Jaitpur, Kulpahar

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Jaitpur
Region
Jaitpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jaitpur
Jaitpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250Coordinates: 25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMahoba district
SubdistrictKulpahar
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP
Websiteup.gov.in

Jaitpur is a town in Kulpahar sub-district of Uttar Pradesh. It lies at a distance of 10 km from Kulpahar on Kulpahar-Nowgong Highway.[1] The famous Belasagar lake is situated in this town.

History[]

Jaitpur was the former capital of Jaitpur State, one of the former princely states in the British Empire in India.[2] There were two forts in the area. In Jaitpur Bajirao peshwa defeated mughal general Muhaamad Khan Bangash In 1729.

References[]

  1. ^ Wikimapia
  2. ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.


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