Sarai Mir
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Sarai Mir is a town and a Nagar Panchayat
in Azamgarh district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
. It is well known in the Islamic educational circles because of existence of many big and small madrasas such as Madrasatul Islah
in north east & Madrasa Baitul Uloom in west while the Faizul Uloom is located in south east. Madrasatul Islah
was founded in 1908 by Maulana Muhammad Shafi and, in particular, was led by Imam Hamiduddin Farahi from 1925 until 1930.
, Sarai Mir had a population of 15,526. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sarai Mir has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 52%. In Sarai Mir, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh Division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Etymology:The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit a descendant of Gautam Rajputs of Mehnagar in pargana...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. It is well known in the Islamic educational circles because of existence of many big and small madrasas such as Madrasatul Islah
Madrasatul Islah
Madrasatul Islah, a traditional Islamic institution of learning, at Sarai Mir in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh was established by Maulana Muhammad Shafi 1906 with the help of prominent people of the area, with a view to reform the Muslim society ....
in north east & Madrasa Baitul Uloom in west while the Faizul Uloom is located in south east. Madrasatul Islah
Madrasatul Islah
Madrasatul Islah, a traditional Islamic institution of learning, at Sarai Mir in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh was established by Maulana Muhammad Shafi 1906 with the help of prominent people of the area, with a view to reform the Muslim society ....
was founded in 1908 by Maulana Muhammad Shafi and, in particular, was led by Imam Hamiduddin Farahi from 1925 until 1930.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sarai Mir had a population of 15,526. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sarai Mir has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 52%. In Sarai Mir, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.