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Mankapur — city — Coordinates 27°02′N 82°14′E / 27.03°N 82.23°ECoordinates: 27°02′N 82°14′E / 27.03°N 82.23°E Country India State Uttar Pradesh District(s) Gonda Population 8,865 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 99 metres (325 ft)
Mankapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gonda district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly [1] and its present member is Ram Bishun Azad. It has Gonda to its west, has Rehra in its north, Maskanawa in the east and Nawabganj in the south. The birth place of lord Rama, Ayodhya is only 37 km from Mankapur in south and well connected by rail and road network.
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Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census[2], Mankapur had a population of 8865. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mankapur has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 67.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 75%. In Mankapur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mankapur is well known for its educational status. At present time about 14 Inter college are there, in Mankapur.
History
Mankapur taluka was a jagir (estate) formed when Raja Dutt Singh of Gonda, of Bisen Rajput dynasty, seized the Bandhalgoti rai of Mankapur and gave it to his younger infant son, Kunwar Ajmat Singh around 1681, making him the first ruler of the state. The state had 189 villages under it and during the British Raj, it was a pargana in Utraula tehsil [3]. It became a separate tehsil in 1987, later in 1997 when the Gonda district was bifurcated to create Balrampur district, it remained with its former district [4].
The last ruler of this jagir, before the independence was Raghavendra Pratap Singh [5], who was a Congress politician, 1933–1955, and served in UP assembly continuously since 1937; though later he joined the Swatantra Party formed by C. Rajagopalachari [6]. Later his son Anand Singh was a Lok Sabha member; in turn his son Kirti Vardhan Singh also became a Lok Sabha member.at present Beni Prasad Verma(Congress) is Lok Sabha member from Gonda.
Notable people from Mankapur and historical events
- Mahatma Gandhi visited Mankapur on October 9, 1929 and was feted by Raja Raghuraj Singh Ju Deo in the Banquet Hall of his Station side Guest Mansion - Mangal Bhawan and presented with a purse of Rs Two Thousand.This event is recorded in Gandhiji's diary and Mankapur is spelled as "Manakpur" therein.
- Raja Raghvendra Pratap Singh, second son of Raja Raghuraj Singh quit his studies in London and joined the freedom movement at the behest of Raja Awadhesh Singh of Kalakankar and was elected as Congress MLA in 1936. He later fellout with Pt Gobind Ballabh Pant and became the founder of Swatantra Party in UP.
- Kr. Devendra Pratap Singh, third son of Late Raja Raghuraj Singh OBE. Member of the state Ministries of C B Gupta (1961) and Sucheta Kripalani (1963). Served as Dy Chairman of U P Legislative Council for over a decade.
- Raja Anand Singh, the present Raja and four time Member of Parliament from Mankapur also holds the distinction of being the youngest Cabinet Minister in C B Gupta's Cabinet in the mid sixties.
- Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Bajpayee, used to visit Mankapur in the sixties and stay with his friend Pt Ram Bahadur Pandey (Bairawan Wale), a leading Forest Contractor, near his railway Station residence.
- Jim Corbett, the famous wild life conservationist and man-eater hunter was posted at Mankapur in 1895 as Inspector of Railway Fuel.His stay also finds mention in his book Jungle Lore where he writes about a talking Racquet Tailed Drongo owned by the AngloIndian Station Master of Mankapur.
- Oudh-Tiruhut Railway commissioned its first section on January 15, 1885 between Sonepur and Mankapur as terminals. This was the first railway link for Goraknpur.
- Shri. Upendra Singh, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Govt. of India.
- Kirti Vardhan Singh, Member 12th and 14th Lok Sabha.
- Vaibhav Agarwal , a very descent person , a god of farmers , who avails them world quality seeds for their farming. he is very popular in the society for his kind and calm nature, who is always aggressive to help others.
- Dr. Rakesh Kumar[1], Vice President of Technology, SCS, USA
Transport
- The nearest railway station is the Mankapur Junction Railway Station of North Eastern Railways and the nearest airport is Amausi International Airport near state capital Lucknow.
- Mankapur is well connected by roadways to Gonda, Faizabad and state capital Lucknow
- Now Mankapur is a Mankapur Jn. form here you can get Train For Ayodha. Ram Janmabhoomi (Hindi/Devanagiri: राम जन्मभूमि) is the "Birthplace of Lord Ram"
Economy
- Mankapur has one of the six nationwide manufacturing plants of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) [7]
- Mankapur Chini Mills a unit of Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd is located in datauli village.
Famous Villages
Some most famos village’s are Allenpur Banraha,Ambar pur,Kalania,Sahjoura, Ramiepur Bhagwan Prasad, malhipur, Kolhargoan, Bairipur, Tamapar, Bhitora , Mahewa Nankar, Machligoan, Vairavan, Ranijot Maskanwa.Hathiyagarh,Goura chowki, Bhabhnan, Dhuswa,Maruachi,Andhiyari bazar,Jigna, Khiriya, Kudasan Thirukha bujurg
Intermediate Colleges & School
- AP Inter College Station Road, { Edited by Vikas Singh, Patel Nagar Near DPIC Mankapur }
- DP Inter College Patel Nagar
- RP Adarsh Inter College Uttraula Road
- Parushram Balika Inter College Nawabganj Road
- Navkriti Balika Inter College Near Bangarh Devi Mandir
- Swami Vivekanand Inter College Near Rly Station
- Shakun Cologiate Ashrafpur road
- DAV Inter College, ITI Campus
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir Machhligaon road
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, ITI Campus [2]
- St. Michael's Convent School, ITI Campus [3]
- Fatima Inter College Bardhai Bazar
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya [4]
- Shree Dutt Memorial Public School of Science & Comerece Gyatrinagar
References
- ^ Mankapur (SC) Constituency of Uttar Pradesh Election Commission of India - State Elections 2002.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Utraula Tehsil The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908, v. 24, p. 287.
- ^ History Gonda district Official website.
- ^ Mankapur - Genealogy and History Queensland University.
- ^ ‘The Swatantra Party and Indian Conservatism, by H. L. Erdman. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-521-04980-6. Page 121.
- ^ ITI's description of Mankapur Plant Indian Telephone Industries.
External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Gonda district
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