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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sanjarpur
| native_name = संजरपुर, سنجر پور
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.012180|N|82.972972|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]]
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| government_type = Local
| governing_body = Gram panchayat
| leader_title = '''Sarpanch'''
| leader_name = Mohammed Emdadullah<ref>{{cite web | title=In UP village, demand for probe into Batla House encounter gives way to more urgent issues | website=[[ThePrint]] | date=15 February 2022 | url=https://theprint.in/india/in-up-village-demand-for-probe-into-batla-house-encounter-gives-way-to-more-urgent-issues/832548/ }}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 3.403
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 83
| population_total = 6540
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Sanjari
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 223227
| registration_plate = UP-50
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
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'''Sanjarpur''' is a village and gram panchayat in [[Azamgarh district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=भाषा |date=2019-05-09 |title=आजमगढ़ जिले का संजरपुर गांव 'आतंक' के ठप्पे से चाहता है छुटकारा |url=https://hindi.thequint.com/news/sanjarpur-village-in-azamgarh-wants-to-shun-terror-tag |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=TheQuint |language=hi}}</ref>

==Demographics==
'''Sanjarpur''' is a muslim-dominated village.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Sanjarpur village wants to shun 'Terror Tag'. |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/pti-stories/sanjarpur-village-in-up-s-azamgarh-wants-to-shun-terror-tag-119050900462_1.html |access-date= |website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> The population of Sanjarpur is '''6540''', out of which 3294 are males while 3246 are females. The average sex-ratio of Sanjarpur village is 985 Females per 1000 Males, which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912 Females per 1000 Males. The average literacy rate of Sanjarpur village is 83.61%, while male literacy stands at 88.92% and female literacy stands at 78.27%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjarpur Village Population - Nizamabad - Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/194431-sanjarpur-uttar-pradesh.html#:~:text=The%20Sanjarpur%20village%20has%20population,as%20per%20Population%20Census%202011. |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Transport==
'''''<big>Roadways :</big>'''''

Sanjarpur is at a distance of 35 km from the nearest [[Purvanchal Expressway]] entry/exit in Mahul, Uttar Pradesh.

'''''<big>Airways :</big>'''''

[[Azamgarh Airport]], located 40 km away from Sanjarpur is the nearest domestic airport.

[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport]], located 91 km away from Sanjarpur is the nearest international airport.

<big>'''''Railways''''' ''''':'''''</big>

Sanjarpur Railway Station (SJER) serves the Sanjarpur village. The station has 2 Platforms and 2 Tracks. Only 4 Passenger trains stop at the station, making Sanjarpur a fairly small halt station.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Sanjarpur Railway Station : NER/North Eastern Zone |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/sanjarpur-sjer/4303 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> Due to this, people from Sanjarpur have to travel to either [https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sarai-mir-smz/1858 Sarai Meer Railway station] or [[Azamgarh railway station]] to board trains going to major cities such as [[Mumbai]], [[Lucknow]], [[New Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Gorakhpur]] and more.

==Politics==
There are more than 5000 voters in Sanjarpur, out of which more than 2700 are Muslims, more than 1500 are SC, more than 300 are Prajapatis, more than 300 are Yadavs and more than 150 are Guptas.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 4 March 2017|title=Sanjarpur village awaits removal of terror tag stigma. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/this-village-in-azamgarh-awaits-removal-of-decade-old-terror-hub-stigma/story-PuEAzZaQkvaa4AKJhYy8PM_amp.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

Sanjarpur belongs to the [[Lalganj Lok Sabha constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-16 |title=Lalganj wants to hit back for Azamgarh blot |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/lalganj-wants-to-hit-back-for-azamgarh-blot/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Nizamabad Assembly constituency]] in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=आजमगढ़ के संजरपुर की चुनावी फिजा में आ गए नए मुद्दे |url=https://www.jansatta.com/elections/up-assembly-elections-2022/new-issues-have-come-in-the-election-of-sanjarpur-in-azamgarh/2045515/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref><br /> Before the delimitation process in 2004, Sanjarpur belonged to the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency and the SaraiMeer Assembly constituency. After the delimitation process, the boundaries of the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency was re-evaluated. The Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency was split into two constituencies, which were [[Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Azamgarh]] and [[Lalganj Lok Sabha constituency|Lalganj]], meanwhile the assembly segments were re-evaluated as well and the SaraiMeer Assembly constituency combined with the [[Nizamabad Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-04-08 |title=Place: Sanjarpur and Saraimeer in Azamgarh district |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/place-sanjarpur-and-saraimeer-in-azamgarh-district/articleshow/4375574.cms |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sarai Mir]]
* [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]]
* [[Shahganj]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Azamgarh district]]

Sanjarpur - Revision history

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