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Karimuddinpur
Karimuddinpur is a village located in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India with a total of 1,738 families residing. The Karimuddinpur village has a population of 10,161 as per Population Census 2011. History As per historical records Karimuddinpur was established by Prithviraj Dikshit, the great great grandson of Raja Mulhan Dikshit in 1362 A.D.Raja Mulhan Dikshit was a Kashyap Gotriya Kinwar Bhumihar Brahman.Kinwar is a part of Kanyabubj Brahman Sakha.''Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley'', p.113-114,Concept Publishing Company, 1986, New Delhi The third branch of Kinwars flourished here. Prithviraj Shah had seventeen great grandsons through his Two Son. These all seventeen grandsons established 17 villages in Karail area, known as "Sataraho". s "Sataraho" ( hi, सतरहो). The Sataraho was a branch of the Kashyap Gotriya Kinwar Bhumihar Brahman. They are part of kanyabubj Brahman Sakha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimuddinpur Railway Station
Karimuddinpur is a village located in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh, India with a total of 1,738 families residing. The Karimuddinpur village has a population of 10,161 as per Population Census 2011. History As per historical records Karimuddinpur was established by Prithviraj Dikshit, the great great grandson of Raja Mulhan Dikshit in 1362 A.D.Raja Mulhan Dikshit was a Kashyap Gotriya Kinwar Bhumihar Brahman.Kinwar is a part of Kanyabubj Brahman Sakha.''Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley'', p.113-114,Concept Publishing Company, 1986, New Delhi The third branch of Kinwars flourished here. Prithviraj Shah had seventeen great grandsons through his Two Son. These all seventeen grandsons established 17 villages in Karail area, known as "Sataraho". s "Sataraho" ( hi, सतरहो). The Sataraho was a branch of the Kashyap Gotriya Kinwar Bhumihar Brahman. They are part of kanyabubj Brahman Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joga Musahib
Joga Musahib is a village located in the Karail area of Mohammadabad tehsil in Ghazipur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It had a population of 3,612 in the 2011 Census. Its local administration follows the Panchayati Raj system. History Babu Ram Chandra Dikshit established the village in 1446. He was one of the seventeen grandsons of Babu Nainan Dikshit., Babu Ram Chandra Dikshit moved from Karimuddinpur to Joga Musahib.Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements (1986), S. H. Ansari, Concept Publishing Company Babu Nainan Dikshit, the son of Prithuraj Dikshit (Karimuddinpur), had two sons. The two sons had seventeen sons, each of whom went on to establish a different village in Kargil Kshetra known as "Sataraho" ( hi, सतरहो). The Sataraho was a branch of the Kashyap Gotriya Kinwar Bhumihar Brahman. They are part of kanyabubj Brahman Sakha. One of the young members of Babu Sangram Rai's family of Sonari, was a cavalry officer in the Tughu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajapur, Ghazipur
Rajapur is a village in Mohammadabad Tehsil in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Varanasi Division. It is located 28 km towards east from District headquarters Ghazipur. Rajapur has total 835 families residing. The Rajapur village has population of 4872 of which 2487 are males while 2385 are females as per Population Census 2011. History Rajapur was established by Shrikant Rai Vats around 1715 A.D. with the blessing of Goril Baba as per genealogical records. He moved from Raini-Amari village of Azamgarh district to this place. This village is considered one of the Baavano Dronvar villages. Rajapur is known for farmers, army men, Pahlwan, doctors, famous engineers and also known for freedom fighters. Administration This village is administrated by Gram Panchayat through its Pradhan who is elected representative of village. Ashwani kumar rai is the Pradhan of this village panchayat. Nearby places * Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitbara Gaon
Chitbara Gaon is a town and a nagar panchayat of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Demographics India census, Chitbara Gaon had a population of 21,879. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chitbara Gaon has an average literacy rate of 31%, lower than the national average of 79.9%; with male literacy of 42% and female literacy of 18%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Tourism * Baraiya Pokhara, Chitbara Gaon * Ramshala, Chitbara Gaon * Shivala, Chitbara Gaon * Bhawani Sthan, Jawahar Nagar, * Madari Peer Baba, Railway Station * Hanuman Tempal Mahrew Road * Surahi ke Taal. * Teliya Pokhra . Shiv mandir Main market chitbara gaon Notable People * Prasiddha Narayan Singh, Bhojpuri Poet and Freedom Fighter References Cities and towns in Ballia district {{Ballia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasra
Rasra is a city and a municipal board in Ballia district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one among six tehsils that come under Ballia district, Rasra is also known as 'Chhoti Kashi' and 'Nath Nagri' due to the presence of Nath Baba mandir which is a well known religious spot. In past the production of sugar from rotten sugarcanes lead to the city being named 'Rasra' which is a portmanteau word made-up of two hindi words 'Ras' (रस) meaning juice and 'Sada/Sara' (सड़ा) meaning rotten. It has an important market for the nearby villages. Lounglatta is the famous sweet of Rasra. Dussehra is one of two very prominent festivals, here, alongside Chhath . Rasra has top schools of district. Rasra has second largest Durga Puja celebration in Uttar Pradesh after Ram Nagar, Varanasi. Rasra has a busy fish market, chicken market and mutton narket. It has also Sadar Bazaar, Station Road Market, Hospital Complex Market, Mission Road Market, Kali Maa ka chaura, and This pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buxar
Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the census town of Sarimpur along with 132 rural villages. In modern times, the historic Battle of Chausa and Battle of Buxar were fought in the vicinity. Buxar Railway Station lies on Patna–Mughalsarai section of Howrah–Delhi main line. It is approximately 125 km from the state capital of Patna. The local language of Buxar is Bhojpuri. Typonym According to local traditions, the name ''Buxar'' is derived from a lake in the town named ''Aghsar'' (effacer of Sin), which in course of time became ''Baghsar'' and took the present form that is Buxar. Another vedic legend states that, a sage or rishi named Besira transformed himself to take the look of a Tiger to frighten Durvasa rishi, and doomed by him to retain the form of Tiger foreve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of Muslim artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. * * * * * Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and to the east of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies downstream of Allahabad (officially Prayagraj), where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site. Varanasi is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2,500 years ago. The Lion capital of Ashoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballia
Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges River, Ganges and the Ghaghara River, Ghaghara.The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 km from the state capital Lucknow. It has a protected area, the Jai Prakash Narayan bird sanctuary. Ballia is also around away from Bihar.Ballia is also known for their freedom fighters.This is very poppular amongst people because of famous personalities like "Ex Prime Minister Shri Chandrasekhar ji and Chittu Pandey ji. Etymology According to locals, the name Ballia was derived from the name of the sage Valmiki, the author of Ramayana. Valmiki resided here at one point, and the place was commemorated by a shrine (although it has long since been washed away). Another belief about the origin of the name is that it refers to the sandy quality of the soil, locally known as "Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malda District
Malda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (, , often ), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed. The folk culture of gombhira is a feature of the district, being a unique way of representation of joy and sorrow in daily life of the common people, as well as the unique medium of presentation on national and international matters. According to the National Investigation Agency Malda is believed to be a hub of a fake currency racket. It is reported that 90 percent of the fake currency that enters India originates in Malda. The headquarters of Malda district is in English Bazar, also known as ''Malda'', which was once the capital of Bengal. The district maintains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singhabad
Singhabad (also spelled Singabad) is a village in Habibpur CD block in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a railway transit point on the Bangladesh-India border. Geography Location Singhabad is located at . Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers. The total area is overwhelmingly rural. There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagir
A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, starting in the early 13th century, wherein the powers to govern and collect tax from an estate was granted to an appointee of the state.Jāgīrdār system: INDIAN TAX SYSTEM Encyclopædia Britannica (2009) The tenants were considered to be in the servitude of the jagirdar. There were two forms of jagir, one being conditional and the other unconditional. The conditional jagir required the governing family to maintain troops and provide their service to the state when asked. The land grant w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tughlaq Dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty ( fa, ), also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Indo- Turkic origin which ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The dynasty ended in 1413. The dynasty expanded its territorial reach through a military campaign led by Muhammad ibn Tughluq, and reached its zenith between 1330 and 1335. It ruled most of the Indian subcontinent.W. Haig (1958), The Cambridge History of India: Turks and Afghans, Volume 3, Cambridge University Press, pp 153-163 Origin The etymology of the word ''Tughluq'' is not certain. The 16th-century writer Firishta claims that it is a corruption of the Turkic term ''Qutlugh'', but this is doubtful. Literary, numismatic and epigraphic evidence makes it clear that Tughluq was the personal name of the dynasty's founder Ghiyath al-Din, and not an ancestral designation. Historians use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
