Harraiya

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Harraiya
Town
Harraiya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Harraiya
Harraiya
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350Coordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 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/

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

History[edit]

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]

It was then called Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya.

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

Geography[edit]

Harraiya is located at 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.[4]

Demographics[edit]

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

Politics[edit]

Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency.

References[edit]

  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.