Harraiya
Harraiya | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Harraiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°ECoordinates: 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Ajay Kumar Singh [1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,158 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 272155 |
| Telephone code | 05546 |
| Vehicle registration | UP, 51 |
| Website | http://basti.nic.in/ |
Harraiya is a town and tehsil in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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]
It was then called Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya.
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Geography
Harraiya is located at 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E.[4]
Demographics
As of 2011[update], 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.
References
- ^ "Harraiya MLA"
- ^ "Places of Interest". basti.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "AMODHA KHAS-Gram Panchayat – National Panchayat Portal – Govt. of India". panchayatportals.gov.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Yahoo maps location of Harraiya". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Harraiya, Harraiya City Polpulation and Location | Ourhero.In". ourhero.in. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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