Seorai is a
Tahsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
in region of
Ghazipur District of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, India. Seorai is the headquarter of Seorai Tehsil. The Seorai tehsil was made a tehsil of the Ghazipur District in year 2016. It consists of 142 villages and one town. Seorai main village has a total area of and a population of 20000 but its total area is and a population of 20,530 which also includes Bhadaura. Seorai tehsil has the total area of . Seorai also served as the capital of Kamsaar estate from 1602 to 1620s.
Historical population and history
During the times of
Mughals and
Nawab
Nawab (Balochi language, Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب;
bn, নবাব/নওয়াব;
hi, नवाब;
Punjabi language, Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ;
Persian language, Persian,
Punjabi language, Punjabi ,
Sindhi language, Sindhi,
Urd ...
s the population of Seorai was much more because a large number of Soldiers lived here who served in Kamsaar estate and the security of the villages of
Kamsar
Kamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Nunez River.
Port Kamsar handles significant part of the world's bauxite production. Ships calling Port Kamsar and going di ...
. The place was also a capital of Kamsaar estate because of which a large number of merchants settled here and a good trade was done. This was the most populated village in Kamsar-o-bar during the 1600s.
The Kamsaar region was made a jagir whose main admisntratve centre was Seorai and Kuttul Khan was the most powerful person of the region. Kamsaar was spread over 52 villages. He also build a fort and a
Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
, and
Eidgah
Eidgah or Idgah, also Eid Gah or Id Gah ( fa, "site of Eid bservances; bn, ঈদগাহ; pnb, ; ur, ; hi, ईदगाह) is a term used in South Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at th ...
in the village of Seorai. During the 1860s a large number of people belonging to
Kushwaha families settled in the village. The name Seorai was kept because there was also a large population of Sevri families who had settled here during the time of
Babur
Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...
. After the death of Quttul Khan one of his grand sons name as Zamindar Fulan Khan settled here with his family in year 1630. His family lived here for many years. But, the population of Zamindar Fulan Khan family decreased and most of them migrated to village
Gorasara
Gorasara is a village located in Dildarnagar Kamsar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
As of the 2011 Census of India, the main population of the village lived in an area of 87.5 acres of land with 637 households.
Agriculture
The soil of the village is ...
in the 1860s and the place was again population with Kushwahas.
References
North India
2016 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
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