Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
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| Website | www.pratapgarh.nic.in |
Pratapgarh (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-ur}) also called Bela, Bela Pratapgarh, Partapgarh or Partabgarh, is a city and nagar panchayat of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Faizabad Division. Pratapgarh is the birthplace of the national poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town Bela Pratapgarh, commonly known as Pratapgarh. Pratap Singh, a local raja between 1628–1682, located his headquarters at Rampur near the old town of Aror. There he built a garh (fort) and called it Pratabgarh after himself. Subsequently the area around the fort became known as Pratapgarh. When the district was constituted in 1858, its headquarters was established at Bela, which came to be known as Bela Pratapgarh, the name Bela presumably being derived from the temple of Bela Bhawani on the bank of river Sai. It is popularly known as "Bela Mai" - meaning mother goddess bela.
Geography
The district lies between the parallels of 25°34' and 26°11' north latitude and between the meridians of 81°19' and 82°27' east longitude extending for some 110 km. from west to east. It is bounded on the north by the district of Sultanpur, on the south by Allahabad, on the east by Jaunpur, on the west by Fatehpur and north-east by Rae Bareli. In the south-west the Ganges forms the boundary of the district for about 50 km. Separating it from Fatehpur and Allahabad and in the extreme north-east the Gomti forms the boundary for about 6 km. According to The Central Statistical Organization, India, the district has an area of 3,730 km2.
Important places
- Baba Ghuisarnath Dham (Sangipur)
- Belha Devi(Belha)
- Barahi Devi in Chauharjan (Lachchhipur)
- Baba Belkhar Nath (Patti)
- Radha Krishna Temple(SangramGanj)
- Yaksha-Udhishthira Samvad Asthal (Raniganj Ajgara),
- Baba Budenath Dham (Deom Pashchim,Sangipur)
- Baba Bhayaharan Nath Dham
- Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (Mangarh, Kunda)
- Chandika dham Chandikan
- kamakshi devi (kamasin)
Industry
Pratapgarh produces "Amla" - a citrus fruit rich in Vitamin-C. The district mostly relies on agriculture. The soil is fertile and irrigated in most parts of the district. There used to be an agricultural Automobile company - Auto Tractors Limited, set up Govt of Uttar Pradesh with technical collaboration with British Leyland. It was closed abruptly during the period of "Mulayam Singh" govt on account of heavy losses.
Prestigious school and colleges
Colleges
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Post Graduate Degree College, Lalganj
- Govt Polytechnic, Sultanpur Road, Chilbila
- MDPG College
- P B College
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Avadheshpuram, Lala Bazar, Kalakankar
References
External links
- Pratapgarh District web site
- Unofficial Pratapgarh District web site
- Official Ghuisarnath Dham web site