18-629: Bharwari is a small city and Municipal Board in the Kaushambi district located in the state of Uttar Pradesh , India that includes 29 villages in its surrounding area. The Bharwari city is divided into 25 wards and the elections are held every five years. The Bharwari Nagar Palika has a population of 17,260 of which 8,874 are males while 8,386 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. This population consists of 72.10% Hindus, 27.22% Muslims, 0.19% Christians, 0.20% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.04% Jains, and 0.24% Not Stated. The city of Bharwari
36-904: A business, job, service, cultivator , or labor activity. Out of the total 6,092 working population, 70.98% were engaged in Main Work, while 29.02% of them were engaged in Marginal Work. The city is accessible by the National Highway 2 and rail. Bharwari railway station is connected to Buddh International Circuit , Mahabodhi Express , which runs from Gaya to New Delhi , and Chauri Chaura Express , which connects Sarnath (Varanasi) to Kaushambi . These trains stop in Bharwari daily. Several other express trains also stop in Bharwari, but not daily. Late Honorary Captain Mohammad Aslam Siddiqui 'VSM'
54-518: A prince of Avanti. Ashoka considered Kaushambi important, and placed a pillar there with inscriptions in Pali ; a Jain temple was also constructed. The pillar and temple still stand, and Vatsa is being excavated by archaeologists. Kaushambi district was carved from Allahabad district on 4 April 1997. In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Kaushambi one of India's 250 most backward districts (out of
72-661: A total of 640 ). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF). According to the 2011 census , Kaushambi district had a population of 1,599,596, (comparable to the population of Guinea-Bissau and the US state of Idaho ); this ranks it 313th of India's 640 districts. The district has a population density of 897 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,320/sq mi). Its population growth rate from 2001 to 2011
90-472: Is in Prayagraj Airport which is 56 kilometers (34.7 miles) away from district headquarters and has flights to major destinations such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. Manjhanpur Roadways bus depot connects the headquarter by road to all major cities and towns. Major railway station is in neighboring Prayagraj (56 km). Kaushambi district also has several railway stations: Mohamed Aslam
108-468: Is located on the National Highway 2 (NH-2), 2 km away from Kokhraj Police Station and The Ganges . Bharwari Municipality has total administration of over 4,815 houses. These houses are supplied basic amenities like water and sewerage. The Bharwari Municipality is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties under its jurisdiction. According to
126-754: The dharma , the Noble Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths , and Udayana was a Buddhist upāsaka . According to the Chinese translation of the Buddhist canonical text Ekottara Āgama , the first image of the Buddha (carved from sandalwood ) was made at Udayana's request. The Puranas state that his four successors were Vahināra, DanḍapāṇI, Niramitra and Kṣemaka. Vatsa was later annexed by Avanti , and Maniprabha (Pradyota's great-grandson) ruled at Kauśāmbī as
144-746: The Honorary Captain Rank for his superb contribution to the Indian Army on January 26, 1993. Apart from International Boxing medals and honors, he received many medals for fighting in several Indian Army Operations and the War against Pakistan. He ended his career on a very positive note in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) during the Hajj in Dec 2007. Below are the significant achievements of Captain. On May 9, 1973, Mohammad Aslam Siddiqui won
162-402: The change of +1.57%/year [2001 → 2011] . Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.40% of the total population in Bharwari (NP). The (NP) Bharwari currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population. Out of the total population, 6,092 were engaged in work or business activity, among which 4,297 were males, while 1,795 were females. In the census survey, a worker is defined as a person who does
180-640: The city and settled in Kauśāmbī. This is supported by the Svapnavāsavadattā and the Pratijñā-Yaugandharāyaṇa , attributed to Bhāsa. Both described the king, Udayana , as a scion of the Bhārata family ( Bhārata-kula ). The Puranas contain a list of Nicakṣu’s successors which ends with the king Kṣemaka. Gautama Buddha visited Kaushambi several times during the reign of Udayana in his effort to spread
198-408: The latest Indian census of 2011, the male population of the city is 8,874 whereas the female population is 8,386 The literacy rate of Bharwari city is 76.15% higher than the state average of 67.68%. The city has an unequal literacy rate between males and females. In Bharwari, male literacy is around 82.08% while the female literacy rate is 69.95%. The population density of Bharwari is 9,181/km along with
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#1732897802900216-508: The north bank of the Yamuna river, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the city. It is surrounded by Chitrakoot district on the south, Pratapgarh district on the north, Prayagraj district on the east and Fatehpur district on the west. Kaushambi is part of Prayagraj division . The nearest railway station, in Bharwari, connects with Delhi , Prayagraj, Kolkata , Gaya and Kanpur .kaushambi district have two river like yamuna ganga. Kaushambi
234-1046: The silver medal in the Heavy Weight category at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championship held in Bangkok , Thailand. Two months before, he won the National Heavyweight Crown at Jamshedpur, India, in April 1973. On September 28, 1975, he won the silver medal again in the Heavy Weight Divisions at the Asian Boxing Championship held this time in Yokohama , Japan. He also won with ease at the YMCA All India Boxing Meet in May 1975. His last victory
252-434: Was 23.49 percent. Kaushambi has a sex ratio of 905 females to 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.69 percent. 7.78% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 34.72% of the population. Languages of Kaushambi district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 98.57% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 1.10% Urdu as their first language. Closest Airport to Kaushambi
270-552: Was a heavyweight boxer from Bharwari who was a silver medalist at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in 1973 and 1975 . Aslam won the Indian national championship in the heavyweight category for five consecutive years (1973–1978). 25°31′51″N 81°22′38″E / 25.530744°N 81.377292°E / 25.530744; 81.377292 List of districts of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ,
288-744: Was a heavyweight boxer from Bharwari, Kaushambi-Uttar Pradesh. He dominated the Asian and Indian amateur boxing territory by winning the National Championship in the heavyweight category for five consecutive years (1973–78), proving his ability to win serious championships. Honorable Gyani Zail Singh, 7th President of India , awarded the VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL (VSM) on May 21, 1986, for his excellent achievement in International Boxing. Honorable Shankar Dayal Sharma, 9th president of India, awarded
306-593: Was the Service Heavy Weight Boxing Crown held in March 1975. Kaushambi district Kaushambi district is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India . Manjhanpur is the district headquarters. The district was carved from Prayagraj district on 4 April 1997. Manauri Bajar connects Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts by railway over a bridge on SH-95. Manjhanpur is south-west of Prayagraj on
324-632: Was the capital of the ancient Indian Vatsa Mahajanapada , one of 16 such kingdoms. According to the Puranas , Vatsa was named after a Kāśī king. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata attribute the founding of its capital' Kauśāmbī, to a Chedi prince (Kuśa or Kuśāmba). The Puranas state that after Hastinapur was washed away by the Ganges , the Bharata king Nicakṣu (great-great grandson of Janamejaya ), abandoned
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