Mahoba

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City in Uttar Pradesh, India

Mahoba

City

Alha Udal Statue,
Sun Temple, in Raheliya

Mahoba

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Mahoba

Mahoba (India)

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Coordinates: 25°16′48″N 79°52′22″E﻿ / ﻿25.28°N 79.872885°E﻿ / 25.28; 79.872885
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
Region| Bundelkhand
District| Mahoba
Government

• Type| City council
• Body| Mahoba Municipality
• District magistrate| Gazal Bhardwaj
Elevation

| 214 m (702 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 95,216
Language

• Official| Hindi[1]
• Additional official| Urdu[1]
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

210 427

Telephone code| 91-5281
Vehicle registration| UP-95
Sex ratio| 922 ♂/♀
Literacy| 76.91%[2]
Website| mahoba.nic.in

Mahoba is a city in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh[3] in the Bundelkhand region, well known for the ninth century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style. It is also well known for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara image on Gokhar hill.[4] Mahoba is known for being the capital of Chandela dynasty and its closeness to Khajuraho, Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.

## History

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Mahoba was a capital of Chandela dynasty that ruled much of Bundelkhand.[5][6] The 12th century general Udal and his brother Alha were notable for fighting against Prithviraj Chauhan under Chandel king Paramardi.[6]

## Geography

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### Topography

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Mahoba is located at 25°17′N 79°52′E﻿ / ﻿25.28°N 79.87°E﻿ / 25.28; 79.87.[7] It has an average elevation of 214 metres (702 feet).

### Climate

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Climate data for Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 24
(75)  | 28
(82)  | 33
(91)  | 39
(102)  | 42
(108)  | 39
(102)  | 33
(91)  | 32
(90)  | 33
(91)  | 33
(91)  | 30
(86)  | 36
(97)  | 42
(108)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 16
(61)  | 20
(68)  | 25
(77)  | 31
(88)  | 35
(95)  | 33
(91)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 27
(81)  | 22
(72)  | 18
(64)  | 28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 9
(48)  | 13
(55)  | 17
(63)  | 23
(73)  | 27
(81)  | 28
(82)  | 26
(79)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 20
(68)  | 15
(59)  | 10
(50)  | 9
(48)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 3.9
(0.15)  | 10.9
(0.43)  | 12.1
(0.48)  | 7.6
(0.30)  | 5.4
(0.21)  | 69
(2.7)  | 166.3
(6.55)  | 184.5
(7.26)  | 89.4
(3.52)  | 37.2
(1.46)  | 11.4
(0.45)  | 3.7
(0.15)  | 601.4
(23.68)
Average precipitation days  | 1.8  | 1.5  | 1.4  | 1.1  | 1.4  | 3.3  | 8.8  | 9.4  | 4.1  | 1.2  | 0.6  | 0.9  | 35.5
Source: Time and Date[8]

## Demographics

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As of 2011[update] India census, Mahoba has a population of 95,216 divided into 25 wards. Mahoba has an average literacy rate of 74.91%, higher than the state average of 67.68%: male literacy is 82.03%, and female literacy is 66.88% with 12.68% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.93% and 0.42% of the total population in Mahoba. Based on the census 75.21% of the total population are Hindus, 23.64% are Muslims and the rest is occupied by other faiths.[9]

## Government

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It is a part of the Mahoba Assembly constituency. [10] In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Rakesh Kumar Goswami was elected from Mahoba constituency, and re-elected in 2022.[11]

## Tourist destinations

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Tourist destinations in and around Mahoba include:

* Senapati Mahal

## Transportation

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### Railways

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Mahoba Junction railway station is a part of North Central Railway, Prayagraj Division.[12] Many superfast and express trains halt in the station.

## Notable people

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* Rani Durgavati, a Chandela princess of Mahoba
* Pushpendra Singh Chandel, MP, BJP
* Cecil Pullan, Indian-born English first-class cricketer
* Udal, legendary 12th century general born in Mahoba.

## References

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1. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
2. ^ "Mahoba Religion Data 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India.
3. ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
4. ^ UP Tourism, p. 193.
5. ^ Thapar, Romila (February 2004). Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. University of California Press. p. 420\. ISBN 978-0-520-24225-8.
6. ^ a b Mitra, Sisir Kumar (1977). The Early Rulers of Khajur (Second Revised ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 123\. ISBN 978-81-208-1997-9. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
7. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mahoba". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
8. ^ "Mahoba, India Travel Weather Averages (Time and Date)". Time and Date. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
9. ^ "Mahoba Population Census 2011". Census 2011 - Census of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
10. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
11. ^ "Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP's Rakesh Kumar Goswami wins Mahoba with 64955 votes". India Today. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
12. ^ Singh, Anurag (7 October 2016). "New Khajuraho-Lalitpur rail link to give state tourism a boost". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.

* Good Earth Varanasi City Guide. Eicher Goodearth Limited. 2002. ISBN 9788187780045.

## External links

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* Mahoba District web site

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See also|

* Cities and towns in Banda district
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* Cities and towns in Mahoba district
* Villages in Mahoba district
* People from Banda
* People from Hamirpur
* People from Mahoba

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