Musanagar or Moosanagar is a town in
Kanpur Dehat district
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in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh
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. The town is situated near the bank of river
Yamuna
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, on both sides of the
Mughal Road
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.
According to the
2011 census of India, the population of Musanagar is 21,991.
This place is also famous as ''Mukta Nagar''. There are some very famous temples and Dargahs like
Shree Mukta Devi
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The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including In ...
Shree Bala Ji Dham
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The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese, Meitei ( Manipuri), Marathi, Malay (including In ...
Pahalwan Shah Baba Dargah and
Khamosh Shah Baba
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. People throughout the country visit these temples, being among the famous temples.
Plus, this town is a centre of trade for nearby villages. The town is known for good-quality products like metalwares, agricultural tools & machines, domestic products of routine usage (e.g. kitchenware) etc. available at appreciably low cost. Here are also available some shops of garments, textiles and jewelry which is what it is mainly famous for locally. Since decades, people of neighboring rural areas, extending as far as 20 kilometers from the town, have been coming here both for purchasing goods as consumers and doing local trade as businessmen due to which it has become a local hub of trade & business. There are two special days which are important for the trade - Thursday and Sunday, commonly known as "Bazaar ke din" (Days of market). There is a holiday for all businessmen on Monday. The town seems to have a vague imprint of
Mughal Era
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in its culture and architecture.
References
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Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district