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Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Pratapgarh | |
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City | |
  Pratapgarh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Pratapgarh Pratapgarh (India)  Pratapgarh Pratapgarh (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25°53′49″N 81°56′42″E / 25.897°N 81.945°ECoordinates: 25°53′49″N 81°56′42″E / 25.897°N 81.945°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Pratapgarh |
| Government | |
| • District magistrate | Rupesh Kumar |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Regional | Awadhi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 230001-02 |
| Telephone code | +91 05342 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-72 |
| Sex Ratio | 957 ♂/♀ |
| Website | pratapgarh |
Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a city and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Prayagraj division.
Etymology[edit]
Pratapgarh was the name of a fort built by Pratap Bahadur Singh (1628–1682), a local king, at Rampur. Later, the area around the fort started to be known as Pratapgarh.[2]
Economy[edit]
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
Primarily, an agragrian district, for a while now, Pratapgarh has risen in ranks as the top producer of Aonla (Amla).[4] The fruit grown here is sold all over India and the world in the form of sweets and medicines.
Transport[edit]
Railways[edit]
Railway is the main transport form in this district and some junctions are Pratapgarh, Chilbila and Bhupia Mau. Pratapgarh Junction railway station handles 42 trains daily.
Road[edit]
- Allahabad -Faizabad Highway (NH-96)
- Lucknow Varanasi highway (NH-31)
- Delhupur Raniganj Patti Akbarpur highway (SH-128)
- Ganga Expressway
Attractions[edit]
Bela Devi Mandir[edit]
The Bela Devi Mandir is one of the important temples, situated in Pratapgarh, on the banks of River Sai on the western side of the Allahabad-faizabad road. Here, Mother Goddess Belha or 'Belha Mai' is worshiped by devotees.
Kisan Devta Mandir[edit]
Pratapgarh district has the world's first temple dedicated to farmers, named Kisan Devta Mandir. In this district, farmers are revered as gods. The temple was established by Shailendra Yogi, a homeopathic doctor, in Sarai Mahesh village of Patti tehsil of Pratapgarh in 2015.[5][6] The six feet tall idol made of sandstone and holding a plough is accompanied by an idol of Kisan Devi.[7]
Notable people[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Shani Dev Temple
View of river Bakulahi from the Shani Dev Temple
Maa Chauharjan (Barahi) Devi Temple
Kamakshi Devi Temple, Kamasin
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "District Pratapgarh,Government of Uttar Pradesh | The City of Aonla | India". pratapgarh.nic.in. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "District Pratapgarh,Government of Uttar Pradesh | The City of Aonla | India".
- ↑ "प्रतापगढ़: यहां होती है किसानों की पूजा, बना है दुनिया का पहला किसान मंदिर". News18 India. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ "यहां करिए किसान देवता के दर्शन; दावा- दुनिया में है एकलौता मंदिर, 4 मार्च तक चलेगा कैंप". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ "At this Kisan Temple in Pratapgarh dist, farmers sow devotion and reap blessings". The Times of India. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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