Khulua
Khulua is a village in the centre of India, between Varanasi and Allahabad, in Mirzapur district, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Khulua has a population of 4,000 (2001 census). It is on the bank of the river Ganges. It is part of combination of five villages, along with Semra, Daurhara, Majhalipatti and Annirudhapur. The headquarters is Mirzapur District. is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur is nearly exactly on the reference longitude of Indian Standard Time at 82.5°[1]
Khulua | |
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Village | |
  Khulua Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Khulua Khulua (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.2249°N 82.49191°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mirzapur |
| Government | |
| • Mr. | Dhirendra Singh |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 231312 |
| Telephone code | 5442 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-63 |
History
The traditional story of the formation of the village is that Bais Rajput came from Raibareli and had fight with bhar, and after next generation there were Five Brothers, Khulua, Semara, Anurudhpur, Dhourahara and Machhalipatti, who become five villages, and these five villages known for the Brave Bais Rajput in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. There is no evidence as to how old is this village.
Geography
Khulua is located at 25.15°N 82.58°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (265 feet). The village is surrounded by river Ganga in the south, Majhlipatti and Dhabiya in the west, Daurahra in the east and Hanumananagar in the North.
Commerce
The main business of this villagers is Agriculture, but there are people working in both the Government and Private sectors. People work in MNC companies, whilst carpet manufacturing is the second largest employer and villagers go to Khamaria to do carpet work. All the villagers have their fields (Khet) so they do not need to buy wheat, rice, potatoes and other daily staples. A small forest is situated south of the village on the bank of river Ganga. This small forest is major seasonal source of income for many villagers. The thorny shrubs of the forest are supplied to bricks kilns nearby. Forest fire is used to convert the shrubs into saleable fuels. Conflict with neighbouring villages happen over rights of the forest, known as Majhra.
The UP Government plan for the Ganges expressway from Greater Noida to Balia will cover many of the fields in the village. The government claim that it will bring prosperity, but the villagers doubt this.
Residence
Khulua is a traditional Indian village. The Caste System continues to persist in this village. It can be easily observed during conflict situation, election wave, festival springs. The caste hierarchy continues as Kshatriya, Brahmin, OBC (Yadav, Kumhar, Muslim) and Schedule caste (Chamar,Pasi,),Schedule tribe( Mushahar). Practice of untouchability can be seen in the region including the village. Social harmony is sometimes disturbed by some people of upper and lower caste.
Education
Availability of primary and secondary education institution is major achievement of this tiny village. Government has set up primary school. It also has private school for primary education. There is a girls school for higher secondary education. An intermediate college for boys is also established with the help of villagers. Currently more than 2000 students are enrolled in this school from other neighbouring regions.
Vindhyachal
A few miles away from this village is a site of pilgrimage to Hindus known as Vindhyachal where according to the mythology a part of Sati (an Avatar of Durga) fell. The river Ganges flows through this village. Other sites of pilgrimage include Kali Khoh (literally 'the cave of the Goddess Kali') where a statue of the Kali has a mouth formed in the shape of a cave, hence the name. Close to the area is a waterfall.
References
- within 4 angular minutes, a property shared by Tuni; c.f. India investigates different time zones (BBC)
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khulua