Lilapur

Lilapur Kalan, is a village situated at nearly 25 km from the Allahabad city, and is nearly 12 km from Hanumanganj, on the NH 2. The railway station Ramnathpur on Allahabad to Varanasi route is near Hanumanganj. The village is situated on the banks of river Ganges. The village is populated by nearly 5000 inhabitants. It was one of the earliest electrified village of the district. The large tract of Kachhar area, and mostly the babool trees are found here, no mango and other trees are here thats make atay here in the summer seasons measurable. The people travel to adjoining villages as Jamunipur, Lilapur Khurd, Kotwa, Katwarupur etc for the Mangos. The intermediate coolefe (sicsic) is at Jamunipur and kotwa. The durvasa, ghat on the river ganga is near by where the sages durvasa was once believed to have stayed. The village is also known for the curse of Lila Baba for that no dead is creamated from this village. The Pipal tree situated on the river banks has a small temple of the Lila baba. There is an interesting story related to the lila baba who died of protest against the jamindar of the village, whom he cursed and that proved true within a period of fortnight and the entire family of the land lord died. Later lila baba left the physical body due fasting as he took no food.