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Harraiya

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350Country

IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictBastiGovernment

• MLAAjay Kumar Singh ^[1]Population

(2011)

• Total9,158Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

272155

Telephone code05546Vehicle registrationUP, 51Websitehttp://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]

Etymology

The original name of the place was Hàrí-rahìyā (हरि-रहिया) , an Awadhi term meaning "The path of Hari" , it was called so because Bhagwan Ram went to Vasishthi (Ashram of Maharshi Vasishtha) and later to Mithila via this place. With the time the name evolved to "Harraiya" .

Geography

Harraiya is located at 26°47′41″N 82°27′49″E / 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.^[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. Harraiya Times is a digital news portal for daily news updates.^[6]

Notable Places

These are some notable places of historical/religious importance

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.
^ News Desk, Harraiya Times (8 February 2023). "हरैया टाईम्स - Harraiya Times". Harraiya Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Shringinari – A Mythological Temple In Basti". Harraiya Times.
^ News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Amodha – Chhawani : A Historical Place In Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times.
^ News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Makhoda Dham – Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times (in Hindi).
^ News Desk, Harraiya Times. "Chhawani: A Historical Place In Basti, Uttar Pradesh". Harraiya Times (in Hindi).