Mohan, Uttar Pradesh

Mohan
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Mohan Location of Mohan in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	26°47′N 80°41′E / 26.78°N 80.68°E / 26.78; 80.68Coordinates: 26°47′N 80°41′E / 26.78°N 80.68°E / 26.78; 80.68
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Unnao
Population	13,553 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 128 metres (420 ft)

Mohan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

Some local residents^[who?] say that Mohan is derived from "Moh" meaning devotional love in Hindi and "han" meaning loss. A story claims that when Lord Rama was going to "Vanvas" (self imposed exile) for fourteen years, Mohan is the place where he separated from his wife Sita thinking that he may suffer "han" in "Moh" due to the worldly love hence continued forward with his journey. During the Mughal and British empires, Mohan flourished as a town known for its literate people. During the days of the Nawabs of Awadh, many residents found employment in the court of the Nawab and earned large fortunes. The town was well known for its Unani Hakims, mimics & actors.

Locals^[who?] affectionately used to call it as "Mohan Khittae Unan" meaning Mohan as a part of Greece, due to a number of well known "Hakims" {doctors of Unani medicine}.

Hasrat Mohani, a well known Urdu poet and freedom fighter of Indian independence from British rule, and Iffat Mohani, a well known Urdu novel writer, trace their origins from Mohan. Currently Mohan has several elementary schools and an intermediate school that goes up to grade 12. It is approximately 25 kilometres from city of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Mohan is located at 26°47′N 80°41′E / 26.78°N 80.68°E / 26.78; 80.68^[1]. It has an average elevation of 128 metres (419 feet). In the British period Mohan was part of Lucknow District. After independence it merged into the Unnao district.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Mohan had a population of 13,553. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mohan has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 51%, and female literacy is 40%. In Mohan, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mohan
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.