Mirzapur
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Mirzapur Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal Vindhyanagar |
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Bariya Ghat
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 Mirzapur
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| Coordinates: 25°09′N 82°36′E / 25.15°N 82.60°ECoordinates: 25°09′N 82°36′E / 25.15°N 82.60°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • city | 233,691 |
| • Density | 567/km2 (1,470/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 245,817 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 231001 |
| Telephone code | 05442 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 63 |
| Sex ratio | 0.903 (2011) |
| Literacy | 68.48% (2011) (78.97%♂; 56.86%♀) |
| Website | www |
Mirzapur 
pronunciation (Hindi:मिर्जापुर Urdu:ݦرزاپور) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, roughly 650 km from both Delhi and Kolkata, almost 89 km from Allahabad and 57 km from Varanasi. It has a population of 233,691 (2011 census) and is known for its carpet and brassware industries. The city is surrounded by several hills and is the headquarters of Mirzapur District and is famous for the holy shrine of Vindhyachal, Ashtbhuja and Kali khoh and also have Devrahwa Baba ashram. It has many waterfalls and natural spots. It was once the largest district in Uttar Pradesh before the split of Sonebhadra.
Before the establishment of the town the area was dense forest and freely used by various states like Benaras (Varanasi), Sakteshgarh, Vijaygarh, Nainagarh (Chunar), Naugarh, Kantit and Rewa for Hunting. British East India Company has established this area to fulfill the need of a trading centre between central and western India. This time Rewa was a well-established state of central India and was directly connected with Mirzapur by the Great Deccan Road. Over the time Mirzapur became a famous trading centre of Central India and started trading of cotton, and silk at very large scale.
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