Utilities and Services in Mirzapur

Mirzapur, a small city in the southern fringes of Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most disadvantaged cities in India. With farmers and artisans comprising majority of Mirzapur’s population, with no big enterprises and companies, the city is lacking in proper infrastructural and other essential facilities as seen in prosperous cities. The state government has, however, provided the city with all the basic facilities such as electricity, proper drainage and sewage system, transport conveniences, hospitals and schools.


Let’s take a detailed look at all the important services that can be found in Mirzapur:

The entire region of Mirzapur gets its electricity from Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PuVVNL), a co-beneficiary of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. It has its headquarters in Varanasi. PuVVNL began its operation throughout eastern Uttar Pradesh including Mirzapur from July 5, 2003 and since then has provided service to approximately 33 lakh consumers.

Uninterrupted water supply in Mirzapur is provided by Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. The organisation supplies water to every districts and villages of Mirzapur. It also takes care of the sewerage and drainage services in the area. Jal Nigam also has a training institute related to water department in Mirzapur to facilitate better understanding and research options on water services in Mirzapur. The address of the institute is:

Jal Nigam Institute Center
Near Gandhi Ghat, Bathuva Road
Mirzapur
Phone no.: 05442 252572

There are quite a few established private and public banks in Mirzapur. These banks provide safety, security and yearly growth of income through interest for all those farmers and artisans residing in the city. Some of the public banks like Allahabad Bank come with “Gramin” facilities that are focussed in the development of rural and tribal areas of Mirzapur. Banks like State Bank of India, Axis Bank, HDFC bank, Vijaya Bank, Canara Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce all have its branches in Mirzapur.

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Mirzapur is a Hindi speaking belt and, therefore, media especially newspapers in Hindi like Jagran, Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar are mostly read by the locals. There are a few cyber cafes in the city, which links new media to the people.

There are a couple of post offices in Mirzapur that are doing brisk business. These post offices not only deliver letter but also acts as a bank and insurance agent to the locals. Even small private courier services are making profits in Mirzapur. Courier companies like First Flight Private Limited, DTDC, Aditya Agency are some of the established names in the city.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL as it is popularly are is the widely used telecom network in the region. There are a number of BSNL customer services in Mirzapur. The two main service centres are located in the following area:

Customer Service Centre
Mirzapur Main Road
Mirzapur Ho
Mirzapur – 231001
Phone no.: 5442 222449

Customer Service Centre
Lakhimpur Kheri Main Road
Mirzapur Ho
Mirzapur - 231001
Phone no.: 5872 262198

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