Parikshitgarh

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut district |Meerut]]

|Chairman]] Amit Mohan Gupta (Teepu)
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'''Parikshit Garh''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Meerut district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] "[[Uttar Pradesh]]".

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Parikshit Garh had a population of 17,399. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Parikshitgarh has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 50%. In Parikshitgarh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Geography==

There are Many Villages near Parikshit Garh. Khanpur banger, Ikla Rasoolpur, Jaee, Kailli, Rampur, Durveshpur[[Bahadarpur]], Behlolpur, Dabathala, Badhla, Rajpur, Poothi, Chitwana, Khatki, Dhanpura, Bali, Ramnagar, Allipur, Alampur, Edmadpur are some villages known for their education level, employment and agriculture with prosperity. There are main crop like sugarcane, wheat, etc. Parikshit Garh area is covered by [[Gurjar]]s, [[Bania (caste)]], [[Prajapati]], [[Jatav]], [[Pandit]], [[Jaat]] , [[Tyagi]], [[Goswami]], [[Muslim]].{{cn|date=August 2021}}

==History==

Parikshitgarh (literally, "Parikshit's fort") is said to have been built by the legendary king [[Dushyant]]. Excavations have yielded pots of coins and pottery pieces, validating the antiquity of the place.{{cn|date=April 2018}} The ashram of Rishi Shringi, that great medicine-man and facilitator to the birth of the sons of the infertile King Dashrath, also lies nearby, re-affirming the mythological origins of the town of Parikshitgarh.{{cn|date=April 2018}}

* According to a legend, the fort Parikshitgarh, that was built by [[Parikshit]]. Later, restored by [[Raja Nain Singh]] Nagar in the 18th century. The fort was dismantled in 1857, to be used as a police station.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 20
| publisher = Digital South Asia Library
|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_008.gif
|accessdate=2007-05-31
| pages =2
}}</ref>

== Top Monuments ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2020}}
There are some Famous Monuments in the Town.
* Gandhar - A pond or "talab" which is believed{{by who?|date=June 2021}} to be the bathing place of [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]]. There is also a shiv lingam which has appeared from the earth and if seen from the top trishool{{typo help inline|date=June 2021}} is also visible on the top of Shiv lingam.
* Gopeshwar Mandir - There is a Shiv lingam which is believed to be made by lord Krishna to workship lord Shiva during his stay at parikshitgarh (named after king Parikshit who was grandson of great Arjun) while going to Hastinapur as shanti doot before the war of Mahabharata.
* Navaldeh Koop - A well the water of which is believed to cure skin deceases.
* Maharaj Shringi Rishi Aashram - An ancient Aasharm which is in the outskirts of town on the way to village Badhla.
* Three ancient caves which leads to the Hastinapur (Believed capital of Pandva and Korvas), entry is currently closed.
* Sardar bhagat Singh- It is a well known divider in parikshit garh.
*There is a tree from where the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' was started. It is located near Maharaj Shringi Rishi Aashram.

==References==
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{{Forts in India}}
{{Forts in Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Meerut district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Meerut district]]

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