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Maheshpur, Mainpuri

2023-09-17T00:48:53Z

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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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'''Maheshpur''' ([[Devanagari]]: महेशपुर {{IAST|Maheśpur}}) is a village in [[Bewar, Mainpuri|Bewar]] block of [[Mainpuri district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. As of 2011, it has a population of 176, in 32 households.

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Maheshpur had a population of 176, in 32 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|200}} This population was 57.4% male (101) and 42.6% female (75). The 0-6 age group numbered 25 (17 male and 8 female), or 14.2% of the total population. No residents were members of Scheduled Castes.<ref name="Census 2011 B">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|142-3}}

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Maheshpur as having a population of 104 people, in 12 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|192-3}}

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Maheshpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 45 people (23 male and 22 female), in 7 households and 5 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 265 acres.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>{{rp|xcviii}}

== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Maheshpur did not have any schools or healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by well, hand pump, and tube well/borehole; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for agricultural and commercial (but not residential) purposes. Streets were made of both ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#kachcha|kachcha]]'' and ''[[Indian vernacular architecture#pucca|pakka]]'' materials.<ref name="Census 2011 A">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|200-5}}

==References==
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{{Mainpuri district}}

[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]

Bitho Sharif Dargah

2023-09-16T15:21:22Z

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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Bitho Sharif Dargah
| building_name = Dargah-e-Syed Durwesh Ashraf
| native_name = बिठो शरीफ़ दरगाह
| native_name_lang = hi
| religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
| image = DargahBithoShrif1.JPG
| caption = The Bitho Sharif Dargah front side picture
| festival = Urs
| district = [[Gaya district]]
| state = [[Bihar]]
| country = India
}}

'''Bitho Sharif Dargah''' is a [[Dargah]] (shrine) of Sufi Saint Makhdoom Syed Shah Durwesh Ashraf.<ref>{{Cite web |title=हज़रत मख़्दूम सय्यद शाह दरवेश अशरफ़ी चिश्ती बीथवी {{!}} Sufinama Blog |url=https://blog.sufinama.org/hazrat-makhdoom-darvesh-ashraf/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=blog.sufinama.org |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अकीदतमंदों से गुलजार है बीथोशरीफ दरगाह:हजरत मखदुम सैयद शाह दुर्वेश अलैहे का 542 वां पांच दिवसीय "उर्स' शुरू |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/gaya/news/hazrat-makhdum-syed-shah-durvesh-alaihes-542nd-five-day-urs-begins-130994378.html |website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=मखदुम सैयद शाह दुर्वेश अशरफ रह. अलैहे के उर्स के दूसरे दिन बीथोशरीफ से निकली चादर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/gaya/news/makhdum-syed-shah-durvesh-ashraf-rah-on-the-second-day-of-alaihes-urs-the-chadar-came-out-from-beeth-sharif-130999714.html |website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref> It is located in Bitho village of [[Gaya district]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anwar |first=Seraj |title=बिहार का बीथोशरीफ: 595 वर्ष पुरानी दरगाह में पांच दिवसीय उर्स, दे रहा हिन्दू-मुस्लिम एकता का संदेश |url=https://www.hindi.awazthevoice.in/stories-news/bihar-s-bithosharif-five-day-urs-in-year-old-dargah-giving-message-of-hindu-muslim-unity-28787.html |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.hindi.awazthevoice.in |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaya News : यहां फरियाद लगाने से पूरी होती है मन्नत, लाइलाज बीमारी तक हो जाती है ठीक |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/gaya-incurable-disease-is-cured-here-5453081.html |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
[[File:Bitho Sharif Dargaah.jpg]]The Night view of the Dargah
== History ==
The Sufi Saint Makhdoom Syed Shah Durwesh Ashraf came to Bitho and established a Khanquah in the village with a mosque and [[madrasa]] in year 1443.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaya Bithosharif Dargah: जहां हाजिरी लगाने से बीमारियां होती हैं दूर, बाबा के दरबार पहुंचते हैं लोग |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/gaya/attendance-at-gaya-bithosharif-dargah-fulfills-vows/bh20230330132657032032592 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hindi}}</ref>

== Events ==

=== Urs ===
The annually Urs is celebrated commemorating the death anniversary of Makhdoom Syed Shah Durwesh Ashraf at the Dargah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaya Bitho Sharif Dargah Urs گیا میں مخدوم درویش اشرف کے آستانے پر دو مارچ سے عرس کا اہتمام |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/bihar/annual-urs-will-held-at-dargah-bitho-sharif-in-gaya-bihar/na20230225152812613613540 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=बीथोशरीफ दरगाह पर सालाना उर्स 15 से |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gaya/story-bithosharif-dargah-urs-from-15th-2480749.html |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref> The Urs is attended by many political and public figures every years, The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar also attends the Urs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soni |first=Prince |title=बिहार में स्थित है 600 साल पुराना चमत्कारी दरगाह,CM नितीश कुमार सहित हिन्दू और मुस्लिम एक साथ लगाते है हाज़िरी,देखे तस्वीरे |url=https://www.nextbihar.com/600-year-old-dargah-located-in-bihar/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Next Bihar |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Dargahs in Bihar]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Gaya district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Gaya district]]

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