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Mariahu (Mariyahu) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its name Mariahu was given by the leader of Nanwag (Nandwak) Rajputs, King Naun Rao in 16th century on the name of Mandav Deo, the patreon deity of the Nanwag clan. The samadhi of Mandav dev is situated near to Chutka Devi temple which is in the east of tehsil. Mostly tehsil was ruled by Nanwag Rajputs who were the local rulers during 16th and 17th century. Baghi Sangram Singh, a leader of the Nanwags, revolted against the British East India company during the Rebellion of 1857 and defe

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Locality
Mariahu
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Population
22,248
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name
Mariahu
Settlement.other_name
Mariyahu
Settlement.settlement_type
Subdivision (Tehsil)
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jaunpur
Settlement.government_type
Elected
Settlement.governing_body
Nagar panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
4.43
Settlement.elevation_m
87
Settlement.population_total
22778
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Area
4.43
Elevation
87
Dialing code
5451
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postal code
222161
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Mariahu (Mariyahu) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its name Mariahu was given by the leader of Nanwag (Nandwak) Rajputs, King Naun Rao in 16th century on the name of Mandav Deo, the patreon deity of the Nanwag clan. The samadhi of Mandav dev is situated near to Chutka Devi temple which is in the east of tehsil. Mostly tehsil was ruled by Nanwag Rajputs who were the local rulers during 16th and 17th century. Baghi Sangram Singh, a leader of the Nanwags, revolted against the British East India company during the Rebellion of 1857 and defeated them on several occasions. It is one of the six tehsils of Jaunpur district, with the others being Jaunpur city, Shahganj, Machalishahar, Badlapur and Kerakat.

== Geography == Mariahu has an average elevation of .

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