Harduaganj

Coordinates: 27°57′N 78°10′E / 27.95°N 78.17°E / 27.95; 78.17
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Harduaganj
Town
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
202125
Telephone code2780
Vehicle registrationUP-81

Harduaganj is a town and a

Balram Dauji (elder brother of Krishna). An ancient temple dedicated to Dauji is located in the town. Mythologically, it is believed by the residents of this town that Dauji killed a demon by using "Hal" (plough
)and then washed the "Hal" at this site, thereby, giving the name to this place as "Hal-dhuwa-ganj". Later on, the name was adjusted to "Harduaganj".

The 500 MW Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located here.[3]

Demographics

As of

Scheduled Castes population was 2,105. Harduaganj had 2384 households in 2011.[1]

Agriculture

Agricultural land is extremely rich in minerals. The farmers produce wheat, maize, paddy, moong, channa, mustard, potato, vegetables, mangoes, guava, water melons, musk melons etc. The irrigation water is being supplied through a network of channels coming from Upper Ganga Canal.

The town has a wholesale grain market, wholesale vegetable market, wholesale fruit market and a large retail market for the general population

Medical facilities

There is a big government hospital named after Lala Matru Mal Aggrawal who donated the land piece for the hospital. Quality medical facilities in the private sector are available.

Educational Institutions

The town has many educational institutions, both Government as well as private such as Agrasen Inter College, Pt.Maujiram inter college affiliated by UP educational board,meanwhile many reputed CBSE schools are also there nearby the town.

Religious places

Dauji temple, Bhuteshwar temple, Kali Mata temple and Jageshwar temple are the most famous temples of the town where a large number of devotees pay obeisance every day. An annual procession of Kali Mata along with a fair is organised in the town in which people from all faiths belonging to the town and the surrounding villages participate. A big ground, known as "Raavan wala Oosra" annually witnesses Dussehra celebrations where the effigy of Raavana is burnt on Vijaydashmi after 10 days of Ram Lila utsav. The town has Jama Masjid, Takia wali Masjid, Chhoti Masjid and a Shia Masjid where Muslims offer their prayers. One Madarsa is also located at the outskirts of the town where poor children get both religious and modern education. Shia Muslims organise annual Muharram procession through the town where people from all faiths witness the ceremonies and participate in various activities.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Harduaganj". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Harduaganj power plant lights up hopes". The Times of India. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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