Milkipur
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Milkipur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Map of Milkipur | |
  Milkipur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°35′40″N 81°54′34″E / 26.594375°N 81.909554°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Ayodhya |
| Government | |
| • Legislator | Chandrabhanu Paswan |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,629 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 224153 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-42 |
| Website | ayodhya |
Milkipur is a town and tehsil[1] in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Milkipur is 32 km south of district headquarters Ayodhya city. District Ayodhya consists of 11 blocks and Milkipur is a block in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology is situated at Kumarganj (a town situated at a distance of about 10 km, south from Milkipur). Tehsil headquarters and Police station of Milkipur tehsil are situated at Inayatnagar, 5 kilometers North-East from Milkipur centre.
The town Milkipur and its name originated from the people of Milki Caste who once lived here.[3]
Geography
Milkipur is located at 26°35′40″N 81°54′34″E / 26.594375°N 81.909554°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 94 metres (311feet). The Milkipur Constituency is surrounded by Gomti and Tamsa rivers.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Milkipur had a population of 1,764. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Milkipur has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 63% and female literacy of 39%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate
Milkipur has a warm humid subtropical climate with cool, dry winters from December to February and dry, hot summers from March to July. The rainy season is from mid-June to mid-September, when Milkipur gets an average rainfall of 1010 mm (40 in) mostly from the south-west monsoon winds. In winter the maximum temperature is around 25 degrees Celsius and the minimum is in the 2 to 3 degrees Celsius range. Fog is quite common from late December to late January. Summers are very hot with temperatures ranging from 35 to 45 degree Celsius.
| Climate data for Ayodhya | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
32 (90) |
41 (106) |
44 (111) |
46 (115) |
48 (118) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
33 (91) |
28 (82) |
69 (156) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
26 (79) |
32 (90) |
36 (97) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
32 (90) |
26 (79) |
20 (68) |
33 (91) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
22 (72) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
20 (68) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
15 (59) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
9 (48) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3 (27) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
16 (0.6) |
9 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
68 (2.7) |
201 (7.9) |
286 (11.3) |
202 (8.0) |
43 (1.7) |
7 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
881 (34.7) |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
Festivals
All major Festivals Like Holi, Deepawali, Ramnavmi, Eid, Vijayadashami etc. are celebrated with full zeal and joy.
Transport
Air
Ayodhya International Airport (Ayodhya) (40 km) and Lucknow airport (115 km) are the nearby airports from Milkipur town.
Road
Milkipur is situated at National Highway 330A and it has good road connectivity with Lucknow (115 km), Ayodhya (32 km), Rudauli (23 km) and Jagdishpur (30 km).
Railway
Rudauli, Ayodhya Cantt, Ayodhya Junction, Goshainganj and Chaure Bazar are the nearby railway stations from Milkipur.