Chitarkoni: Difference between revisions

==History==

Chitarkoni was founded by [[Zamindar]] Saleem Khan in middle 1640AD a Great Grand son of Narhar khan founder of [[Dildarnagar Kamsar|Kamsar]]. When zamindar Saleem Khan established Chtarkoni he build a [[Mosque]] in Chitarkoni name as Chitarkoni Jama Masjid. Chitarkoni Jama Masjid when made had [[silver]] on the walls. The lines of [[Quran]] was pasted on the walls of the [[Mosque]] which was made up of [[Silver]]. The [[Mosque]] still have some [[Silver]] on the wall. During 1857 most of the [[Silver]] was taken by the [[British Raj|Britsihshers]]. Later some was taken by thieves but after the [[Indian independence movement|independence]] the [[Government of India|Indian government]] allotted some security near the [[Mosque]] and handed the [[Mosque]] to the family of Chitarkoni village. The Jama Masjid of Chitarkoni was renovated in 1960s by the villagers. It is also said that the Jama Masjid of Chtarkoni is the largest mosque in terms of area in [[Dildarnagar Kamsar|Kamsar-o-Bar]] region of [[Ghazipur]]. When Masjid was made in 1641 its minarets were 45 foot High which was the second tallest in Kamsar. Descendants of Saleem Khan established many [[Mahallah|Muhallahs]] in the village but the main are said As. Purabh Muhalla, and Pachim Muahallah. As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] the main population of the village lived in an area of [[Acre|37.5 acres]] and had 644 house holds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bhulekh|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230061952/http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|archive-date=30 December 2020|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan settlements in Middle Ganga valley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&q=Kamsar|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

==Histrorical Population==