Phaphamau
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Phaphamau | |
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town | |
  Phaphamau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°32′N 81°52′E / 25.533°N 81.867°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Prayagraj |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Nigam,Prayagraj |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 211013 |
| Nearest city | Prayagraj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Phulpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Phaphamau |
Phaphamau is a satellite locality/township of the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, located on either side of Prayagraj-Lucknow highway. It lies on the banks of the Ganges River. Earlier, in the late 1940's the town is popularly known as the land of the renowned "Zamindar"Thakur Jabar Singh,as he has played an important role in the Allahabad Session of the Indian Independence Movement with Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi having good relation with Mrs. Gandhi, She comes to meet The Thakur at his Petrol pump when she starts her convincing in the Phulpur lok sabha to take his blessings as he is elder and influential of the constituency and she use to call him by the name of"KAKA". As he keeps a huge influence on the Kshatriya's and Brahmins of the constituency without holding any political portfolio and is praised among many national leaders. As he owns a huge part of land agricultural as well as commercial,he had established the market of Phaphamau (one the biggest markets in the city). And also donated some commercial land to some businessman's. And also he established the "PHAPHAMAU RAMLEELA COMMITTEE TRUST" one of the biggest fate of the state and in the set of rules of trust it is being mentioned that only and only the blood-line of Thakur Jabar Singh will be the high command of the"TRUST". Allahabad Development Authority has developed a residential colony called as "Shantipuram" in 2002 and now it is expanding in many sectors. The colony was earlier named as Shringverpuram. And in this also the family of Jabar Singh had donated many acres of their land which worth crores without taking any compensation.
History
During the 1857 uprising, a temple in Phaphamau was used for anti-British activities. It was later destroyed by the British, and the temple leader was hanged.[1]
The old Temple of Lord Shankar ji, which is located in village Pandila, which is also called Pandeshwer Nath Dham. This temple is 5 km from Phaphamau.
Education
Devprayag day boarding school (ICSE) Nursery to XII std, Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies (Engineering college), Devprayag Institute of Management (MBA college), Ganga Gurukulam School,School Of wisdom, Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir School,[2] and "Hartmann Ganj" christian school are all located in Gaddopur, Phaphamau. There is also a homeopathic medical college situated in Shantipuram colony of Phaphamau.
Transport
The town has an old airport which was operated by Royal Indian Airforce during the 2nd world war. The airstrip is now abandoned.
Phaphamau is well connected by road and railway.
References
- ^ Kama Maclean (28 August 2008). Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954. OUP USA. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-19-533894-2.
- ^ "Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir". www.sgvmalld.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
1. Devprayag School & College http://devprayagsc.org/
2. Devprayag Institute of Technical & Management studies http://devprayag.ac.in
External links
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