Jaitpur, Kulpahar Explained

Jaitpur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:25.2811°N 79.5125°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mahoba district
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Kulpahar
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UP

Jaitpur is a village 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 village.

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/26757405/chitarwar-jaitpur-mahoba Wikimapia
  2. Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.