Harraiya

Harraiya is a town and tehsil in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Harraiya
Town
Harraiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Government
• MLA	Ajay Kumar Singh [1]
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,158
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	272155
Telephone code	05546
Vehicle registration	UP, 51
Website	http://basti.nic.in/

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.^{[2] [3]}

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

Raja Zalim Singh Memorial, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Etymology

The original name of the place was Hàrí-rahìyā (हरि-रहिया) , an Awadhi term meaning "The path of Hari" , it was called so because Bhagwan Ram went to Vasishthi (Ashram of Maharshi Vasishtha) and later to Mithila via this place. With the time the name evolved to "Harraiya" .

Geography

Harraiya is located at 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.^[4]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update], Nagar Panchayat has total population of 9,158 of which 4,817 are males while 4,341 are females.^[5]

Politics

Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency. BJP candidate Ajay Singh won the assembly election 2022 and now he is serving as MLA from Harraiya. Harraiya Times is a digital news portal for daily news updates.^[6]

Notable Places

These are some notable places of historical/religious importance

• Shringinari^[7]
• Amorha Khas^[8]
• Tapsi Dham
• Makhauda Dham^[9]
• Chhawani^[10]