Barauli Rao
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Barauli Rao बरौली राव also known as is a Town & Panchayat block
in Aligarh district
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
.
Situated on 25 km from Aligarh city, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University
.
Barauli Rao is 15 km distance from Qasimpur Power House Colony
20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
25 km distance from Aligarh.
during British India owned by the Raja
s of the Badgujar Rajput
community.
married the daughter of Raja Door and populated the town of Barauli in Samvat 1122 (1065 A.D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to Barauli State. He got 156 villages in dowry from Dor king of Kol
Aligarh to marriage his daughter.
The Hindu
Rajas or Raos of Barauli, belonging to Bargujar Rajput
clan claim to have descended from the Solar Dynasty. Raja Nityapal, a remote ancestor of the family, left Ayodhya and took possession of Kathiawar
. But his descandat Raja Sadasen had to leave Kathiawar and migrate to Benares where he founded a principality of his own and he and his descendants ruled over the territory for several centuries. They were called Katharya Rajputs as they had come from Kathiawar. During the Muslim rule in India the Rajput Bargujar family, owing to special deeds of loyalty, obtained from the Kings several jagir
s and other privileges some of which are still enjoyed by the members. The village Madhkar was granted to Rajas Bhawani Singh and Harhar Singh by Shah Alam Ghazi. Raja Pirthi Singh, brother of Rao Raghuraj Singh still lives at this village. Raja Partab Singh, a near ancestor of the family, married the daughter of Raja Door and populated the town of Barauli in Vikram Samvat 1122 (1065 A. D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to it. The Barauli family of Badgujar in the Aligarh district trace their origin to Raja Rajdeo of Solar race, who ruled at Macheri.The grandson of Rajdeo married a sister of Prithirai and their son was Raja Pratap Singh.
Aligarh Exhibition Dalbar Hall's Marris Gate was built by Rani Khushal Kunwari of Barauli State.
, Barauli Rao had a population of 5000. Males constitute 70% of the population and females 40%. barauli Rao has an average literacy rate of 20%.15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Panchayat samiti
Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...
in Aligarh district
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Situated on 25 km from Aligarh city, which is famous for Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
.
Barauli Rao is 15 km distance from Qasimpur Power House Colony
Qasimpur Power House Colony
Kasimpur Power House Colony कासिमपुर पावर हाउस कालोनी is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station...
20 km distance from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony& 1km. distance from Harduaganj Railway Station at Harduaganj in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar pradesh , about 18 km from Aligarh. Construction of the plant started in 2006, and its Unit number-8 became...
25 km distance from Aligarh.
History
"Barauli" was a jagirJagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
during British India owned by the Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
s of the Badgujar Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
community.
Established
A Badgujar Rajput King Raja Pratap SinghRaja Pratap Singh
Raja Pratap Singh राव प्रताप सिंह was the founder King of Barauli State, in the Aligarh District, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the Muslim invaders, who were led by Muhammad of Ghor in 1191...
married the daughter of Raja Door and populated the town of Barauli in Samvat 1122 (1065 A.D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to Barauli State. He got 156 villages in dowry from Dor king of Kol
Kol
Kol may refer to:* Kol people, tribes of eastern India* Kol language * Kol, an earlier name of the city Aligarh* Kol, Nepal, geographic & administrative subdivision* Kol , a dinosaur from Mongolia...
Aligarh to marriage his daughter.
The Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Rajas or Raos of Barauli, belonging to Bargujar Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
clan claim to have descended from the Solar Dynasty. Raja Nityapal, a remote ancestor of the family, left Ayodhya and took possession of Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
. But his descandat Raja Sadasen had to leave Kathiawar and migrate to Benares where he founded a principality of his own and he and his descendants ruled over the territory for several centuries. They were called Katharya Rajputs as they had come from Kathiawar. During the Muslim rule in India the Rajput Bargujar family, owing to special deeds of loyalty, obtained from the Kings several jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
s and other privileges some of which are still enjoyed by the members. The village Madhkar was granted to Rajas Bhawani Singh and Harhar Singh by Shah Alam Ghazi. Raja Pirthi Singh, brother of Rao Raghuraj Singh still lives at this village. Raja Partab Singh, a near ancestor of the family, married the daughter of Raja Door and populated the town of Barauli in Vikram Samvat 1122 (1065 A. D.) when there were 1656 villages attached to it. The Barauli family of Badgujar in the Aligarh district trace their origin to Raja Rajdeo of Solar race, who ruled at Macheri.The grandson of Rajdeo married a sister of Prithirai and their son was Raja Pratap Singh.
Raos of Barauli
The title of Rao comes from the time of Raja Pirthi Raj and is prefixed to the name of the eldest son. The title formed part of Rao Raja Raghuraj Singh's name as a courtesy, vide local Government order of 1908. In January 1913, this title was made hereditary.Aligarh Exhibition Dalbar Hall's Marris Gate was built by Rani Khushal Kunwari of Barauli State.
List of Raos/Rajas of Barauli
- Raja Pratap SinghRaja Pratap SinghRaja Pratap Singh राव प्रताप सिंह was the founder King of Barauli State, in the Aligarh District, who was Prithviraj Chauhan's nephew and assisted in his fight against the Muslim invaders, who were led by Muhammad of Ghor in 1191...
(Established Barauli with 1656 villages & made his capital) - Rao Jat ji (Chaundera 400 villages), Rao Ran ji (Barauli 400 villages), Rao Hathi Shah (Narauli 400 villages), Rao Satpal (Majhaula 400 villages) & Rao Budhan Dev (Birth from a Dhinwar woman) (Awagarh 56 villages)
- Rao Gurg Pal & Rao Punpal
- Rao Ugra Sen
- Rao Rao Dev Pal
- Rao Angad
- Rao Rukam Singh
- Rao Chandra Bhan Singh
- Rao Jai Singh (Martye in a war)
- Rao Summer SIngh
- Rao Raghuraj Singh
- Rao Munshi Singh
- Rao Gulab Singh
- Rao Karan Singh & Rao Lal Singh (converted to Islam called LalKhan, Badgujar his generation Chhatra Pal Singh rular of Chatari State)
- Rao Raj Kumar Singh Last ruler of Barauli State
- Kunwar Madhusudan Singh
- Kunwar Aditya Pratap & Kunwar Abhimanyu Singh.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Barauli Rao had a population of 5000. Males constitute 70% of the population and females 40%. barauli Rao has an average literacy rate of 20%.15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Community
Barauli Rao has many schools and 1 inter collage Barauli Rao Inter College locate at Main Road. There is a local Police Station at Main Road. barauli Rao are 3 banks Uco Bank,Gramin Shreyas Bank & State Bank of IndiaState Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...