Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh)
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Lalitpur | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 41 ′ N , 78 ° 25 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 430 m | ||
| Residents : | 133,305 (2011) | ||
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Lalitpur ( Hindi : ललितपुर , Lalitpur ) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
It has about 130,000 inhabitants (2011 census) and is the capital of the Lalitpur district .
location
Lalitpur is located about 95 km (driving distance) south of Jhansi at an altitude of about 430 m above sea level. d. M. in an agriculturally productive environment in which there are several reservoirs that are also used for irrigation purposes.
population
The city's population consists largely of Hindus (approx. 75%) and Muslims (approx. 20%); other religious groups ( Sikhs , Jains etc.) only play a subordinate role. As is common in India, the male part of the population exceeds the female population by around 10%. They speak Hindi and the local dialect Bundeli .
economy
The city forms the artisanal, mercantile, cultural and service center for the mainly agriculturally oriented villages in the area. With the station on one of the main routes in northern India, the city is developing rapidly.
Attractions
The city itself has hardly any sights, but it is a good starting point for excursions by bus or taxi to the early Hindu temples in the area that are well worth seeing:
- Deogarh : Dashavatara Temple and Kuraiya Bir Temple (approx. 25 km south)
- Indor : (temple), Mahua ( Chamunda temple) and others, Terahi ( Shiva temple) (approx. 50 km northwest)
- Markhera : Surya Temple (approx. 30 km northeast)
literature
- Michael W. Meister u. a. (Ed.): Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture. North India - Foundations of North Indian Style. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1988 ISBN 0-691-04053-2 .
- RD Trivedi: Temples of the Pratihara Period in Central India. Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, 1990.
Web links
- Mahua, Temple - Photos and information (English)
- Markhera, Surya Temple - Photos + Info (English)