Mal, Lucknow

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

For other uses, see MAL.

Community Development Block in Uttar Pradesh, India

Mal

Māl

Community Development Block

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Mal

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Mal

Mal (India)

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Coordinates: 27°01′18″N 80°44′09″E﻿ / ﻿27.02156°N 80.73584°E﻿ / 27.02156; 80.73584[1]
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
District| Lucknow
Area

[2]

• Total

| 2.619 km2 (1.011 sq mi)
Elevation

[1]

| 130 m (430 ft)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 6,429
• Density| 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Hindi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

226104

Vehicle registration| UP32

Mal, also spelled Mall, is a village and corresponding community development block in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is part of the tehsil of Malihabad.[2] As of 2011, the population of Mal was 6,429, in 1,199 households, while the population of Mal block was 170,962, in 31,429 households.[2]

## History

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Mal was historically the seat of a tribe of Gaharwar Rajputs, whose family tradition states that they came from Manda-Bijaipur near Varanasi under one Rai Paitawan, a brother of the ruler of Varanasi.[3] The story goes that Rai Paitawan had gone on a pilgrimage to Nimkhar, in what is now Sitapur district, and after encountering a good omen on the way back, he decided to stay in this area.[3] He drove out the ruling Jhojhas from their forts at Mal and Ant to become ruler himself.[3] The Gaharwars' territory later became divided among seven estates: Mal, Atari, Salinagar, Amlauli, Masira, Hamirpur, and Nabipanah.[3] By the turn of the 20th century, the Gaharwars' influence had declined, and they only owned about a quarter of the village lands in Mal.[3] The remainder of the lands were held by Pandit Bakht Narain.[3]

At the turn of the century, Mal had a population of 1,775, and it had a marketplace called Ramnarainganj after its founder, Pandit Ram Narain (Bakht Narain's father), which hosted markets twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays.[3] There was also a weekly cattle market.[3] Three fairs were held here annually: the Athon fair during the month of Chait, the Mahabir fair in Jeth, and the Janamashtami fair in Bhadon.[3] Mal's soil was described as highly fertile, and wheat was the main crop grown.[3] Irrigation was provided by wells, tanks, and also some from the Jhingi nala, which flows to the east of the village.[3] There were at the time two Hindu temples, one mosque, and also the mausoleum of a saint named Gulmir Shah.[3]

## Villages

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Mal block comprises the following 87 villages:[2]

Village name  | Total land area (hectares)  | Population (in 2011)

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|

Vahir | 246.6 | 1,244
Ahindar | 391.7 | 3,876
Umraval | 606.5 | 3,380
Rahata | 251.9 | 1,886
Siswara | 294.4 | 2,011
Gorava Baravki | 177.4 | 2,131
Saspan | 1,180.1 | 8,378
Kamaluddin Nagar | 52 | 486
Gopal Pur | 219.2 | 1,601
Tilan | 556.2 | 2,289
Jamolia | 581.8 | 4,628
Gahndo | 650.9 | 4,957
Thari | 755.3 | 5,175
Barkhorava | 295.9 | 1,717
Muriyara | 413.6 | 2,975
Kharsara | 743.4 | 3,557
Saidapur | 309.8 | 2,562
Auntgarhi Saura | 643.5 | 4,532
Visunpur | 141.6 | 145
Karend | 292.7 | 2,467
Para Bhadrahi | 487.2 | 4,451
Navbasta | 106.7 | 781
Shahmau | 114.2 | 1,117
Atari | 338.8 | 2,308
Roodan Khera | 164.1 | 1,021
Jindana | 180.8 | 1,050
Mawai Khurd | 294 | 1,556
Basant Pur | 372.6 | 2,883
Bhelam Pur | 45.4 | 491
Birpur | 391.6 | 1,885
Devari Ganja | 191.8 | 1,073
Akbar Pur | 181.8 | 1,024
Shankar Pur | 221.1 | 1,906
Godhan | 107.6 | 157
Saleh Nagar | 534.1 | 3,962
Raipur | 246 | 1,343
Badiya | 412.4 | 3,083
Tikari Kala | 262.8 | 1,155
Kamalpur Lodhaura | 361.3 | 1,086
Didhara | 87.9 | 782
Pipari Kurakhar | 298.8 | 2,443
Bahraura | 225 | 1,813
Pakara | 206.4 | 1,626
Devari Bharat | 246.8 | 1,258
Shahpurgorava | 234 | 1,370
Madwana | 770.4 | 4,393
Ataria, Lucknow | 207.9 | 810
Manjhi Nikrojpur | 500.6 | 2,484
Majhauva | 234.4 | 1,016
Danaur | 233.2 | 1,506
Sultanpur | 92.3 | 337
Aumau | 369 | 2,245
Khakhara | 118.1 | 447
Kolava Bhanaura | 562.2 | 2,136
Adampur | 106.9 | 756
Garhthamma | 120.7 | 541
Latifpur | 116.6 | 969
Gauraiya | 189.8 | 974
Jagdishpur Bujurg | 104.6 | 903
Patauna | 209.1 | 1,786
Sarthara | 208.7 | 1,736
Keraura | 105.2 | 1,438
Amlauli | 139.4 | 626
Peer Nagar | 159.7 | 1,064
Gumsena | 158.4 | 1,257
Ranipara | 306 | 1,844
Narayanpur | 318.2 | 1,285
Ram Nagar | 234.1 | 2,259
Naibasti Bhithaura | 369 | 2,112
Sukka Khera | 165 | 999
Chandwara | 112.7 | 1,209
Bhanwar | 75.9 | 238
Mal (block headquarters) | 261.9 | 6,429
Naru | 40.2 | 183
Vidhishyama | 102.3 | 566
Ant | 142.3 | 1,138
Masirha Ratan | 283.3 | 3,196
Gagan Barauli | 102.6 | 565
Masirha Hamir | 365.4 | 2,279
Saibasi | 193.9 | 1,392
Hasanapur | 514.3 | 3,913
Devari Danda | 76.3 | 943
Nabi Panah | 573.3 | 5,136
Ibrahimpur | 48.7 | 354
Bhanpur | 63.6 | 995
Dhakhava | 444.5 | 4,133
Dautpur | 68.7 | 749

## References

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1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Māl". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 28–67, 76–93, 278–292. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 234–5. Retrieved 19 March 2021.