Hanswar
Hanswar is a village in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India, located east of Tanda. Demographically, Hanswar resembles the rest of the Purvanchal area in which it is located. It is primarily an agricultural area.
Hanswar | |
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Village | |
Hanswar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26.533°N 82.730°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Ambedaker Nagar |
Founded by | Raja Gohraj Deo (1400s) |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 224143[2] |
Telephone code | 0527328 |
Vehicle registration | UP 45 |
History
Hanswar,located 70-80 miles from Ayodhya, had a history dating back to the Mughal period. The ruler of the estate, Ranvijay Singh and his wife Jaikumari, vehemently opposed the construction of the Babri Masjid by Mir Baqi on Ram Janmabhoomi along with other Hindu rulers of the time. The Janmabhoomi Parisar was in control of Ranvijay Singh for 15 days well after it became part of the Babri Masjid, after which he died in battle with the Mughal Army.[3]
Transport
Hanswar has bus routes connecting to the nearby cities of Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Akbarpur, Rajesultanpur and Ghazipur.
Education
Schools and higher education in Hanswar are administered either by the UPBoard and CBSE, or private organizations. In 2010-2011, there were 5 primary, 6 middle, 3 secondary and 7 senior secondary schools in Hanswar. That year, the higher education institutions in the city included 2 colleges.
List of schools and colleges
Gallery
- Khaki Baba ka Pokhra, located east of Hanswar near Katokhar Chauraha
- Hanswar's first hospital
- Hanswar swimming pool
- Maulana Naseem Girls College
- Mohd Safee National Inter College
- Rangey Raghav Inter College
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanswar. |
- "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- http://pincodeaddress.com/address/Hanswar
- Chanchal, Brajgopal Rai. Mandir Wahi Banayenge Magar Kyon ? (in Hindi). Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 978-81-284-0032-2.