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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Magrayar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Magrair
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_map = Bighapur block map.png
| map_caption = Map showing Magrayar (#673) in Bighapur CD block
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26|23|N|80|41|E|display=inline,title}}<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>
| subdivision_type = Country India
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Unnao district|Unnao]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 8.864
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| population_total = 4248
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Magrayar''' is a village in [[Bighapur]] block of [[Unnao district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=390-416 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> Located 7km from Bighapur,<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao |date=1982 |page=220-1 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1294/1/28561_1981_UNN.pdf |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> Magrayar hosts a market on Mondays and Thursdays and was historically the seat of a [[pargana]] since at least the late 1500s.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh |date=1903 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=193-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113180 |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, Magrayar's population is 4,248, in 964 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

In the outskirts of the village there is a famous [[Kalika Devi Mandir]], [[Deeheshwar Mahadev Mandir]] and [[Lakshyeshwar Mahadev Mandir]]. Close to Lakshyeshwar Mahadev Mandir, There is a pond named as Shivdeen Taal which was built by Late Shri Baladin Tiwari. This village played significant role in pre-independence era as a market area for near-by places but has lost much of its significance with development of nearby areas of Bighapur and Purwa while this has somewhat remained as it was.

The village was the birthplace of famous Hindi Critic Aacharya [[Nand Dulare Bajpai]], who also served as Vice Chancellor of Vikram University, [[Ujjain]] for a brief period. Notably the village is also a native to premier Indian stand up comedian [[Raju Srivastava]] where his father Balai Kaka used to live before he shifted to Kanpur.

Mrs Geeta Dixit is the current Gram Panchayat Pramukh of Magrair.

== History ==
The origin of the name ''Magrayar'' is not known.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> It is attested as a [[pargana]] capital since the time of the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Under the [[Nawabs of Awadh]], a [[tehsildar]] resided at Magrayar and had authority over the entire pargana.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

At the turn of the 20th century, Magrayar was described as a sleepy little town, located off the main roads traversing the area.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> The [[1901 Census of India|1901 census]] recorded a population of 2,056 residents, including a Muslim minority of 60.<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/> Magrayar then had an upper primary school, with 62 students, as well as one mosque and five Hindu temples — four dedicated to [[Devi]] and one to [[Shiva|Mahadeo]].<ref name="Gazetteer 1903"/>

The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded Magrayar (as "Magrair") as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 2,627 (1,382 male and 1,245 female), in 480 households and 478 physical houses.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=cvi-cvii of section "Purwa Tehsil" |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1040/1/21887_1961_UNN.pdf |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> The area of the village was given as 2,204 [[acre]]s.<ref name="Census 1961"/> It had a library, a medical practitioner, and a post office then.<ref name="Census 1961"/>

== Sport ==
Magrair was home to many famous Wrestlers, including Pehelwan Jugal Kishore Dixit.
A big Wrestling event is also organised annually by 'Nandini Trust' in Magrair in the memory of famous Hindi poet Mahapran Nirala.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Unnao district}}

[[Category:Villages in Unnao district]]

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