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Harraiya

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Settlement type Town
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

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.[1] [2]

It was then called Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya.

File:Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर - अमोढ़ा).jpg
Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर – अमोढ़ा)
File:राजा ज़ालिम सिंह राज्य, अमोढ़ा (Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh).jpg
Raja Zalim Singh Memorial, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Geography

Harraiya is located at Template:Coord.[3]

Demographics

Template:As of, Nagar Panchayat has total population of 9,158 of which 4,817 are males while 4,341 are females.[4]

Politics

Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency.

References

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