Kulpahar
| Kulpahar कुलपहाड़ |
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Mahoba | ||
| Sub-district : | Kulpahar | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 19 ′ N , 79 ° 38 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 200 m | ||
| Area : | 2.76 km² | ||
| Residents : | 20,096 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 7281 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Kulpahar ( Hindi : कुलपहाड़; also Kul Pahar ) is a small town with around 25,000 inhabitants in the Bundelkhand region in the Mahoba district in the south of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
Location and climate
The small town of Kulpahar is approx. 135 km east of Jhansi and 25 km west of Mahoba at an altitude of approx. 200 m . The climate is dry and warm; Rain (approx. 885 mm / year) falls almost exclusively during the summer monsoon months .
population
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 13,814 | 17,442 | 20.096 |
Approx. 85% of the population are Hindus and about 13.5% are Muslims; the rest is attributable to other religious communities ( Jains , Sikhs , Christians , Buddhists etc.) One speaks Hindi and Bundeli .
economy
The region is traditionally agriculturally oriented. Granite has also been mined for some time . The rough, gray, pink or reddish rock contains traces of feldspar , dolerite and quartz . Due to the many different colored types of granite, the demand for the building material is high. The most important deposits are underground and are mined in opencast mines .
history
The age of the city is unknown, there was probably a settlement in the early Middle Ages; The Chandella dynasty built several temples (mandira) and stepwells (baolis) in the area around today's city from the 9th to the 12th centuries , all of which were destroyed during the Muslim invasion of northern India . After that the place belonged to the Sultanate of Delhi (from 1206) and to the Mughal Empire (from 1526). Founded around 1700 by the Bundela Rajputs; With the Treaty of Bassein (1802) the city fell to the British and became the capital of a separate princely state in the Bundelkhand area of the Central Indian Agency . Until the creation of the independent Mahoba district (1995), Kulpahar was part of the Hamirpur district .
Attractions
The ruins of the palatial fort are located on a steep hill at a height of approx. 250 m ; Several buildings and sculptures are interesting.
- closer environment
In and around Kulpahar there are several archaeological sites with buildings from medieval times. Some of the locations are:
- Senapati Mahal
- Yajna Mandap from the Chandela period near the suburb of Akona
- Citadel of Senapati
- Raja Ka valley
- Belasagar
- Temple complexes from the Chandella period can be found in the suburbs of Rawatpura , Salat and Akona .
- Excursion destinations
- Charkhari : 15 km north
- Mahoba : 25 km east
- Khajuraho : 80 km southwest
- Ajaigarh : 100 km southwest
- Panna : 120 km southwest
- Orchha : 125 km west
- Jhansi : 135 km west
- Kalpi : 140 km northwest
- Chitrakoot : 150 km east
- Kalinjar : 150 km southeast
