Phaphamau Explained

Phaphamau
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:25.5339°N 81.8539°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Prayagraj
Government Type:Nagar Nigam,Prayagraj
Unit Pref:Metric
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:211013
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Teliarganj
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Phulpur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Phaphamau

Phaphamau is a satellite locality/township of the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, located on either side of Prayagraj-Lucknow highway. It lies on the banks of the Ganga River.Phaphamu was ruled by Bhil king [1]

History

During the 1857 uprising, a temple in Phaphamau was used for anti-British activities. It was later destroyed by British, and the temple leader was hanged.[2]

The old Temple of Lord Shankar ji, which is located in village Pandila, which is also called Pandeshwer Nath Dham. This temple is 5 km from Phaphamau.

Education

Devprayag day boarding school Nursery to XII std, Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies (Engineering college), Devprayag Institute of Management (MBA college), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Government Degree College (SPMGDC), Ganga Gurukulam School, School Of wisdom, Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir,[3] and "Hartmann Ganj" Christian school are all located in Gaddopur, Phaphamau. Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tondon Open University is also situated here in Sector E shantipuram. There is also a homeopathic medical college situated in Shantipuram colony of Phaphamau.

Transport

The town has an old airport which was operated by Royal Indian Airforce during the 2nd world war. This airport is located in Padilla. The airstrip is now abandoned.

There is also Phaphamau railway station which comes in the Northern Zone.

Phaphamau is well connected by road and railway.

References

1. Devprayag School & College http://devprayagsc.org/

2. Devprayag Institute of Technical & Management studies http://devprayag.ac.in

Notes and References

  1. Book: Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal . The Sultanate of Delhi, 711-1526 A.D.: Including the Arab Invasion of Sindh, Hindu Rule in Afghanistan and Causes of the Defeat of the Hindus in Early Medieval Age . 1966 . Shiva Lal Agarwala . en.
  2. Book: Kama Maclean . Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954 . 28 August 2008 . OUP USA . 978-0-19-533894-2 . 79 .
  3. Web site: Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir. www.sgvmalld.org. 2017-01-21.