Pindra is one of three

tehsil 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 ...

s (sub-districts) in

Varanasi district Varanasi district is a district in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. It is surrounded by Mirzapur district, Jaunpur district, Ghazipur district, Chandauli district, and Bhadohi distric ...

in the Indian state 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 ...

. Pindra is situated 24 kilometers from the city of

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

and has 424 villages.

History

Pindra Village /Town was first setteld during the rule of Mughal Emperor

Shahjahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

in year 1630, when the place became a

jagir A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, start ...

with the name Aslah and Mir Muhammad Khan a

pathan Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

from

Yousufzai The Yusufzai or Yousafzai ( ps, یوسفزی, ), also referred to as the Esapzai (, ) are one of the largest tribes of ethnic Pashtuns. They are natively based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to which they migrated to from Suliman mountains du ...

clan was given its charge. He also build a fort like structure or a soldier settlement also known as Aslah, Here war wepons were made and sold so the place derived its name KolAslah. He also had some conflicts with Vikram Shah of Birkrampur because of which he was removed from the post. He was Burrid in his

tomb A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a :wikt:repository, repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be ...

located there, some inscription in Persian is written there talking about unity and peace between vikrampur and pindra. Know only some ruins of the old fort remain there. Later his descendents also made 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, ...

known as Badi Masjid of the village. A small population of Muslim Pathans live there who are mostly Mir Muhammad's descendents. During the period of

Aurangzeb Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...

many

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...

families setteld near pindra a place named as Ushra Shaheed, from were they scattered in different

Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

. There was also a huge settlent in later years of Yadavs at a place named

Ahiran Ahiran is a village in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It serves as the Headquarters of the Suti I administrative division. History This is a historical village of ...

. The first Rajput who settled there was Bariar Singh who became notable man of the

pargana Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...

his daughter Gulab Kumari was married to Raja Balwant Singh of Banaras. The place remained in posetion of Bariar Singh's Family till 1799 when it was confesticated on account of the implication of Babu sheoparan singh in the rebellion of Nawab Wazir Ali of Awadh and bestowned on

Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh was the eldest surviving son of Maharaj Mahip Narayan Singh, Udit Narayan Singh Sahib Bahadur (1770 – 4 April 1835, r. 12 September 1795 – 4 April 1835) became the new king of Benares. He was a nationalist and a b ...

. During

Massacre of Benares The Massacre of Benares is the name given to the minor and unsuccessful insurrection of Wazir Ali Khan, deposed Nawab of Awadh, at Benares in northern India in 1799, in which five British East India Company officials and civilians were murdered. Wa ...

Demography

Pindra Tehsil has total population of 804,481. Out of this, 411,176 are male and 393,305 are female. The gender ratio in Pindra is 957 females per 1,000 males, which is higher than

's state average of 912 females per 1,000 males. As of 2011 census the main population of the town pindar had the area of 92.2 acres and had 2278 households. The Pindra village had a population of 15257 as of 2011 Census.

Climate

Location

Pindra is located 24 kilometers North-West of

, 287 kilometers South-East of the state capital of

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, 269 kilometers West of

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

and 132 kilometers East of

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

Transportation

Pindra is connected to National Highway 56 and is also serviced by

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

(

Pindra Road railway station Pindra Road railway station is a small railway station in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is PDRD. It serves Pindra area of Varanasi. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilitie ...

). Closest airport to Pindra is

Varanasi airport Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur ...

, (5.5 kilometers and a part of Pindra Tehsil).

Notes

* All demographic data is based on

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

References

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur ...

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, West = Phulpur , Northwest = Jaunpur Varanasi district Tehsils of Uttar Pradesh