Kulpahar
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Kulpahar
Uttar Pradesh • India |
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| District(s) | Mahoba |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
2.75 km² (1 mi²) • 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population • Density |
17,437 (2001) • 6,327/km² |
| Chairman | Babulal Ahirvar |
| Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 210 426 • +91-5283 • UP-95 |
Kulpahar is a city in Mahoba district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a historical town in the Bundelkhand region. Before 11 Feb 1995 Kulpahar was a Tehsil of Hamirpur District. On 11 Feb 1995 Mahoba District carved out of Hamirpur and Kulpahar is now a part of the Mahoba District. Kulpahar is the largest Subdivision of Uttar Pradesh. Kulpahar is known for its closeness to Khajuraho and other historic places like Mahoba, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. This town holds relics of temples and man-made water bodies of the Chandela Dynasty.
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[edit] History
Kulpahar was the capital of a princely state of the same name in British India. Kulpahar was founded in 1700 by Senapati, a Bundela Rajput who was the son of Raja Jagat Raj of Jaitpur and grandson of Maharaja Chhatrasal. Kulpahar was captured by the British in 1804, and became a princely state in the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency. The chief resided at the town of Nowgong in Madhya Pradesh. The fort of Kulpahar, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the sea level, and contains the ruins of elaborately carved sculptures.
[edit] Archaeological sites
There are quite a few Archaeological sites in and near Kulpahar of period 10th century. Details of these sites, with pictures will be added soon. Some of the sites are:
- Senapati Mahal
- Chandela period Yajna Mandap near village Akona
- Senapati fortress
- Raja Ka Tal lake
- Belasagar lake
- Chandela period temples near village Rawatpura, Salat and Akona.
- Four Chandella temples and small masonry tank
- Ruins of granite temple in charnwa
- Small mound locally known as Bhainsa sur with a ruined temple on the summit and old statue inside it
- Ruins of a palace on a hill
- Old well with an inscription of Samvat 755
- Large tank in Pathari Kadin
- Large Chandella tank on the embankment on which stands a large ruined temple of the earliest Chandella type
- Small temple of which the dome has fallen
[edit] Geography
Kulpahar is situated on National Highway No. 76 at a distance of 135 km from Jhansi and 278 km from Allahabad at an altitude of 795 feet at Latitude 25° 19' N, Longitude 79° 39' E.
[edit] Administraion
[edit] Local self government
Kulpahar is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Muncipal Act. It has 15 member council and the council is chaired by a chairperson who is directly elected by more than 15,000 electorates. The council is called nagar panchayat
[edit] Sub district administration
Kulpahar is the headquarter of a subdistrict which is headed by a Deputy District Megistrate. The same officer holds the court of Town Megistrate of Kulapahar. Deputy district Megistrate is assisted by four officers one Tehsil Megistrate and two Nayab Tehsil Megistrates. Tehsildar looks into all the revenue matter of whole of sub district and is assisted by three nayabs who look after the three divisions of kulpahar namely Jaitpur, Panwari, and Kulpahar city.
[edit] Police administration
Kulpahar city's security is maintained by Kulpahar Kotwali. An officer of the cadre of Deputy Superintendent of Police heads the police administration of Kulpahar. Kulpahar Kotwali is headed by Kotwal an officer of Inspector cadre. Kulpahar police circle consists of 5 police stations namely
- Kulpahar Kotwali
- Belatal (Recently upgraded to a police station from police outpost)
- Ajnar
- Panwari
- Mahobkanth
[edit] Water supply
Drinking water supply of the city is managed by Bundelkhand Jalkal Sansthaan's Jaitpur subdivision under Banda division. Water is supplied from a big reservoir Belasagar through lift irrigation to Raja Ka Tal where the Bundelkhand Jalkal Sansthaan has a water filter plant with a capacity of 15,000,000 litre per day.
[edit] Education
[edit] Educational Institutions
- Jantantra Intermediate College
- Kulpahar Christian School
- Government Girls High School
- Rafique Memorial Junior High School
[edit] Hospitals
[edit] Government Hospitals
- Community Health Center (Civil Hospital) Kulpahar
[edit] Private Hospitals
- Janki Nursing Home
- Shiv Aushadhalaya
- Kulpahar Christian Mission Hospital (Asha Arogya Sansthan)
[edit] Veterinary Hospitals
- Government Veterinary Hospital Kulpahar
[edit] Climate
- Summer - Max. 43 °C, Min. 20 °C
- Winter - Max. 25 °C, Min. 2 °C
- Rainfall: 660 mm (June to September)
- Best Season: August to March
[edit] Passenger transportation
[edit] Air
Kulpahar is served by the Khajuraho airport(90 km) and is linked to Delhi, Varanasi and Agra by Jet Airways and Indian Airlines. Other airports in the vicinity are Kanpur (180 km) and Lucknow (250 km).
[edit] Road
National Highway 76 runs through the center of the city. Kulpahar is located in between Jhansi and Allahabad on this highway. Another highway that links Kulpahar is National Highway 74 starts at Kanpur and ends at Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. There are other highways that link Kulpahar to other parts of the state. Kulpahar also has one bus station and a railway station catering to different routes.
Tourist taxis, auto-rickshaws and tempos are available for local transport. But the cheapest and most efficient method of local transport is the Tonga. Rates are not fixed and one needs to bargain.
[edit] Rail
Kulpahar is a raiway station of the North Central Railways Zone, and is well connected by trains with all major cities, namely, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Jhansi, Varanasi, Agra, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Gaya, Mathura and Allahabad. Major Trains connecting Kulpahar with rest of the country are 1107/1108 Bundelkhand Exp, 2175/2176 Gwalior-Howrah Chambal Exp, 2177/2178 Agra Cantonment-Howrah Chambal Exp, 2189/2190 Mahakoshal Exp, 1069/1070 Tulsi Exp and 2447/2448 Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Exp.
[edit] Granite mining in Kulpahar
Kulpahar region comprises areas which are essentially covered by grey, pink, red granitic rock and black dolerite. The rocks are generally medium to coarse to very coarse grained, having variegated colours with varying textural patterns. In geological nomenclature they can be classified on the basis of colour, grain size and texture. Over half of the areas identified so far appear suitable for extracting blocks of two cubic meters in size from the surface outcrops. The granite with red feldspar having presence of white and bluish quartz has caught the fancy of buyers and has become quite popular in national and international markets during the last 10 years, The remaining outcrops would be suited for blocks of smaller size. Ruby red granite is good in quality and is very popular in national and international markets, In granitic terrain the rocks may occur in the form of widespread sheets exposed above the ground level, in the form of hillocks, as high ground or below the ground under soil cover. They may also occur as boulders of different size and shapes spread over the sheet rock. They may be found as dykes, particularly of black and green types, as long narrow ridges often concealed beneath the surface. A major part of granite deposits in these regions are underground and have to be extracted by open cast mining. Underground granite block is more compact and require sophisticated and specialised machinery which adds to the cost of mining.
[edit] Excursions
[edit] Historical
- Ajaigarh: 100 km south-west of the city.
- Charkhari: 15 km north of the city.
- Jhansi: 135 km west of the city.
- Kalinjar: 150 km east-south of the city.
- Kalpi: 140 km north-west of the city.
- Khajuraho: 80 km south-east of the city.
- Mahoba: 25 km east of the city.
[edit] Natural
- Panna: 120 km south-east of the city.
- Pandu fall: 80 km south-east of the city.
- Raneh fall: 85 km south-west of the city.
- Matatila dam: 135 km west-south of the city.
- Parichha dam: 135 km west of the city.
- Baruasagar dam: 115 km west of the city.
[edit] Religious
- Chitrakoot: 150 km east of the city.
- Orchha: 125 km west of the city.
- Devgarh: 145 km west-south of the city.
[edit] Museum
- Madhya Pradesh State museum Dhubela, Nowgong
- Rani Jhansi Museum, Jhansi
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Kulpahar had a population of 17,437. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kulpahar has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kulpahar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
- Total Population : 17,437
- Male : 9,108
- Female : 8,329
- Population 0-6 (Total) : 3,184
- Male : 1,681
- Female : 1,503
- Literates (Total) : 9,426
- Male : 5,893
- Female : 3,533
