Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
| Sarai Mir Saraimeer | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Sarai MirLocation in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Uttar Pradesh Sarai MirSarai Mir (India)Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 26°01′N 82°55′E / 26.017°N 82.917°E / 26.017; 82.917 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Azamgarh |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Wasim Ahmed |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,055 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Sarai Mir is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Indian Census, Sarai Mir had a total population of 19,055, of which 9,760 were males and 9,295 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,040. The total number of literates in Sarai Mir was 13,151, which constituted 69.0% of the population with male literacy of 72.8% and female literacy of 65.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Sarai Mir was 82.1%, of which male literacy rate was 86.6% and female literacy rate was 77.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 2,740 and 13 respectively. Sarai Mir had 2,384 households in 2011.
As of 2001 India census, Saraimir had a population of 15,526. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Saraimir has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 52%. In Saraimir, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Religion
| Religions in Sarai Mir | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Muslims | 52.0% | |||
| Hindus | 47.7% | |||
| Others | 0.3% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
Islam is followed by a little more than half of the population, while almost all of the remaining population follow Hinduism.
Education
- Madrasatul Islah, a traditional Islamic institution of learning found in 1908
References
- "UP Nagar Panchayat elections highlights: BJP wins 202 seats, Samajwadi bags 89". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India: Sarai Mir". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "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 1 May 2019.
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "C-1 Population By Religious Community". census.gov.in. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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