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| name = Holipura<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.897|N|78.507|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Agra<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = Monarchy (Chaturvedi family)<br />
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| population_total = 8000<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 283113<br />
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| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 90%%<br />
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'''Holipura''' is a small village in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Map of Holipura village in Budni Tehsil, Madhya Pradesh in Google Maps, 4026300 {{!}} villagemap.in|url = http://villagemap.in/madhya-pradesh/sehore/budni/4026300.html|website = villagemap.in|access-date = 2016-02-14}}</ref> It had a population of about 8000 people until 2011. River Yamuna is about 2&nbsp;km from the village. Holipura is also famous for its education sports centre.<br />
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Holipura has a recorded history of 500 years. It was ruled by the prosperous Chaturvedi family for hundreds of years. The village is named after Shri Holi SIngh Chaturvedi, its founder. It is declared as a Heritage village for tourists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = State to implement rural heritage policy|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/State-to-implement-rural-heritage-policy/articleshow/45915388.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-02-14}}</ref> 38 properties are identified of heritage value.<ref name=":0" /> Every individual is required to contribute towards heritage history of the village and its heritage buildings. Indrajeet Bhavan's photograph as heritage prime property is published in Dainik Jagran dated 28 November 2011.<br />
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==Notable people ==<br />
Holipura was the seat of a great saint swami Hari Hara Nandji who lived for three decades.<ref name=":0" /> Member of Parliament Shri Shambhu Nath Chaturvedi, 1977, the first Police Commissioner of Delhi and DGP Uttar Pradesh, Shri J.N. Chaturvedi,<ref>{{Cite book|title = Criminal Justice India Series|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bxpCpQ393fgC|publisher = Allied Publishers|date = 2002-01-01|isbn = 9788177644883|language = en}}</ref> Shri Bishambhar Nath Chaturvedi ( longest serving President of Calcutta Stock Exchange). Shri Satish Chandra Chaturvedi rose to be the founder chairman of Sharda Gramin Bank, ushering in the concept of regional rural banks in India. Mr Ashvini Chaturvedi recorded his name in the history by being a part of the Indian Cricket team. Mr Dhananjay Chaturvedi made his mark in the corporate world and became first Indian head of the German global giants the Miele (India) Ltd. The Chaturvedis of this small village on the banks of Yamuna river have made their name across the globe.<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Agra district]]<br />
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