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Chirgaon | |
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  Chirgaon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°34′N 78°49′E / 25.567°N 78.817°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Region | Bundelkhand |
| District | Jhansi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 49,977[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and Bundelkhandi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 284301 |
| Telephone code | 915170-XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | UP-93 |
| Sex ratio | 0.908[2] ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 84.86%[3] |
Chirgaon is a town and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[4]
Chirgaon is located 30 km away from Jhansi, situated on Jhansi–Kanpur National Highway 27. There is a fort in the middle of the town.
The place is also famous for being the birthplace of poets Maithili Sharan Gupt,[5] his younger brother Siyaram Sharan Munshi and Munshi Ajmeri. Chirgaon was actively involved in Freedom Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, who had visited Chirgaon on more than one occasion.[citation needed] From 1935–45, hundreds of Chirgaon youth joined the movement.
- ^ "Chirgaon Population Census 2011". Census 2011 – Census of India.
- ^ "Chirgaon Population Census 2011". Census 2011 – Census of India.
- ^ "Chirgaon Population Census 2011". Census 2011 – Census of India.
- ^ "Chirgaon Population Census 2011". Census 2011 – Census of India.
- ^ Shri hargovind, "Dadda Ki Chhaya Me", in Raashhtarkavi Maithiliisharana Gupt Abhinandan Granth, Ed. Agravaal Vaasudevasharana, 1959, Raashhtarkavi Maithiliisharana Gupt Abhinandan Committee Calcutta, p. 101.
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