Paronkh

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

27°16′34″N 78°57′26″E / 27.27622°N 78.95725°E / 27.27622; 78.95725CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilMainpuriArea

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• Total11.637 km² (4.493 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total2,413 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Paronkh (Paroṅkh) is a village in Mainpuri block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. A minor battle took place here in 1562; it was the first time the Mughal emperor Akbar personally commanded troops in battle. There are ruins of an old fort in the village. As of 2011, Paronkh has a population of 2,413, in 411 households.

Geography

Paronkh is located on the Isan River,^[3]^: 251 10 km^[1]^: 147 southwest of Mainpuri. In the village there is a mound, or khera, with the ruins of an old fort.^[3]^: 251

History

Paronkh was the site of the Battle of Paronkh, in early 1562. This was a minor battle fought between a "punitive force" under the Mughal emperor Akbar, consisting of 200 men and 200 elephants, and a group of about 400 local brigands from a group of eight villages in pargana Sakit. The Akbarnama, written by Akbar's official court historian Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, contains a narrative account of the battle. ^[4]^: 89–92^[3]^: 251 Although it was a minor event, Paronkh is notable for being the first battle that Akbar personally led troops in.^[4]^: 91

Demographics

As of 2011, Paronkh had a population of 2,413, in 411 households.^[2]^: 107 This population was 53.4% male (1,289) and 46.6% female (1,124). The 0-6 age group numbered 386 (204 male and 182 female), or 16.0% of the total population. 402 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 16.7% of the total.^[5]^: 88–9

The 1981 census recorded Paronkh as having a population of 1,920 people, in 269 households.^[1]^: 146–7

The 1961 census recorded Paronkh as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 1,147 people (622 male and 525 female), in 215 households and 209 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 927 acres.^[6]^: lxxx

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Paronkh had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by tap, well, hand pump, and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office and public library, as well as at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^[2]^: 107–12

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1902). The Akbar Nama of Abu-l-Fazl, Vol. 1 & 2. Translated by Beveridge, H. Delhi: Low Price Publications. ISBN 978-81-7536-427-1. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sharma, Parvati (2023). A Lamp for the Dark World: Akbar, India's Greatest Mughal. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538177907. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Populated places in Mainpuri district

Cities and towns

Villages

Mainpuri tehsil

Ghiror block	Achalpur Ahmadpur Akbarpur Aunchha Aurangabad Badshahpur Bamrauli Bhatani Bhugai Bidhuna Bighrai Chitai Dannahar Darbah Deopura Dhaurasi Faizpur Fazilpur Ghiror (rural) Godhna Gurahi Hajipur Himmatpur Ujiyari Kalhor Pachhan Kalhor Puwan Kanegi Kosma Hinud Kosma Musalmin Koson Kothiya Lapgawan Madhan Mahtauli Muhammadpur Ghiror Nagla Amarsingh Nagla Devi Nagla Fateh Khan Nagla Kanchan Nagla Mahanand Nagla Minte Nagla Punu Nagla Rama Nagla Salehi Nahili Nasirpur Oi Pachawar Rampura Shahzadpur Shahjahanpur Taharpur Talibpur Tisah Usnida
Kuraoli block	Balrampur Barauliya Barkhera Basura Sultanpur Belahar Bhanpur Bharatpur Bikrampur Birsinghpur Dahipagar Dangau Devinagar Dharenda Dulhapur Fatehjangpur Firozpur Ganeshpur Ganga Jamuni Hafizpur Jamlapur Kalyanpur Kanchanpur Karanpur Khichauli Kichaura Kishanpur Kukamai Madhkarpur Manauna Nagla Usar Nanamau Naugaon Naurangpur Paharpur Panwah Rampura Rasemar Richhpura Rustampur Salempur Sarai Latif Sharifpur Sirsa Sonai Tarauli Thorwa Timanpur
Mainpuri block	Angautha Anjani Auden Padariya Baragaon Badanpur Bahadurpur Barauli Bareri Bhagpur Bhaupur Burra Dewamai Dharmangadpur Nagariya Gaderi Gangsi Ghitauli Halpura Harchandpur Hasanpur Jagruppur Jaramai Jasrau Jat Khera Jawapur Jichauli Kakan Karimganj Kharpari Khija Kiratpur Kuchela Lahra Mahuan Lodhipur Madhau Mainpuri Khas Marauli Nagla Garhu Narayanpur Nauner Nawada Paronkh Pirpur Ramaihar Rathera Ratibhanpur Ruppur Bharatpur Sagauni Sansarpur Santpur Sathni Dalippur Shivsinghpur Sikandarpur Sirauliya Tindauli

Karhal tehsil

Barnahal block

Karhal block

Bhongaon tehsil

Sultanganj block	Ahirwa Ali Khera Alipur Patti Asafpur Aurandh Balarpur Balarpur Ramnagar Bara Surajpur Bharatpur Bhojpur Bichhawan Bilon Binamau Birsinghpur Brijpur Burra Chak Sahara Byonti Khurd Chhachha Dalippur Kailai Danchaura Darka Dhanmau Dudhauna Fardpur Fatehpur Ganeshpur Goshalpur Govindpur Hamirpur Hannu Khera Harganpur Husainpur Itauri Jagatpur Jaili Jirauli Jaitulpur Jalalpur Jaramai Jaswantpur Kamalpur Katka Khatana Kinhawar Lalupura Lehra Malpur Manikpur Marhari Misaura Mohanpur Nagla Bhagat Nagla Mitkar Nagla Semar Naka Narsinghpur Padampur Pal Rajwana Rakri Ramnagar Rudauniya Rui Sinaura Sahara Saidpur Sanda Saraiya Sarjanpur Shah Alampur Shahpura Simrai Sulkhanpur Sultanganj Sunnamai Surjanpur Tisauli Tolakpur Usmanpur
Bewar block	Ahinkaripur Ahmadpur Karuamai Aram Sarai Baghpur Bahdinpur Bahramau Bajhera Bakipur Bara Barauli Bhainsroli Bhur Patia Bilpur Husainpur Bilsara Binodpur Chandanpur Chanepur Chhabilepur Chilaunsa Chirawar Daudpur Dayantnagar Mata Dharmangadpur Dikhatmai Durjanpur Fatehpur Gani Gangarwala Hajipur Baran Hansra Hindupur Husainpur Jagatpur Khas Jagatpur Dikhatmai Jakha Jalalpur Jalalpur Dikhatmai Jamaura Janaura Jasmai Jasrajpur Jaswantnagar Jilhi Joga Jot Karpiya Kaua Tanda Kulipur Kushalpur Lodhipur Madhupuri Mahanandpur Maheshpur Manjhola Manpur Biku Manpur Hari Mundai Nabiganj Nagla Bal Nagla Devi Nagla Murar Nagla Pandey Nagla Penth Nagla Sudama Nandulia Nasirpur Naurangabad Nekamau Nunari Padamner Paraunkha Puraiya Puranpur Raipur Rakra Rampur Rampura Saidpur Sakat Bewar Shahjahanpur Shivsinghpur Shyampur Bhatpura Sultanpur Nawada Tigwan Tikuri Tiliyani Todarpur Umarpur
Jagir block	Ajitganj Allau Aung Baghirua Bhanwat Birpur Kalan Birpur Khurd Chauhanpur Dayarampur Dwarikapur Faridpur Hatpau Kasadh Lekhrajpur Madhupuri Malikpur Manchhana Mangalpur Mirapur Gujrati Nagla Bari Nagla Miti Nagla Soti Nakhatpur Nawada Parigawan Rajalpur Rajpur Kalan Rajpur Khurd Ratanpur Bara Ratanpur Kirkich Sagamai Sugaon Sumerpur Tiksuri
Kishni block	Allahabad Arjunpur Arsara Badanpur Baghauni Bansarmau Bariha Basait Bhadei Chauraipur Chitain Daudpur Dhakroi Diwanpur Sahini Gangdaspur Ghutara Masumpur Gopalpur Gulariapur Hirauli Husainpur Ichhaipur Isapur Dikhatmai Jatpura Jawapur Kaithauli Kaithpur Kamalner Kamalpur Khwajapur Kumhaul Kursanda Legaon Mahgawan Maholi Shamsherganj Mudausi Nagla Bale Nagla Birtia Nagla Jakha Nagla Maholi Nagthara Paharpur Parasrampur Pharenji Puranpur Ramnagar Rangpur Ratheh Ratibhanpur Sakra Saman Sathigawan Saunasi Singhpur Tariha Uncha Islamabad