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Mankapur
Mankapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gonda district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly currently headed by BJP. It borders Gonda to the West, Rehra bazar to the North, Maskanwa to the East and Nawabganj to the South. Demographics According to the 2001 India census, Mankapur had a population of 8,865. Males constituted 54 percent of the population and females 46 percent. The city had an average literacy rate of 77 percent, which exceeded the national average of 67.5 percent. Male literacy was higher than female literacy, with 86 percent to 75 percent. 13 percent of the population was revealed to be under 6 years of age. Languages Languages spoken in Mankapur include Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh region. History Mankapur mandal was a Taluqedari (estate) formed when Raja Dutt Singh of Gonda, of the Bisen Rajput dynasty, seized the Bandhalgoti ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonda District
Gonda district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city of Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. The total area of Gonda district is . History Gonda was originally part of the Nizamat of Gorakhpur, but after Gorakhpur was ceded to the British in 1801, Gonda was united with Bahraich district. It was created as a separate district by the British when they annexed Awadh in 1856. In 1875, parts of Gonda district between Baghaura Tal and the Arrah river were ceded to Nepal by the British government. More recently, ancient Buddhist remains dating to the early days of Buddhism have been found throughout the region, including at Sravasti. Gonda played a significant part in the Indian struggle for independence, with many people from the region actively involved: including Raja Devi Baksh Singh, who escaped to Nepal, freedom fighters like Chandra Shekhar Azad took shelter in the district, and Raje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Singh (Uttar Pradesh Politician)
Maharaj Anand Singh (born 4 January 1939) is an Indian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament to 5th Lok Sabha, 5th, 7th Lok Sabha, 7th, 8th Lok Sabha, 8th and 9th Lok Sabha from the Gonda (Lok Sabha constituency), Gonda constituency. He was also a 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Member of Legislative Assembly and Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Minister for the Government of Uttar Pradesh led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in his Akhilesh Yadav ministry, ministry from 2012 to 2017. He is currently the president of The British Indian Association, British India Association Awadh and the President of the Raghvendra Rural Development and Research Organisation (RRDRO). He rose to prominence during the 1971 Lok Sabha elections when he contested and won the Gonda parliamentary seat, defeating his uncle, Devendra Pratap Singh alias Lallan Saheb. This electoral battle marked a significant turning point in his political career, establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
