Editing Mainpuri (section)

{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Mainpuri district}}
{{Distinguish|Manipuri (disambiguation){{!}}Manipuri}}
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{{Unfocused|date=June 2011}}
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| name               = Mainpuri
| settlement_type    = City
| image_alt          = A street in Mainpuri town
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| pushpin_map        = India Uttar Pradesh
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| coordinates        = {{coord|27.23|N|79.02|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mainpuri district|Mainpuri]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
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| leader_title       = [[Member of parliament(India)|MP]]
| leader_name        = [[Dimple Yadav]]
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2011 A"/>
| area_total_km2     = 7
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 153
| population_total   = 136557
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011 A"/>
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_title2 = Native
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 205001
| area_code          = 05672
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-84
| website            = {{URL|https://mainpuri.nic.in/}}
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_info2 = [[Braj Bhasha]]
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'''Mainpuri''' ({{IPA|hi|mɛːn̪.pʊɾiː}}; {{IAST|Mainpurī}}) is a city in [[Mainpuri district]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is 55&nbsp;km from [[Etawah]] and 294 &nbsp;km from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/how-to-reach/from-delhi-to-mainpuri |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130065444/http://www.mustseeindia.com/how-to-reach/from-delhi-to-mainpuri |archive-date=30 January 2011 |title=DELHI to MAINPURI, Train, Bus from Delhi to Mainpuri, fare, timings}}</ref> Mainpuri is located in the [[Braj]] region, which holds special religious significance to Hindus as the homeland of [[Krishna]]. It is Ruled  by the Chauhan Rajputs.<ref name="subodhk">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjzWFsz5fwC&q=braj+mainpuri&pg=PA3432 | title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: India (Central Provinces)-Indology | publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd | author=Subodh Kapoor | year=2002 | pages=3432 | isbn=9788177552683}}</ref>

As of 2011, Mainpuri had a population of 136,557 in 24,498 households.