Harchandpur

Harchandpur
Village
Map of Harchandpur CD block
Harchandpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°22′N 81°10′E / 26.36°N 81.17°E / 26.36; 81.17
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Government
• Type	Legislative Assembly
• Body	Government of Uttar Pradesh
• MLA	Rakesh Singh (INC)
Population  (2016)
• Total	140,274
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229303
Telephone Code	+91-535
Vehicle registration	UP-33
Official language	Hindi
Website	raebareli.nic.in

Harchandpur is a village and corresponding community development block in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It is located on the Baiti river, which is a tributary of the Sai, and it is northeast from the district headquarters on the road to Lucknow.^[2] Particularly since the coming of the railway in the 1800s, Harchandpur serves as one of the main commercial centres for the surrounding region; it is also a major exporter of local goods.^[2] As of 2011, its population is 4,348 people, in 833 households.^[1]

Harchandpur is also a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, under the district of Raebareli.^[3] The Pin Code of the town is 229303 and there are 47 Gram panchayats under Harchandpur.^[4]

HarchandPur was founded by Nabh Rai, a Kayastha who served as the diwan to the Bais raja Tilok Chand, and named after his son Har Chand, who was adopted in 1350 Samvat.^[2] His descendants are still major landowners in Harchandpur; one of them, Jai Narain Srivastava, was appointed the first Station Master of Harchandpur Railway Station in 1893.^{[citation needed]}

With the opening of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in the 1800s, Harchandpur experienced a boom in commercial activity.^[2] The main line of the railway passed through town, and the Harchandpur railway station quickly became a major point of export for local goods like grain, hides, and oilseeds.^[2] The Raghuveergang bazar in Harchandpur was founded by Thakurain Udairaj Kunwar in 1894 (after the opening of the station) and named after her late husband Raghubar Bakhsh Singh, the taluqdar of Hasnapur.^[2] By 1905, it was described as one of the main markets in the Raebareli tehsil.^[2] At that point, it also had a post office, a cattle pound, and a large primary school, as well as a military encampment on the road to the northwest.^[2] The population in 1901 was 1,457, including many Brahmins , Bania, Muslims and Other caste .....

Harchandpur is on the route of National Highway 30, between Lucknow and Rae Bareli. ^[5]

Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses also run through the town. Buses stop near the main market place. Private transport vehicles runs all directions to near locations.

The town has its own railway station. The rail line connects Rae Bareli to Lucknow, on the Northern Railways network.^[6]

1. Lucknow International Airport towards west (approx. 64 km)
2. Raebareli Airport toward east (approx. 30 km)

National Highway 30 (India) NH 30 - Lucknow 》 Raebareli 》 Allahabad

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Harchandpur has quality educational institutions affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh Board, and CSJM University Kanpur. For primary education, nearly every village has a government school and a number of Many private School They are Very success and also The school is give high level education and are few colleges they also give high level education have also footholded in recent past.

• Janpad Inter College, Harchandpur Raebareli.
• Vishvanath Siksha Sansthan, Achleshwar.
• Sun Shine Public School, Maharajganj Road, Harchandpur.
• Bal Vidya Mandir Inter College, Gangaganj.
• Dayawati Modi Public School, Kathwara Harchandpur.
• P.D. Public School, Achleshwar.
• Chandrapal Inter College, Gangaganj.
• Sri Mahavir Singh Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Kathwara Harchandpur.
• Mahavir Institute Of Technology & Management (MITM), Harchandpur.
• Mahavir Institute Of Pharmacy, Kathwara Harchandpur.
• Vishvanath Singh Smarak Degree College, Rahwan.
• ABS Public School, Railway station Road Harchandpur
• BLPS Public School, Pili Kothi, HARCHANDPUR
• Saraswati gyan Mandir Railway station road near Harchandpur
• Veena Vadni Gyan Mandir Harchandpur

• Aastik Baba Temple, Lalupur
• Achleshwar Dham, Achleshwar Market (Rahwan)
• Maa Hulka Mandir, Baragadaha
• Sevareshwar Temple, Seonthi
• Shani Temple, Harchandpur
• Hanuman Mandir

Harchandpur CD block has the following 80 villages:^[1]