Erich, Uttar Pradesh
Erich
Erach | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jhansi |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,523 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 284302 |
| Telephone code | 05171 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-93 |
Erich is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. In ancient period it was known as Erikachha or Erakachha and according to a Buddhist text, the Petavatthu it was one of the major cities of the Dasanna janapada.
History
Bhakt Prahlad was born in Erich and Holika Dehan first took place Erich. The names of a number of rulers of Erich during the post-Maurya period are found from the coins issued by them. They are Sahasamitra, Ishvaramitra, Sahasrasena, Mitrasena, Amitasena and Maha(sena?).Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Erach had a population of 8523. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Erach has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 37%. In Erach, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Template:Book written by Dr opl srivastava in 1989 on erich
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