Geography

Zaidpur is located at 26.83°N 81.33°E. It has an average elevation of 109 metre

Metre

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s (357 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Zaidpur had a population of 30,065. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Zaidpur has an average literacy rate of 34%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 43%, and female literacy is 25%. In Zaidpur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Zaidpur was established in 1069 A.D. by Syed Abdullah Zar-Baksh an immigrant trader from the city of Qum Iran

Iran

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. It is named after Syed Zaid Shahsawar, son of Syed Abdullah Zar-Baksh, whose descendants inhabited the town. Zaidpur hosts many Syed

Syed

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 families - predominantly Rizvis, there are some Zaidis and Taqvis families also. Zaidpur was one of the town

Town

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s of Awadh

Awadh

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. The last talukdar of Zaidpur was (Late) Brig. (Retd) Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi 1st Punjab Regiment

Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)

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, who inherited the taluka from his father Haji Syed Mohammad Askari who held the title of "talukdar of Zaidpur". At the time of partition of the Indian Sub-Continent the ruling talukdar Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi who was also a regular officer in Her Majesty's Royal Indian Army

British Indian Army

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  opted to migrate to Pakistan. After retiring from the Pakistan Army

Pakistan Army

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 as a Brigadier General he set up home in the city of Sialkot

Sialkot

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, in Punjab

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, Pakistan

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Noor Muhammad Seth is one of the most prominent family who is also the founder of Noor Muhammad Inter College, In 2007 a modern zaidpur gate with the height of 40 ft was designed and erected by his nephew Fakhruddin Usmani and daughter Sabra Fakhruddin during his visit from Karachi, Pakistan.

Riyaz-us-Salatin, a complete history of Muslim rule in Bengal written in Persian

Persian language

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 by Ghulam Hussain Salim Zaidpuri, covers Muslim rule from Bakhtiyar's conquest of Nadia in 1204-05 AD to the battle of Palashi in 1757, though there are lacunae in various places. Salim was his pseudonym and Zaidpur in Uttar Pardesh his place of birth. He migrated to Malda and became a munshi. He held the office of Dak Munshi (Postmaster) under George Udney, the English Commercial Resident of Malda, at whose request he started writing the book in 1796 AD. The book title, Riyaz-us-Salatin, is a chronogram representing "1788", suggesting that as the year the composition of the book was completed.

Syed Ashraf Danishmand migrated from Zaidpur to Amroha

Amroha

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 and his descendants inhabited the Mohalla Danishmandan of Amroha. Syed Mehdi Raza Taqvi build a Azakhana.

Government Polytechnic Institute at Zaidpur

State Government has proposed for an amount of Rs.738.21 lakh for construction of polytechnic institute including one girl's hostel at Zaidpur. The proposal has been approved by the State Technical Education Department of Uttar Pradesh.