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Harraiya
Harraiya | |
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Town | |
  Harraiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°ECoordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Ajay Kumar Singh [1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,158 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 272155 |
| Telephone code | 05546 |
| Vehicle registration | UP, 51 |
| Website | http://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.
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Geography[edit]
Harraiya is located at 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E.[4]
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011[update], 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]
- ↑ "Harraiya MLA"
- ↑ "Places of Interest". basti.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "AMODHA KHAS-Gram Panchayat – National Panchayat Portal – Govt. of India". panchayatportals.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Yahoo maps location of Harraiya". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Harraiya, Harraiya City Polpulation and Location | Ourhero.In". ourhero.in. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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