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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}
{{other uses|Karimganj}}
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'''Karimganj''' ([[Devanagari]]: करीमगंज {{IAST|Karīmgañj}}) is a village in [[Mainpuri]] block of [[Mainpuri district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Once a major town, it declined in the late 1700s as many of its residents moved to Mainpuri. A large lake, which is partly seasonal, exists on the west side of the village. As of 2011, Karimganj has a population of 8,711, in 1,406 households.

== Geography ==
Karimganj is located about 10 km north of Mainpuri on the [[Etah]] road. On the west side of the village is a large, crescent-shaped lake (or ''[[jhil]]''), measuring about 1.5 km long and covering 32 hectares during its peak in the rainy season. During the dry season, the lake shrinks significantly. Also next to the village is a large mound, or ''khera'', which marks the old town centre. At the top of the ''khera'' are the ruins of an old fort built by Khan Bahadur Khan in the mid-1700s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1910">{{cite book |editor1-last=Neave|editor1-first=E. R. |title=Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |date=1910 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.181613 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|18, 216-7}}

== History ==
Karimganj was once a much larger town than it is today, rivalling Mainpuri in size. As of the early 20th century, only traces of the old town were still visible, including two gateways on the main road. The town had an inner bazar and an outer ''ganj'' (marketplace), and its population was in the thousands. In the mid-1700s, the town was the seat of a powerful local ruler named Khan Bahadur Khan, who built a fort here. Around 1746, Khan Bahadur Khan supposedly helped the raja of Mainpuri in developing the new town of Mukhamganj (which now forms the main core of Mainpuri). Many of Karimganj's residents ended up moving to Mainpuri, and Karimganj shrank in both population and importance.<ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|216-7, 232}}

Karimganj experienced a significant regrowth in the late 1800s – its population grew from 847 in 1872 to 2,263 in 1901. At the turn of the century, it was described as comprising 9 hamlets.<ref name="Gazetteer 1910"/>{{rp|216-7}}

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Karimganj had a population of 8,711, in 1,406 households.<ref name="Census 2011 A"/>{{rp|107}} This population was 52.9% male (4,605) and 47.1% female (4,106). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,527 (793 male and 734 female), or 17.5% of the total population. 1,102 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.7% of the total.<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|88-9}}

The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Karimganj as having a population of 4,475 people, in 760 households.<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri |date=1982 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/29484/download/32665/28516_1981_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|144-5}}

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Karimganj as comprising 7 hamlets, with a total population of 2,966 people (1,599 male and 1,367 female), in 534 households and 390 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 4,093 acres and it had a post office at that point.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |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|lxxviii}}

== Infrastructure ==
As of 2011, Karimganj had 6 primary schools and 1 veterinary hospital but no healthcare facilities for humans. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office and public library, as well as at least some access to electricity for residential and commercial purposes. Streets were made of ''[[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|107-12}}

==References==
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{{Mainpuri district}}

[[Category:Villages in Mainpuri district]]

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