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| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] | | leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] | ||
| leader_name = Ramapati Shastri<ref>[http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/web/guest/member?memberId=19820 "Mankapur MLA"]</ref> | | leader_name = Ramapati Shastri<ref>[http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/web/guest/member?memberId=19820 "Mankapur MLA"]</ref> | ||
| subdivision_type = Country | | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | ||
| subdivision_name = India | | subdivision_name = [[India]] | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
According to the 2001 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns | According to the 2001 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mankapur had a population of 8,865. Males constituted 54 percent of the population and females 46 percent. The city had an average literacy rate of 77 percent, which exceeded the national average of 67.5 percent. Male literacy was higher than female literacy, with 86 percent to 75 percent. 13 percent of the population was revealed to be under 6 years of age. | ||
=== Languages === | === Languages === | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Mankapur [[mandal]] was a [[jagir]] (estate) formed when Raja Dutt Singh of Gonda, of the Bisen [[Rajput]] dynasty, seized the Bandhalgoti raj of Mankapur and gave it to his younger infant son, Kunwar Ajmat Singh around 1681, making him the first ruler of the state. The state had 189 villages under it and during the [[British Raj]], it was a [[pargana]] in [[Utraula]] [[tehsil]].<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_293.gif Utraula Tehsil] ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', 1908, v. 24, ''p. 287.''</ref> It became a separate [[tehsil]] in 1987, later in 1997 when the Gonda district was divided to create [[Balrampur district]], it remained with its former district.<ref>[http://gonda.nic.in/history.htm History] ''Gonda district'' Official website.</ref> | Mankapur [[mandal]] was a [[jagir]] (estate) formed when Raja Dutt Singh of Gonda, of the Bisen [[Rajput]] dynasty, seized the Bandhalgoti raj of Mankapur and gave it to his younger infant son, Kunwar Ajmat Singh around 1681, making him the first ruler of the state. The state had 189 villages under it and during the [[British Raj]], it was a [[pargana]] in [[Utraula]] [[tehsil]].<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_293.gif Utraula Tehsil] ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', 1908, v. 24, ''p. 287.''</ref> It became a separate [[tehsil]] in 1987, later in 1997 when the Gonda district was divided to create [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur district]], it remained with its former district.<ref>[http://gonda.nic.in/history.htm History] ''Gonda district'' Official website.</ref> | ||
The last ruler of this jagir before independence was Raghavendra Pratap Singh,<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/mankapur.html Mankapur - Genealogy and History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014042113/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/mankapur.html |date=14 October 2008 }} ''[[Queensland University]]''.</ref> who was a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician (1933–1955) and who served in the UP assembly continuously since 1937. | The last ruler of this jagir before independence was Raghavendra Pratap Singh,<ref>[http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/mankapur.html Mankapur - Genealogy and History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014042113/http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/mankapur.html |date=14 October 2008 }} ''[[Queensland University]]''.</ref> who was a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician (1933–1955) and who served in the UP assembly continuously since 1937. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The famous Manorma River<ref>https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/uttar-pradesh-manorama-river-become-sewer-due-to-pollution-in-gonda/articleshow/64358545.cms</ref> passes through Mankapur. Unfortunately, the river is dying a slow death, so a cleaning program was initiated by [[Yogi Adityanath]] in order to rejuvenate the flow of river.<ref>https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/cleaning-of-manorama-river-starts</ref> It is believed that Lord Dasrath performed Yagya at Makhoda Dham resulting in birth of Lord Rama.<ref>https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/uttar-pradesh-manorama-river-become-sewer-due-to-pollution-in-gonda/articleshow/64358545.cms</ref> | The famous Manorma River<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/uttar-pradesh-manorama-river-become-sewer-due-to-pollution-in-gonda/articleshow/64358545.cms|title = कभी राम के लिए दशरथ ने इस नदी के किनारे किया था यज्ञ, आज बन गई है नाला}}</ref> passes through Mankapur. Unfortunately, the river is dying a slow death, so a cleaning program was initiated by [[Yogi Adityanath]] in order to rejuvenate the flow of river.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/cleaning-of-manorama-river-starts|title = मनोरमा नदी की सफाई शुरू}}</ref> It is believed that Lord Dasrath performed Yagya at Makhoda Dham resulting in birth of Lord Rama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/uttar-pradesh-manorama-river-become-sewer-due-to-pollution-in-gonda/articleshow/64358545.cms|title = कभी राम के लिए दशरथ ने इस नदी के किनारे किया था यज्ञ, आज बन गई है नाला}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||