Amorha

Amorha Khas अमोढ़ा ख़ास
town
Amorha Khas Show map of Uttar Pradesh Amorha Khas Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°46′05″N 82°23′29″E / 26.767975°N 82.391452°E / 26.767975; 82.391452Coordinates: 26°46′05″N 82°23′29″E / 26.767975°N 82.391452°E / 26.767975; 82.391452
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Block	Vikram Jot
Population (2011)
• Total	5,977
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	272127
Telephone code	05546

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Amorha Khas (Hindi: अमोढ़ा खास, also known as Amodha Khas) is a gram panchayat in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.In the freedom struggle of 1857, about 250 martyrs of Amorha State were hanged by the British Government from peepal trees located at Chhawani.^[1]

Geography

Amorha Khas is located at 26°46′05″N 82°23′29″E / 26.767975°N 82.391452°E / 26.767975; 82.391452.^[2]

Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर - अमोढ़ा)

Chaturbhuji Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[3] Amorha Khas or Amodha Khas is a large village located in Harraiya of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh with a total of 1009 families residing there. The Amorha Khas village has population of 5977 of which 2933 are males while 3044 are females as per Population Census 2011.^[4]

Famous Places

• Amorha Khas or Amodha Khas is situated at a distance of 41 km from the district headquarters. It's old name is Amorha, and it was once a province (state) of Raja Zalim Singh. Also Raja Zalim Singh's Mahal is here, Old wall of mahal is still there with the mark of a bullet used by the English. Also a famous temple Ramrekha Mandir is here. Ramrekha Temple is one of the most ancient Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram & Goddess Sita. Lord Shri Ram stayed here for one day during his journey of Janakpur-Ayodhya. Lord Shri Rama & Sita with Lakshmana journeyed towards Ayodhya by the road called Ram Janki Marg (State Highway 72) near Chhawani.^[5][6][7]
• Chhawani is a Police Station and is situated at a distance of 40 km from the district headquarters. It was the main shelter for Indian fighters during the 1857 mutiny, and is noted for a Pipal Trees where about 250 martyrs were hanged by the British Government in action after the murder of General Fort.^[8]
• Vikram Jot is a Block and small market of the Basti district 46 km away from the headquarters of Basti district. The last police station of Basti is there. The Ghaghara River adjoins the market. It is also a block of district and has an electric power station, a hospital with 50 beds, an animal hospital, two inter colleges (Shri Valmiki Inter College mainly), a ganna sumit, a post office and a police station near from village Chhatouna.
• Harraiya is one of the tehsils in Basti district. And there is an Epic story about its name that Lord Ram with Sita And Lakshman traveled this way in the Ramayan era.So it was then called as Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya.It is also a legislative assembly
• Ramrekha Mandir is one of the most ancient Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram & Goddess Sita.^[9]
• Makhauda Dham is one of the most ancient place where Raja Dashrath performed yajna with the help of Sage Rishyasringa on the advice of Vashistha.^[10]

Villages

Amorha Khas, Akla, Akwara, Atraura Jham, Aurangabad, Babhan Ganwa, Babhrauli, Bachhipur, Basthanwa, Batauli, Beerpur Kharhara, Chandra Paliya, Chapilan, Chhitauna, Daharha Misra, Deokhal, Deokher, Devkali Rani, Dhaurahra Chauhan, Dhirauli Babu, Dhirauli Pandey, Dubhra Nirwahan, Gauriya Nain, Gunda Kunvar, Harewa Shukul, Imiliya, Jaitapur, Kalani Kala, Karamiya, Kenauna, Keshawapur, Kewalpur, Khan Kala - Chhawani, Khatan Sarai, Khemraj Pur, Khesua,Vikasnagar Khesua, Kunwagaon, Lajghata, Madna Majha, Majhakita Avval, Majhil Gaon, Malaheni, Malauli Dubay, Malauli Gosain, Medhayan Shukul, Medhayen, Nagra Badli, Natauwa, Niyamatpur, Pachvas, Phooldih, Pipari Sangram, Pure Divaan, Pure Hemraj, Rani Gaon, Rikhipur, Rupgarh, Sauri, Savera Lala, Shankarpur, Sherwadeeh, Sitkaaha Panday, Sita Rampur, Sonbarsa, Sukrauli Pande, Tala Gaon, Tursi, Vikramjot.

Kotahi Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh

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