Harraiya

Harraiya is a town and tehsil in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Harraiya
Town
Harraiya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Harraiya
Harraiya
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBasti
Government
 • MLAAjay Kumar Singh [1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,158
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
272155
Telephone code05546
Vehicle registrationUP, 51
Websitehttp://basti.nic.in/

History

In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, about 250 martyrs of Amorha State of Harraiya Tehsil were hanged by the British Government from peepal trees located at Chhawani.[2] [3]

Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर – अमोढ़ा)
Raja Zalim Singh Memorial, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Etymology

The original name of the place was Hàrí-rahìyā (हरि-रहिया) , an Awadhi term meaning "The path of Hari" , it was called so because Bhagwan Ram went to Vasishthi (Ashram of Maharshi Vasishtha) and later to Mithila via this place. With the time the name evolved to "Harraiya" .

Geography

Harraiya is located at 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.[4]

Demographics

As of 2011, Nagar Panchayat has total population of 9,158 of which 4,817 are males while 4,341 are females.[5]

Politics

Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency. BJP candidate Ajay Singh won the assembly election 2022 and now he is serving as MLA from Harraiya. Harraiya Times is a digital news portal for daily news updates.[6]

Notable Places

These are some notable places of historical/religious importance

References
  1. "Harraiya MLA"
  2. "Places of Interest". basti.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. "AMODHA KHAS-Gram Panchayat – National Panchayat Portal – Govt. of India". panchayatportals.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Yahoo maps location of Harraiya". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  5. "Harraiya, Harraiya City Polpulation and Location | Ourhero.In". ourhero.in. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. News Desk, Harraiya Times (8 February 2023). "हरैया टाईम्स - Harraiya Times". Harraiya Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Shringinari – A Mythological Temple In Basti". Harraiya Times.
  8. News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Amodha – Chhawani : A Historical Place In Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times.
  9. News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Makhoda Dham – Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times (in Hindi).
  10. News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Chhawani: A Historical Place In Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times (in Hindi).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.