Bishungarh, Uttar Pradesh Explained

Bishungarh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.34°N 79.24°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannauj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Leader Title:Member of Parliament
Leader Name:Smt. Dimpal Yadav[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:7400
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:209720
Blank1 Name Sec1:Member of Legislative Assembly from Chhibramau
Blank1 Info Sec1:Smt. Archna Pandey
Blank2 Name Sec1:Member Zila Panchayat
Blank2 Info Sec1:Smt.Sushma Sisodia
Blank3 Name Sec1:District Magistrate
Blank3 Info Sec1:Mr. Jagdeesh Chandra

Bishungarh, also known as Vishungarh, is a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). It is located in the Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district.

History

Chaudhary Estate

Bishungarh is a chieftaincy of Tiwari Brahmins of Kannaujia division. The first known ancestor of family was one Biharilal Tiwari Who founded the village of Biharipur in sakatpur. His great-grandson Hanuman Prasad had four sons; and the elder Mahanand entered the service of the officer (Chakladar) who then Governed Etawah and neighbouring districts Mahanand had in 1777 risen to the position of contractor for theRevenue of Sakatpur and Etawah Parganas: A few years laterHe was ordered by Governor Alamis Ali Khan to seize and imprison a defaulter-Landholder, Chaudhary of Lachhiram, a Bais Rajput of Talgram.Mahananda not only Imprisoned Lachhiram, but forced him to execute a deed that transferred the manThe title of Choudhary to himself.In this way Mahanand's family received this title.Mahananda's family have ever been enjoying continuously since then.[2] His brother Udaichand, who 'succeeded his post turned his hand against other clans.He expelled the Gaur Rajputs from two villages, which he made over to the Birpur Ahirs,

Tho local Brahmin Chaudharis were allowed to retain only what land theythemselves cultivated ; and the Rur Baises lost two of their villages.

Lastly,the Ahirs, who had begun to prove troublesome, were ejected from ono of the villages lately given them, their castles being everywhere demolished.[3]

Politics

The Bishungarh village falls under the Assembly constithency of Kannauj. Both Assembly and Loksabha constituencies are in the unreserved category.

Notable locations

Location

Bishungarh is 8 km from Chhibramau, which can be accessed via National Highway 91 (DelhiEtahKannauj - Kanpur).

Agriculture

Potato, sugarcane, and tilhan (an oilseed) are the main agriculture products in the area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members' Home Page . 2016-02-16 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211160529/http://164.100.24.209/newls/homepage.aspx?mpsno=564 . 2008-12-11 .
  2. Book: Atkinson , Edwin . Statistical Descriptive and Historical Account of the Farukhabad District . Northwestern Provinces and Oudh Government Press . 1880 . 978-1130537529 . 402 (at page 107) .
  3. Book: Statistical, Descriptive, and Historical Account of the North-West Provinces . Outlook Verlag . 2023 . 978-3368803995 . 416 (at page 352) .