Pratapgarh, also called Belha or
Bela Pratapgarh
Bela Pratapgarh is a town and a municipal board in Pratapgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Demographics
India census
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, is a city and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
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in
India
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. It is the administrative headquarters of
Pratapgarh district, part of the
Allahabad division
Allahabad division, officially known as Prayagraj division, is an administrative unit of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
In 2000, when Uttar Pradesh was reorganised by forming Uttaranchal out of its northern areas, Allahabad division and the d ...
.
Etymology
Pratapgarh was the name of a fort built by Pratap Bahadur Singh (1628–1682), a local king, at Rampur. Later, the area around the fort started to be known as Pratapgarh.
In 2006, the
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is a branch of the Government of India. Ministry of Panchayati Raj looks into all matters relating to the Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj Institutions. It was created in May 2004. The ministry is headed by a m ...
named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250
most backward districts (out of a total of
640).
[ It is one of thttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).]
Transport
Railways
Railway is the main transport form in this district and some junctions are Pratapgarh, Chilbila and Bhupia Mau. Pratapgarh Junction railway station handles 42 trains daily.
Road
*Allahabad -Faizabad Highway (NH-96)
*Lucknow Varanasi highway (NH-31)
*Delhupur Raniganj Patti Akbarpur highway (SH-128)
*Ganga Expressway
Ganga Expressway is an under-construction 594 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Phase-1 will connect Bijauli village on NH-334 in Meerut district with Judapur Dandu village on ...
Attractions
Bhakti Mandir
Bhakti Mandir is a Hindu temple established by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. It is located in Kunda, Pratapgarh. The temple was inaugurated in November 2005. The temple features life-size deities of Shri Radha-Krishna and Shri Sita-Ram. The temple is managed by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP), previously known as Sadhna Bhawan Trust, is a charitable religious organisation in India. It was established in 1970 by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj and continues to run today under his auspices, with th ...
.
Bakhshi Talab
This pond is in the Raniganj tehsil of village Hussainpur, which is also known as Pakka Talab or Bakshi Talab. This pond is believed to be before the British era. It is made from cooked lime. It was built by the zamindar (Bakshi Sao). This pond is situated on the Dehlupur Raniganj main road. The water of this pond has not dried up till date and there is a deep well in the middle of the pond, which directly connects this pond with Hades. This is a very big fish in the pond.A separate bath has been made for women to bathe in this pond
Bela Devi Temple
The Belha Devi Temple is one of the important temples, situated in Pratapgarh, on the banks of River Sai on the western side of the Allahabad-faizabad road. Here, Mother Goddess Belha or 'Belha Mai' is worshiped by devotees.
Kisan Devta Mandir
Pratapgarh district has the world's first temple dedicated to farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mig ...
s, named ''Kisan Devta Mandir''. In this district, farmers are revered as gods. The temple was established by Shailendra Yogi, a homeopathic doctor, in Sarai Mahesh village of Patti tehsil of Pratapgarh in 2015. The six feet tall idol made of sandstone and holding a plough is accompanied by an idol of ''Kisan Devi''.
Notable people
Gallery
References
External links
Pratapgarh District Website
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Pratapgarh News Website