Mallanwan

Mallawan is a town and municipality in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also referred to as Mallanwan in Indian Railway records.GeographyIt is located at 27°2'8"N 80°9'6"E and its average elevation is 142 metres. River Ganga passes, touching its border to Kannauj. Mallawan is located 47 km south-east of Hardoi and 92 km from state capital Lucknow.Mallawan known as Mallanwan.DemographyPer 2011 census Mallawan had a total population of 36,915, out of which 19,404 were male and 17,511 female. It had a literacy rate of 68.71% & present literacy rate is 78.6%. It is divided into 25 wards. 57% of the population were Hindus, 42.5% were Muslims, and the rest belonged to other religions 0.5%.HistoryEarly Mallawan used to be a Buddhist site. Later it was held by Thateras until it was invaded by Sayyed Salar Masood Gazi in 1033 AD. A wandering saint, Maqdoom Shah, and later his disciple, Misbah-ul-Islam, commonly known as Qazi Bhikari, were appointed qazi of Pargana. In 1765 AD Jesuit missionary and traveller Joseph Tiefenthaler visited and described Mallawan as a small town build of bricks surrounded by many trees. With the advent of British Rule, followed by the annexation of Oudh in 1856, Mallawan was made district headquarter and possessed considerable political importance. During the struggle of 1857 the Raikawars, independence fighters from nearby village Rudamau, burned Mallawan's court house. Conditions worsened, leading to the move of the district headquarter to Hardoi.