Harraiya

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Country India
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
272155
Websitehttp://basti.nic.in/
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Harraiya
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Harraiya is located in Uttar Pradesh
Harraiya
Harraiya
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBasti
Government
 • MLAAjay Kumar Singh [1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,158
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
272155
Telephone code05546
Vehicle registrationUP, 51
Websitehttp://basti.nic.in/
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History

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]

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

Etymology

The original name of the place was Hàrí-rahìyā (हरि-रहिया) , an Awadhi term meaning "The path of Hari" , it was called so because Bhagwan Ram went to Vasishthi (Ashram of Maharshi Vasishtha) and later to Mithila via this place. With the time the name evolved to "Harraiya" .

Geography

Harraiya is located at 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.[4]

Demographics

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

Politics

Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency. BJP candidate Ajay Singh won the assembly election 2022 and now he is serving as MLA from Harraiya. Harraiya Times is a digital news portal for daily news updates.[6]

Notable Places

These are some notable places of historical/religious importance

References

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