Mirzapur district
Mirzapur district | |
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Siddhanath ki Dari Falls | |
Location of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Mirzapur |
| Established | 1509 |
| Headquarters | Mirzapur |
| Tehsils | 4 |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Priyanka Niranjan, IAS |
| • Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Mirzapur | Shyam Sunder Keshari |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Mirzapur |
| • Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Anupriya Patel (Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,521 km2 (1,746 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,496,970 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 347,567 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.38% |
| • Sex ratio | 903 |
| • Language | Hindi • Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-63 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1043 mm |
| Website | Official Website |
Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is bounded on the north by Bhadohi and Varanasi districts, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and on the northwest by Prayagraj. The district occupies an area of 4521 km2. Mirzapur city is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal and several tourist attractions like waterfalls like Rajdari and Devdari and dams. It consist of several Ghats where historical sculptures are still present. During the Ganges festival these Ghats are decorated with lights and earthen lamps.
It was once the largest district in Uttar Pradesh until Sonbhadra district was separated from Mirzapur in 1989.