79.671712°ECoordinates: 28°02′08″N 79°40′18″E / 28.035576°N 79.671712°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Harit Pradesh |
| District | Shahjahanpur |
| Founded by | Neetu Malhotra |
| Government | |
| • M.L.A. | Mr. Rajesh Yadav (Samajbadi Party) |
| • Chairman | Mr. Nikhil Kumar Gupta (Samajvadi Party) |
| Elevation | 411 m (1,348 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,256 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Khariboli, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN codes | 242301 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-27 |
| Website | www.shahjahanpur.nic.in |
Miranpur Katra is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is located 47 kilometres (30 mi) east of the Bareilly, on the main Lucknow–Delhi National Highway 24.It is also called Katra Sareef. Nikhil Kumar Gupta has been elected for chairman (Nagar Panchayat Adyaksha) two times by the public of Miranpur katra on the ticket of Samajvadi Party(SP)(Since 2007-2012,Now 2012-2016). Also having a popular khanqah named Khanqah Hussainia Kalimia in which Mazar Shareef Of Great Sufi Syed Mohammad Hussain Kalimi Chishti Alias Dulha Miyan and Hazrat Syed Masroor Ahmad Kalimi Chishti R.A on main NH 24 in the town that's why it's also known as Katra Shareef.
The First Rohilla War of 1773–1774 was a punitive campaign by Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, against the Rohillas, Afghan highlanders settled in Rohilkhand, northern India. The Nawab was supported by troops of the British East India Company, in a successful campaign brought about by the Rohillas reneging on a debt to the Nawab.The Rohillas under Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan were defeated by Colonel Alexander Champion in April 1774. The decisive battle, in which Hafiz Rahmat Khan died, was at Miranpur Katra, on 23 April.
As of 2001[update] India census, Katra had a population of 4256. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Katra has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 74 %: male literacy is 88 %, and female literacy is 85 %. In Katra, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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