Erich (town)

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state_name = Uttar Pradesh
district = Jhansi
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Erich is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. In ancient period it was known as "Erikachha" or "Erakachha" and according to a Buddhist text, the Petavatthu it was one of the major cities of the Dasanna janapada.

History

The names of a number of rulers of Erich during the post-Maurya period are found from the coins issued by them. They are Sahasamitra, Ishvaramitra, Sahasrasena, Mitrasena, Amitasena and Maha(sena?). [Bhandare, S. (2006). "Numismatics and History: The Maurya-Gupta Interlude in the Gangetic Plain" in P. Olivelle ed. "Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE", New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-568935-6, p.90]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Erich had a population of 8523. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Erich has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 37%. In Erich, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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