20-447: Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh . Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit, a descendant of Gautam of Mehnagar in pargana Nizamabad , had converted to Islam . He had two sons, namely, Azam and Azmat. It is also known as land of
40-752: A result of their influence and due to the wide availability of Devanagari type as opposed to the incredibly large variability of Kaithi, Devanagari was promoted, particularly in the Northwest Provinces, which covers present-day Uttar Pradesh . In the late 19th century, John Nesfield in Oudh , George Campbell of Inverneill in Bihar and a committee in Bengal all advocated for the use of Kaithi script in education. Many legal documents were written in Kaithi, and from 1950 to 1954 it
60-465: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,139 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,950/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.11%. Azamgarh has a sex ratio of 1019 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.69%. 8.53% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.39% and 0.20% of the population respectively. Azamgarh district's total population
80-446: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kaithi Kaithi ( 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲 ), also called Kayathi ( 𑂍𑂨𑂟𑂲 ) or Kayasthi ( 𑂍𑂰𑂨𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂲 ), is a historical Brahmic script historically used across parts of Northern and Eastern India. It was prevalent in regions corresponding to modern-day Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , and Jharkhand . The script was primarily utilized for legal, administrative, and private records and
100-493: Is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It was formed on 15 November 1994 after being separated from Gorakhpur division and Varanasi division , with Azamgarh city being the divisional headquarters. Azamgarh division consists of 3 districts:- 26°04′10″N 83°11′06″E / 26.06944°N 83.18500°E / 26.06944; 83.18500 This Azamgarh district location article
120-540: The Ganges and the Ghagahara . Azamgarh district is surrounded by the districts of Mau in the east, Gorakhpur in the north, Ghazipur in the south-east, Jaunpur in the south-west, Sultanpur in the west and Ambedkar Nagar in the north-west. The slope of the land is from northwest to southeast. Roughly speaking, the district consists of a series of parallel ridges, whose summits are depressed into beds or hollows, along which
140-640: The Sepoy Mutiny against the British in 1857. On 3 June 1857 the 17th Regiment of Native Infantry mutinied at Azamgarh, murdered some of their officers, and carried off the government treasure to Faizabad . The district became a centre of the fighting between the Gurkhas and the rebels, and was brought under control in October 1858 by Colonel Kelly. The most notable rebels were Late. Janab Lal Mohammed Chivtahvin. Later, many of
160-475: The city. Almost all big Hindi TV news channel have stringers in the city. Notable people from Azamgarh district include:- NB This list excludes those from Azamgarh itself which are listed in that article Azmi is a common toponymic surname among Indian Muslims from Azamgarh. Official website 26°36′00″N 83°11′24″E / 26.60000°N 83.19000°E / 26.60000; 83.19000 Azamgarh division Azamgarh division
180-614: The country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu dailies including The Times of India , Hindustan Times , The Hindu , Dainik Jagran , Amar Ujala , Hindustan, Rashtree Sahara, Inquilab, Hausla News, Third eyes, Dainik Manasha Mail. Hindi and Urdu dailies also have their bureaus in
200-574: The indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. Languages in Azamgarh District (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 55.58% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri , 35.28% Hindi and 8.21% Urdu as their first language. According to the district's official website, the nine important places in Azamgarh district are:- In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Azamgarh one of
220-615: The local land owners were crushed by the British. Later, residents of Azamgarh participated in various national movements including the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement in 1942. The historian, social reformer, nationalist Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan was born in Kanaila village in this district. Azamgarh district has an area of 4,054 square kilometres (1,565 sq mi). The district lies between
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#1733202294769240-463: The rivers flow; while between the ridges are low-lying rice lands, interspersed with numerous natural reservoirs. Azamgarh district is further divided into 7 sub-districts, and 22 development blocks. There are 4,106 villages (3,792 inhabited and 314 uninhabited) in the district. According to the 2011 census Azamgarh district has a population of 4,613,913, This gives it a ranking of 30th in India (out of
260-417: The royal court eventually awarding him 22 parganas in the Azamgarh region that marked the establishment of a family line which culminated in his descendants becoming rajas of the area. This was a typical route whereby relatively obscure lineages rose to prominence. The district was ceded to the British in 1801 by the wazirs of Lucknow . Both Hindu and Muslim landowners (known as Rautaras) of Azamgarh aided
280-553: The sage Durvasa whose ashram was located in Phulpur sub-district, near the confluence of Tons and Majhuee river, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north from the Phulpur sub-district headquarters. Towards the end of the 16th century, a Gautam Rajput from Azamgarh district was assimilated into the Mughal court at Delhi , where he had gone in search of greater influence. His mission was a success, with
300-521: The three scripts widely used in the ' Hindi Belt ', Kaithi was widely perceived to be neutral, as it was used by both Hindus and Muslims alike for day-to-day correspondence, financial and administrative activities, while Devanagari was used by Hindus and Persian script by Muslims for religious literature and education. This made Kaithi increasingly unfavorable to the more conservative and religiously inclined members of society who insisted on Devanagari-based and Persian-based transcription of Hindi dialects. As
320-399: Was 3,939,916 as per 2001 census with population density of 972 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,520/sq mi). The population consists of 393,401 urban and 4,220,512 rural; 2,137,805 females and 2,082,707 males. The literacy rate is 70.93%. The official language is Hindi and additional official is Urdu . Bhojpuri is the native language of Azamgarh. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is
340-490: Was adapted for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, including Angika, Awadhi , Bhojpuri, Hindustani , Maithili, Magahi, and Nagpuri. The name Kaithi script is derived from the term Kayastha , a socio-professional group historically linked to writing, record-keeping and administration. This community served in royal courts and later in British colonial administration, maintaining revenue records, legal documents, title deeds, and general correspondence. The script they utilized
360-516: Was the official legal script of Bihar district courts. However, it was opposed by Brahmin elites and phased out. Present day Bihar courts struggle to read old Kaithi documents. On the basis of local variants Kaithi can be divided into three classes viz. Bhojpuri, Magahi and Trihuti. This was used in Bhojpuri speaking regions and was considered as the most legible style of Kaithi. Native to Magah or Magadh it lies between Bhojpuri and Trihuti. It
380-671: Was thus named Kaithi, reflecting their association with written documentation. Documents in Kaithi are traceable to at least the 16th century. The script was widely used during the Mughal period. In the 1880s, during the British Raj , the script was recognised as the official script of the law courts of Bihar . Kaithi was the most widely used script of North India west of Bengal. In 1854, 77,368 school primers were in Kaithi script, as compared to 25,151 in Devanagari and 24,302 in Mahajani . Among
400-552: Was used in Maithili speaking regions and was considered as the most elegant style. All Kaithi consonants have an inherent a vowel: Kaithi vowels have independent (initial) and dependent (diacritic) forms: Several diacritics are employed to change the meaning of letters: The following table shows the list of vowel diacritics on consonants. The vowel diacritics on consonants are call kakahārā (𑂍𑂍𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂰). Kaithi has several script-specific punctuation marks: General punctuation
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