Shuklapuri
Shuklapuri or Shukul Puri is a village and gram panchayat in Barhalganj, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has a post office with pin code 273402.
Geography
This village is 6 km (3.7 mi) from Barahalganj between Barahalganj and Gola Bajar on Ram Janki Marg (State Highway 72).
Post Office-Shuklapuri, Gram Panchayat-Shuklapuri
Thana-Barahalganj, Tehseel-Gola Bajar
Tappa-Haveli, Pargana-Chillupar
District-Gorakhpur, State-Uttar Pradesh
Country-India, Pincode: 273402
Geographical facts
Coordinates-26° 18′ 24″ N, 83° 26′ 58″ E
- Directly connected to every neighbour village by road because Shuklapuri has three roads and two gates.
- One temple of Kali Maa and Lord Shiva, one Deeh Baba, one Aughad baba, one temple of Shani Dev
- Four ponds in four direction and eight wells presently in village and surrounded by three gardens.
History
- In British Raj the King & Queen of Naraharpur State came in village after their dismissal from Naraharpur by British Army and lived here for 2 days after that they went to Nepal but before going to Nepal they hide some of their arms in Shuklapuri.
- In this village there is a 500-year-old Baniyan tree.
- There are two wells which are more than 1000 years old.
- In Shuklapuri there is a post office which is more than 100 years old and it is one of two post offices of British Raj in Gorakhpur District.
Demography
There are four castes in village:
References
- ^ "List of Census Villages mapped for :SHUKUL PURI Gram Panchayat, BARHALGANJ, GORAKHPUR, UTTAR PRADESH". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
26°18′24″N 83°26′58″E / 26.30667°N 83.44944°E