Musafirkhana
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Musafirkhana | |
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Town | |
 Map showing Musafirkhana CD block | |
  Musafirkhana Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Musafirkhana Musafirkhana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°27′N 81°48′E / 26.450°N 81.800°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amethi |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 7,999 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[3] |
| • Regional | Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 227813 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-36 |
| Website | amethi |
Musafirkhana is a town and tehsil in Amethi district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Musafirkhana" means "Sarai," or "Dharamshala". Musafirkhana is located 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi.
As of 2011, Musafirkhana's population is 7,999 people, in 1,276 households.[1]
At the turn of the 20th century, Musafirkhana was described as a small and run-down village that was of no importance besides being the tehsil headquarters.[4] Why it was chosen as the seat of a tehsil is unclear — it was originally all the way in the corner of the tehsil, and was possibly chosen so that officials could keep an eye on the Kandu nala, which was formerly affected by bandits and dacoits.[4]
Musafirkhana was originally a bazar — or rather sarai, as the name indicates — built on the village lands of Bhanauli.[4] Their combined population in 1901 was 2,058, a quarter of whom were Muslims.[4] At that time, Musafirkhana had a police station, pound, school, and dispensary.[4]
Geography
Musafirkhana is located at 26°22′N 81°48′E / 26.37°N 81.8°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 102 metres (334 feet). Musafirkhana is 32 km northwest of district headquarters Amethi, 20 km from Jagdishpur.
