Country India District Shahjahanpur PIN codes 242301 Elevation 111 m Local time Saturday 9:39 AM | State Uttar Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration UP-27 Population 40,256 (2012) | |
Weather 16°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Katra, Uttar Pradesh
Nikhil Kumar Gupta has been elected for chairman (Nagar Panchayat Adyaksha) two times by the public of Miranpur katra on the ticket of Samajbadi Party(SP)(Since 2007-2012,Now 2012-2016).
History
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.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Katra had a population of 26,371. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Katra has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 29%. In Katra, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.