Reotipur is a village located in the

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district of

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, India. With a population of 26,597 (2011 population census), it is the largest village in

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Tehsil of the

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Administration

The Gram Panchayat administrates Reotipur village through Pradhan, who is an elected representative of the village. Reotipur is the largest part of Gram Panchayat of the Ghazipur district. The town was listed under ''Ambedkar Gram Yojna'' by the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,

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and as a result, it is granted special privileges for its development program. Extensive construction and maintenance work had been undertaken with the revamping of old roads with concrete ones and many new routes.

Transport and Agriculture

Reotipur is well linked to other parts of the district through both public and private transport. The nearest railway stations are

Dildarnagar Dildarnagar is a town located in the Ghazipur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the River Ganges and is approximately 35 kilometers from the city of Ghazipur. The town is known for its historical and ...

, Bhadaura, and

(). The closest airport is

Varanasi Airport Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Babatpur, northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was officially renamed after Lal Bahadur ...

, located west from the center of Reotipur. In terms of agriculture, Reotipur village is advantageously positioned because it is located on the banks of the

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river and a local river named Iqnaiya. The total area of the village is , out of which about are crop-producing areas. All kinds of crops which grow in

and

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of Bihar are grown in the village. There are various kinds of modern machinery present in the village. The village has more than 80

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s, 20

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s, and 8

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s for harvesting the crops. The village has solar tube wells for a more reliable electricity supply. The village has several shops. The water level of the village is not more than 100 ft.

Bhagwati Temple

After the defeat in the

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and the

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, there were three brothers named Maharaja Kam Dev Mishra, Maharaja Dam Dev Mishra, and Maharaja Vikram Pratap Dev Mishra (Bairam Dev) who were sons of Maharaja Jay Raj Dev Mishra. Kam and Dam came to this region and the third brother (Vikram Pratap) moved to another place. According to local tradition, Kam Dev Singh and Dam Dev Singh brought a statue of a goddess from

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(where they ruled before), and installed it at the temple in Reotipur the construction of the present maa bhagwati temple was done by Jai karan rai( Lambardar) by asking for donations from the villagers . Raghunandan Brahma Baba temple is another major

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in Reotipur.

Education

Reotipur has several educational organizations including government and private educational institutions. Reotipur has more than 15 private schools and more than 5 government schools. Nehru Vidya Pith is the most popular government school while RNR international, BSD public school, and Matra Chhaya public school are top private schools. There is also a degree-granting college for higher education (graduate and post-graduate studies) named Gadadhar Shloka Mahavidyalaya and three Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya which also have a study center of

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(UPRTOU,

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). These affiliated colleges offer traditional undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. degrees in different subject areas.

Nearby places

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 t ...

* Mohammadabad *

Sherpur, Ghazipur The Great Sherpur is a region or a pargana of ' Shankarwar Vansh' in the Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh. It consists of Sherpur Kalan, Sherpur Khurd, Semra, Firozpur, villages which were established by the descend ...

Gahmar Gahmar is a village in India, located near the Ganges river in the Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The village is 38 km from Ghazipur. The village has two post offices, 2 UBI, 1 SBI, 1 HDFC Bank & more than 10 ATM, Publ ...

* Dildarnagar Kamsar

Sherpur

* Hasanpura * Athahata * Nagsar * Sadhopur * Patakaniya

References

External links

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