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Madhupuri

village in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ121914196
Source-derived summary

Madhupuri (Madhupurī) is a village in Jagir block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it hasd a total population of 500, in 81 households.

Demographics

As of 2011, Madhupuri had a population of 500, in 81 households. This population was 52.6% male (263) and 47.4% female (237). The 0-6 age group numbered 83 (44 male and 39 female), or 16.6% of the total population. 328 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 65.6% of the total.

The 1981 census recorded Madhupuri as having a population of 248 people, in 51 households.

The 1961 census recorded Madhupuri (as "Madhpuri") as comprising 1 hamlets, with a total population of 202 people (106 male and 96 female), in 34 households and 20 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 169 acres.

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Madhupuri had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Madhupuri” as village in Uttar Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Madhupuri, village and Uttar.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011, 1981, 1961—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Madhupuri, village and Uttar providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Madhupuri”, the useful work is to connect “village in Uttar Pradesh, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q121914196. Authority coordinates are 27.167, 79.130. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1981 and 1961.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Madhupuri”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Madhupuri primary sources, Madhupuri archive and Madhupuri research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Madhupuri”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from Madhupuri” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.