Dev Nagar

Dev Nagar or Raipurwa is part of the old Kanpur area in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Kanpur

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

The locality includes leather making, rice production, baking, etc. The oldest name of DEV NAGAR is BASAU PURWA.It is 1 km from Kanpur Anwarganj Railway Station. Dev Nagar is the nearest station from Kanpur Central Bus Station. Both are equidistant from Dev Nagar at approx 1.5 km. The oldest building in Dev Nagar is BRAHMA NAND ASHRAM which was built by Pt BRAHMA NAND MISHRA in 1939. The GT Road (Grant Trunk Road) is also attached to the Chandrika Devi Road. Institute of Information Technology (IIT) Kanpur is in GT Road approx 10 km from Dev Nagar. Landmark of Dev Nagar is Dev Nagar Dharmshala, Tripathi Medical Store, Pampa Wali Gali, Sigma Studio wali Gali, Dev Nagar Pahli Gali, Bharat Stationery, Sardar Patel School, Panchaleswar Mahadev Mandir Brajesh Sweet House, Raipurwa Thana, Mathur Vaisya Janhit Bhavan, Chandrika Devi Ramleela Ground (Central Park) etc.

Dev Nagar houses the famous Siddhapeeth Shri Chandika Devi Temple, a revered place of worship and is also known as Shri Chandrika Devi Mandir in the local language of Kanpur. The intersection where this holy temple is located is also known as Chandrika Devi Chauraha. The road connecting this intersection to GT Road via Dev Nagar is known as Chandrika Devi Road. This famous temple was established by Pandit Dharamal Gaur, a learned Brahmin of Rajasthan, along with his son Pandit Kanhaiya Lal Gaur.

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