Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Pratapgarh also called Bela, Bela Pratapgarh, Partapgarh or Partabgarh, is a city and nagar panchayat
of Uttar Pradesh
, India
. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Faizabad Division. Pratapgarh is the birthplace of the national poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Delhi - Pratap garh: Padmawat Express Daily from old Delhi station at 7:50 pm Train No. 14207/14208
Delhi - Pratap garh: Kashi Vishwanath Exp Daily from New Delhi station at 11.40 am Train No. 14257/14248
Delhi - Pratap garh: Garib rath Express from Anand Vihar Mega Terminal station at 18.15 pm Train No. 2251/2252
Delhi - Pratap garh: Neelanchal Express Sun, Tue, Fri from New Delhi station at 6:30 am Train No. 12875/12876
Delhi - Pratap garh: NDLS–NFK Express Thu from New Delhi station at 6:00 pm Train No. 14123
The daily passenger trains link Pratapgarh with Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, along with Amethi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Agra, Jaipur, Howrah, Allahabad, Varanasi, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammutawi, Haridwar, Dehradun, Jhansi, Moradabad, Bareli, Panta, Gaya, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Puri, and Delhi. There is also a weekly train to Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, called Pratapgarh–Bhopal Express, which is a super fast train. Another super fast train, Udyognagri Express, connects the city with Mumbai, the metro city and capital of Maharashtra. There is also a Delhi–Varanasi garib rath express at midnight. New train launch on 1 July 2011 for Jounpur.
In this district many great persons are born.
Nagar Panchayat
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of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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, India
India
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. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Faizabad Division. Pratapgarh is the birthplace of the national poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town Bela Pratapgarh, commonly known as Pratapgarh. Pratap Singh, a local raja between 1628–1682, located his headquarters at Rampur near the old town of Aror. There he built a garh (fort) and called it Pratabgarh after himself. Subsequently the area around the fort became known as Pratapgarh. When the district was constituted in 1858, its headquarters was established at Bela, which came to be known as Bela Pratapgarh, the name Bela presumably being derived from the temple of Bela Bhawani on the bank of river Sai. It is popularly known as "Bela Mai" - meaning mother goddess bela.Geography
Sai and Ganga is main rivers flows through Pratapgarh distrct. The district lies between the parallels of 25°34' and 26°11' north latitude and between the meridians of 81°19' and 82°27' east longitude extending for some 110 km. from west to east. It is bounded on the north by the district of Sultanpur, on the south by Allahabad, on the east by Jaunpur, on the west by Fatehpur and north-east by Rae Bareli. In the south-west the Ganges forms the boundary of the district for about 50 km. Separating it from Fatehpur and Allahabad and in the extreme north-east the Gomti forms the boundary for about 6 km. According to The Central Statistical Organization, India, the district has an area of 3,730 km2.Transport
Rail transport is efficient in the city from a long time.Delhi - Pratap garh: Padmawat Express Daily from old Delhi station at 7:50 pm Train No. 14207/14208
Delhi - Pratap garh: Kashi Vishwanath Exp Daily from New Delhi station at 11.40 am Train No. 14257/14248
Delhi - Pratap garh: Garib rath Express from Anand Vihar Mega Terminal station at 18.15 pm Train No. 2251/2252
Delhi - Pratap garh: Neelanchal Express Sun, Tue, Fri from New Delhi station at 6:30 am Train No. 12875/12876
Delhi - Pratap garh: NDLS–NFK Express Thu from New Delhi station at 6:00 pm Train No. 14123
The daily passenger trains link Pratapgarh with Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, along with Amethi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Agra, Jaipur, Howrah, Allahabad, Varanasi, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammutawi, Haridwar, Dehradun, Jhansi, Moradabad, Bareli, Panta, Gaya, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Puri, and Delhi. There is also a weekly train to Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, called Pratapgarh–Bhopal Express, which is a super fast train. Another super fast train, Udyognagri Express, connects the city with Mumbai, the metro city and capital of Maharashtra. There is also a Delhi–Varanasi garib rath express at midnight. New train launch on 1 July 2011 for Jounpur.
Important places
- Baba Bhayaharan Nath Dham
- Old Hanuman Mandir Kohandaur
- Ram Janki Mandir Kohandaur
- Kohandaur railway station,12k.m.from Pratapgarh
- Harihar Baba Jee Mandir (dharauli) Kohandaur
- Mangrauran Bhavani Mangraora Pratap Garh
- Kalyani Devi Mandir Kalyani Narharpur Kohandaur
- Haudesvar Nath Mahadev Mandir Kunda
- Surya Mandir (Swaruppur)
- Chandikan devi
- Shakti devi (shivpur)
- Baba Ghuisarnath Dham (Sangipur) Shree Ghusmeshar baba image
- Belha Devi Mandir(Belha)
- Barahi Devi in Chauharjan (Lachchhipur)
- Baba Belkhar Nath (Patti)
- Radha Krishna Temple(SangramGanj)
- Yaksha-Udhishthira Samvad Asthal (Raniganj Ajgara),
- Baba Budenath Dham (Deom Pashchim, Sangipur)
- Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (Mangarh, Kunda)
- Chandika dham Chandikan
- Kamakshi devi (kamasin)
- Nayer Devi (Heeraganj)
- Jangali Vir Baba (Lalganj)
- Inhan Devi Mandir
- Shani dev temple kaserua vishvanath ganj pratapgarh
- Maa Barahi (Lakshipur)Pratapgarh
Industry
Pratapgarh produces "Amla" - a citrus fruit rich in Vitamin-C. The district mostly relies on agriculture. The soil is fertile and irrigated in most parts of the district. There used to be an agricultural Automobile company - Auto Tractors Limited, set up Govt of Uttar Pradesh with technical collaboration with British Leyland. It was closed abruptly during the period of "Mulayam Singh" govt on account of heavy losses.Colleges
- M.D.P.G. College Allahabad Road Pratap Garh
- P.B.P.G. & inter college pratapgarh city
- G.I.C. (Government Inter College) Pratap Garh
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Avadheshpuram, Lala Bazar, Kalakankar
- Kalu Ram Inter College, Shitalaganj, Pratapgarh.
- Rani Rajeshwari Inter College, Dilippur, Pratapgarh
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Post Graduate Degree College, Lalganj
- Govt Polytechnic, Sultanpur Road, Chilbila
- Amar Janta Inter Mediate College,Katra Gulab Singh
- Abul kalam inter college
- Bharat Singh Inter college kumhiya Patti Pratapgarh.
- Tilak inter college, Pratapgarh
- B.M.Inter College Kohandaur Pratapgarh,
- K.P.Hindu Inter College Pratap Garh
- R.B.Pal Singh Inter College Birapur Pratapgarh
- M G I College,bahunchara,pratapgarh.
In this district many great persons are born.
- Jagat Guru Swami Kripalu Jee Maharaj Mangarh Kunda
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Poet
- Raja Dinesh Singh