--- title: "Mirzāpur – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Mirzāpur, India: Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nearby: Allahabad Observatory, Mirzapur Clock Tower. Every way there from the planner, and…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mirzapur" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mirzapur.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Mirzapur_from_the_Ganges.JPG" --- City in Uttar Pradesh, India # Mirzāpur Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. ![Mirzāpur](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Mirzapur_from_the_Ganges.JPG) Mirzāpur · Wikimedia Commons The place Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of the Mirzapur district. In the district, Vindhya mountains meet with Indo-Gangetic Plain. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzapur), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Mirzāpur 2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Allahabad Observatory The Allahabad Observatory, located in Jhusi, a suburb of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, is the centre responsible for maintaining the Indian Standard Time. The observatory is located at 82.5°E longitude, which translates to an exact time difference of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time i.e. 7 km · Observatory in Uttar Pradesh, India · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allahabad_Observatory) 2. Mirzapur Clock Tower Mirzapur Clock Tower is a heritage architecture situated at Mirzapur, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is adorned with fine carvings, clock with 1000 kg alloy metal bell and 20 feet long pendulum hangs on top of the tower. 500 m · Clock tower in Uttar Pradesh · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzapur_Clock_Tower) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see Aashbujha Temple. See the scenic beauty of The Vindhyas from this temple. Budhenaath Temple (near Pakka Ghat). See the old stone carving at Pakka Ghat and Budhenaath Temple. 1. The Clock Tower It is one of its own kind.The stone carving of the tower will make mesmerize you. From [Wikivoyage: Mirzāpur](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mirzapur), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Try to be dressed as simple and Indian as possible. Mirzapur is a small city and you may attract various eyes if you are dressed western or other ways. Spend some time at Ganges Ghat (specially at Nar Ghat and Pakka Ghat). Watch age old stone carving at Budhenaath Temple (It is near to Pakka Ghat) and Pakka Ghat. Beware of Pandas (priests) at Vindyachal and other temples.Don't be trapped with them. From [Wikivoyage: Mirzāpur](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mirzapur), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Aao (in winters). Lassi. Milk and curd. Vernon, evershine nagar, bandra (go left, then take right). From [Wikivoyage: Mirzāpur](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mirzapur), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Mirzāpur **Airports:** Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 45 km · Chaudhary Charan Singh (LKO), 246 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 275 km\ **Stations:** Mirzapur railway station, 1.3 km · Vindhyachal railway station, 6.9 km\ - Varanasi → Mirzāpur Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/varanasi-to-mirzapur) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varanasi&to=Mirz%C4%81pur) - Lucknow → Mirzāpur Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lucknow-to-mirzapur) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lucknow&to=Mirz%C4%81pur) - Bhopal → Mirzāpur Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bhopal-to-mirzapur) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bhopal&to=Mirz%C4%81pur) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Mirz%C4%81pur) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Mirzāpur Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mirzāpur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get around Cycle rickshaw is the best mode of transport inside the city. - Get around Autorickshaw is available for Vindhyachal temple. From [Wikivoyage: Mirzapur](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mirzapur), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-06. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Ghandruk](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ghandruk) NP 8 ways of moving, 32 sources 380 km 2. [Munsiyari](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/munsiyari) IN 8 ways of moving, 25 sources 593 km 3. [Sagar Island and Gangasagar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sagar-island) IN 11 ways of moving, 15 sources 683 km 4. [Chitkul](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chitkul) IN 7 ways of moving, 20 sources 800 km 5. [Tirthan Valley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tirthan-valley) IN 8 ways of moving, 29 sources 879 km If you know how people move in Mirzāpur – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cmirzapur&title=Mirz%C4%81pur&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fmirzapur), and the note gets an entry. 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