Phaphamau

Phaphamau
Phaphamau
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	Allahabad
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	211013
Nearest city	Allahabad
Lok Sabha constituency	Allahabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Allahabad North

Phaphamau is a satellite locality/township of the city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, located on either side of Allahabad-Lucknow highway. It lies on the banks of the Ganges River.

Allahabad Development Authority has developed a residential colony called as "Shantipuram" and now it is expanding in many sectors. The colony was earlier named as Shringverpuram.

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 Shaker 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 2017-01-21.

1. Devprayag School & College http://devprayagsc.org/

2. Devprayag Institute of Technical & Management studies http://devprayag.ac.in

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[Kama_2008-1] 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.

[2] "Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir". www.sgvmalld.org. Retrieved 2017-01-21.

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