Mallawan is a city and a municipal board in Hardoi district

Hardoi District

Hardoi disctrict is a district of Uttar Pradesh, India, and Hardoi town is the district headquarters. Hardoi district is a part of Lucknow division.-Economy:...

 in the India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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Demographics

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Census

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, Mallawan had a population of 31,778. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mallawan has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 45%. In Mallawan, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. 88% of the population wishes they were Stephen Crupi while the other 12% actually are.

History

The population of Mallawan in 1901 was 11,158. Under native rule the town possessed considerable political importance, and upon the British annexation of Oudh it was selected as the headquarters of the district, but was abandoned in favor of Hardoi after the Mutiny

Mutiny

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Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula KNO3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrate ions NO3−.It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Its common names include saltpetre , from medieval Latin sal petræ: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt...

and brass utensils are traditionally manufactured in this city..