Fairs and festivals, Cuisine, Educational institutions, Government hospitals of Kulphar

Fairs and festivals of Kulphar Near of Belatal

All the major Indian festivals are celebrated here. The longest of them is festival of navratra and Dussera. Its a 10 days long festival and idols of goddess Durga are placed in many places and day-night long celebrations continues. The festival ends with the immersion of the idols in bara tal lake. Other major festivals are Holi, Diwali, Eid, Christmas and Raksha bandhan. In the month of august and September famous fair of Jalvihar is organized in the city. It is month long celebration. during the opening day of fair idols of all the temples of town are taken out of the temple and a procession takes place.

Cuisine of kulphar

Typical north Indian food is served and taken everywhere in the town. But a typical bundeli cuisine called "bhata aur gakariya" is very popular here. It is a curry of brinjal and a specially cooked bread. One must taste when s/he visits the place. After food it is must to have dessert so try the famous milk cake at Rahul Restaurant in the main market and Kalakand at Matadin aka Matti halwai's shop. And after you finish your meal don't forget to chew the famous betel leaf of Mahoba.

Educational institutions

• Government Girls Degree College(Under Construction) - Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh recently announced the opening of Girls' degree college in Kulpahar. It will offer Bachelor of Arts degree in few subjects initially.
• Jantantra Intermediate College - is affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education. It admits students from class 6th till 12th.
• Kulpahar Christian School - is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It admits students from kindergarten till 12th.
• Government Girls High School - is affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education. It admits girls students from class 6th till 10th.
• G.B. Islamia Inter College
• Rafique Memorial Junior High School

Government hospitals

• Community Health Center (Civil Hospital) Kulpahar - It is a 30 bed community hospital situated on eastern part of the city on NH-76. This hospital serves to a population of over 3lakh.^[9]
• Government Ayurvedic hospital
• Government Homeopathic hospital

Private hospitals

• Janki Nursing Home - It is a 6 bed hospital situated at the centre of the city. It is one of the most prestigious hospital of the area serving people since 1975.
• Shiv Aushadhalaya - It is an ayurvedic hospital serving to the people of Kulpahar since pre-independence era.
• Kulpahar Christian Mission Hospital (Asha Arogya Chikitsalay) - It is a 20 bed hospital run by Protestant Christian missionaries situated on Kulpahar-Nowgong road in the southern part of the city.

Veterinary hospitals

• Government Veterinary Hospital Kulpahar

Dental hospitals

• Awasthi Dental Clinic- Only dental clinic in the area.

National banks

• State Bank of India, Sarrafa Baazaar State Bank of India Website link - This branch is on centralized banking system of State Bank of India.
• Allahabad Bank, Bus Station Allahabad Bank website link

Other banks

• Chhatrasal Grameen Bank
• District Co-operative Bank

 transportation of kulphar

Air

Kulpahar is served by the Khajuraho airport (90 km) and is linked to Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi and Agra by Jet Airways and Indian Airlines. Other airports in the vicinity are Kanpur (180 km) and Lucknow (250 km).

Road

National Highway 76

National Highway 76^[10] runs through the center of the city. Kulpahar is located in between Jhansi and Allahabad on this highway. Another highway that links Kulpahar is National Highway 74 starts at Kanpur and ends at Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. There are other highways that link Kulpahar to other parts of the state. Kulpahar also has one bus station and a railway station catering to different routes. Regular bus services are available to nearby towns like Mahoba, Banda, Nowgaon, Charkhari, Rath, Orai, Chitrakoot, Karwi, Hamirpur and Kulpahar is also well connected with bus services to Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Delhi, Agra, Jhansi, Jaipur and Ajmer.
Tourist taxis, auto-rickshaws and tempos are available for local transport. But the cheapest and most efficient method of local transport is the Tonga. Rates are not fixed and one needs to bargain.

Rail

Kulpahar is a railway station^[11] of the North Central Railways Zone, and is well connected by trains with all major cities, namely, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Jhansi, Varanasi, Agra, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Gaya, Mathura and Allahabad.

Kulpahar Railway Station

Major Trains connecting Kulpahar with rest of the country are 1107/1108 Bundelkhand Exp, 2175/2176 Gwalior-Howrah Chambal Exp, 2177/2178 Mathura-Howrah Chambal Exp, 2189/2190 Mahakoshal Exp, 1069/1070 Tulsi Exp and 2447/2448 Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Exp.

Granite mining in Kulpahar

Chandela period well

Kulpahar region comprises areas which are essentially covered by grey, pink, red granitic rock and black dolerite. The rocks are generally medium to coarse to very coarse grained, having variegated colours with varying textural patterns. In geological nomenclature they can be classified on the basis of colour, grain size and texture. Over half of the areas identified so far appear suitable for extracting blocks of two cubic meters in size from the surface outcrops. The granite with red feldspar having presence of white and bluish quartz has caught the fancy of buyers and has become quite popular in national and international markets during the last 10 years, The remaining outcrops would be suited for blocks of smaller size. Ruby red granite is good in quality and is very popular in national and international markets, In granitic terrain the rocks may occur in the form of widespread sheets exposed above the ground level, in the form of hillocks, as high ground or below the ground under soil cover. They may also occur as boulders of different size and shapes spread over the sheet rock. They may be found as dykes, particularly of black and green types, as long narrow ridges often concealed beneath the surface. A major part of granite deposits in these regions are underground and have to be extracted by open cast mining. Underground granite block is more compact and require sophisticated and specialised machinery which adds to the cost of mining.

History of the kulphar Near of Belatal

Read History of the kulphar near of Belatal....

 Kulpahar was the capital of a princely state of the same name in British India. Kulpahar was founded in 1700 by Raja Jagat Raj[6] of Jaitpur son of Maharaja Chhatrasal, and was reorganized by Senapati, a Bundela Rajput who was the son of Raja Jagat Raj of Jaitpur grandson of Maharaja Chhatrasal. Kulpahar was captured by the British in 1804, and became a princely state in the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency. The chief resided at the town of Nowgong in Madhya Pradesh. The fort of Kulpahar, situated on a steep hill, towers more than 800 ft (244 m) above the sea level, and contains the ruins of elaborately carved sculptures.

Brief history of Kulpahar is covered under the section of origin. Not much information is available about the medieval and ancient history of Kulpahar but the remains of structures dating back 9th and 10th century confirms the existence and importance of Kulpahar in the ancient and medieval India.

After the Mughals' fall and the rise of Chhatrasal Bundela, Kulpahar passed under his sway but failed to acquire and kind of pre-eminence. In the 17th century Chhatrasal declared independence and put a stiff resistance against Aurangzeb. He established a Bundella Principality and Bahadur Shah Moghal had to confirm all his acquisitions in the area called 'Bundelkhand'. There was a revival of hostilities during the region of reign of Farrukhsiyar when his general Mohammed Khan Bangash invaded Bundelkhand in the year 1729 AD and the aged ruler Chatrasal had to seek aid from Peshwa Baji rao. His 'Maratha'army of 70,000 men dashed from Indore (Malwa) and encamped at Mahoba. They surrounded forces of nawab Banghash who had captured Jaitpur, Belatal, Mudhari and Kulpahar etc. The Peshwa inflicted a crushing defeat over the Nawab by annihilating his forces in the dense forests of Jaitpur, Mudhari and Salat near Kulpahar. In return for this help, Chhatrasal bequeathed one third of his dominion to the Maratha Chieftain. That part included Mahoba, Shri Nagar, Jaitpur, Kulpahar etc. Later, under the treaty Bessien in 1803 AD the marathas ceded Bundelkhand area to British rulers. Its administration was , however, carried over by the subedar of Jalaun until 1858 AD when it was finally annexed by the East India Company. Kulpahar was made the head-quarter of a Tehsil under the sub-division of Mahoba in the district of Hamirpur.

Belatal BudKi Mela, Pathva Mela, Ponds, Lake and Hills

Belatal is very popular town in the mahoba district. There are a lot of tourist attractions places like beautiful lake, big pond and a lot of temples. You can enjoy there a lot off high hills and can see there all belatal attractions from there. Most popular temples in belatal are Chai Mai Mata Mandir, Anjni Mata Mandir, and Dhonsa Mandir is very big and popular mandir having the beautiful lake sorrounding this temple also a beautiful green forest is there which will give the peace of your mind.

If you want to really enjoy your holidays then you should visit the belatal and its popular attractions. You can see there the old kings and queens forts. Still there are a lot of kings forts can give you the full enjoyment.
Belatal having around the 22000 population and goverment is trying to give the full education of the belatal's students.

You can enjoy there a lots of fairs like BudKi Mela, Pathva Mela. there are great thing of the enjoyment in belatal in Mahoba. also the different kind of fair happens during the festivals time.

There are a lot of transportation services like trains and nearst airport in Khajuraho will provide you the flexible journey.

History of Belatal

The 800-odd weavers’ families of Belatal village in Mahoba are struggling for survival. “We have not taken full meal in the last three years,” said Rekha Rani, a weaver, whose husband migrated to Gujarat after he did not find work in the village.

“The weavers of Belatal have no land. They spun khadi for the Gandhi Ashram but after its closure in 2001, they are facing a tough time,” said Abhishek Singh, whose NGO Arunoday Sansthan works for the weavers.
“After a long struggle, the Gandhi Ashram was reopened in 2005. Only nine months later, however, it was shut down, as the authorities claimed there was no market for the products,” said Singh.
Every house in the village has a charkha or a handloom, as the weavers are proud of their craft. Yet, they never received due attention. Singh recounted an old incident.
“Once at an exhibition in Delhi, a minister from Mahoba asked the organisers to show him the best khadi. He was shocked to learn that the best piece came from Belatal, a village in his own constituency,” he said.
It also confirms that while weavers of other areas with greater market linkages have captured the markets, Belatal has lagged behind. Tourist spot Khajuraho is only 50 kilometres from Mahoba. “While we have no work here, cloth of inferior quality is sold at a high price of Rs 160 per metre in Khajuraho shops,” said Manni Lal, a weaver. 
No wonder, many Belatal weavers have migrated to other areas. Manni Lal , however, did not migrate and has been fighting for the ashram to be reopened. “Nearly 5,000 families in 11 villages were affected by its closure,” he said. If a new opportunity for weaving was introduced in the area, the migrants would surely return, he added.
Such migration has decreased in neighbouring district Banda because of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). Not in Belatal, because while over 160 job cards have been distributed in the village, people are yet to get work. “It took us six months to obtain these cards and now the pradhan says there is no work,” said a villager Beti Bai. 
District Magistrate V V Panth said, “Mahoba gives over 37 per cent of the NREGS related employment to women and the district has performed very well.” Denying the official version, Singh said: “As per the scheme, an applicant should get Rs 60 a day as compensation if no employment is given to him within 15 days of filing an application. But none of them have received the money so far.” Singh has also helped the women to write job applications for the scheme.
None of the women have been called to participate in the Bundelkhand plantation drive either. “Four thousand saplings are being given to every gram panchayat to undertake plantation in the area. The NREGS beneficiaries are supposed to do this work, yet the pradhan says there is no employment,” said a social activist.
Silent hope is the last resort for the villagers now. Rekha hopes her husband will soon return from Surat and things will improve for her family of six members.

District Map Belatal Mahoba

The nomenclature of Mahoba District can be traced to 'Mahotsav Nagar', implying the city of great festivals. Situated in Uttar Pradesh, Mahoba occupying an area of 2849.6 sq. km was a kingdom of the Chandella dynasty and finds mention in the Rajput chronicles. Extending between 25°18' North latitude and 79° 53' East longitudes, the district sited at the foot of the Gorakh-giri or 'Gokhar' hills is conveniently placed nearly 55 km north of the temple city of Khajuraho, and 109 Km distance to the north east of the illustrious fort at Kalinjar.

As per the 2011 Census?s population count of 87,6,055 Mohaba?s inhabitants primarily depend on agriculture for their subsistence.

The pictures Mahoba District with its low granite hills and tranquil lakes coupled with its proximity to the eminent Khajuraho temples makes it an attractive tourist spots. Other notable tourism destinations of Mahoba include:

Shiv Tandav
Jain Tirthkar
Khakraha math
Urmil Dam
Chandika Devi Temple
Sun Temple
Sri Nagar
Beatal Farmlands
Alha & Udal Chowk
Gokhar Parvat
Charkhari Estate
Belatal

Education Source of the Belatal

Belatal is the biggest town of Mahoba District having around the 85 villages. There are a lot of government and private schools available in belatal providing the best education to the students.Rajkiya Inter college is the government school providing till 12th class degree for boys only and recently girls inter college has been opened only for girls and there are also approx 3 to 4 private inter colleges are there providing the best education to the students and work is going on for Degree college in belatal on belatal kulphar road will be opened soon. and one of the best christian inter college also is available there only 8km away from belatal kulphar road providing the education by CBSE board.



 Belatal Agriculture Farm House  (Govt of India)
Eight KVKs sponsored by Indian council of Agril Research are established in  district Fatehpur, Aligarh, Raibareli, Jhansi, Mathura, Mainpuri, Daleepnagar  (Kanpur Dehat), (Belatal Mahoba). The KVKs have been working for imparting  vocational and in service training, on farm testing of technologies & carrying out  field extension programmes. The KVKs also collaborate with distt level line deptts.  and other projects like DASP, DRDA, U.P. Land Development Corporation, NGOs,  etc for transfer of related technologies.


Visit here some of the best attraction of Mahoba and Belatal.

Kakramath Temple

This well-preserved granite temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located at the Madan Sagar, Its basic plan is similar to the temples of Khajuraho. the Madan Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu stands nearby.

Vijay Sagar Pakshi Vihar

5 km from town, this picturesque bird sanctuary has been developed on the shores of Vijay-Sagar, built by Vijay Pal Chandela (1035-1060 AD)

Sun Temple at Rahila Sagar

This 9th century granite Sun Temple lies to the west of Rahila Sagar, built by Chandela ruler Rahila who ruled between 890 and 910 Ad. Though in a ruined state today, it still stands as the finest example of early Pratihara architecture in the area.

Manaiya Devi Temple

This is the temple of the tutelary deity of the Chandelas and stands on the shores of Madan Sagar, near the fort. In front of it is a monolithic granite, pillar, 18 ft. high and 1.75 ft wide at the base. The shrine of Pir Mubarak Shah, a Muslim saint who came from Arabia in 1252 AD, is nearby

Lakes

Kirat Sagar, built by Kirtivarman between 1060 AD and 1100 AD, has fine embankments with granite steps. Madan Sagar, built by Madan Verma between 1128 AD and 1165 AD, is very picturesque.

Other lakes include Kalyan Sagar, Vijay Sagar and Rahila Sagar.

Gokhar Hill

This is the hill where Guru Gorakhnath resided with his disciples. It has dramatic granite rock formations, with caves and waterfalls. The spot is ideal for climbing and picnics.

Other places of interest include the Jain and Buddhist shrines, the Alha Udal Chowk, Barichandrika Devi Temple, Ram Kurd, Suraj Kurd and Shiva Temple at Katheswar. The Betel Research Centre at Chhattarpur Road, a branch of NBRI Lucknow, is interesting as Betel farming can be viewed in various stages of development here.

 

Mahoba district General information

Mahoba district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Mahoba town is the district headquarters. Mahoba district is a part of Chitrakoot Division.

Overview

The nomenclature of Mahoba District can be traced to 'Mahotsav Nagar', implying the city of great festivals. Situated in Uttar Pradesh, Mahoba occupying an area of 2849.6 sq. km was a kingdom of the Chandella dynasty and finds mention in the Rajput chronicles. Extending between 25°18' North latitude and 79° 53’ East longitudes, the district sited at the foot of the Gorakh-giri or 'Gokhar' hills is conveniently placed nearly 55 km north of the temple city of Khajuraho, and 109 Km distance to the north east of the illustrious fort at Kalinjar.

As per the 2001 Census’s population count of 78,806, Mohaba’s inhabitants primarily depend on agriculture for their subsistence.

Access

By Air : Nearest Airport is Khajuraho, 55 km away.

By Rail : Mahoba Railway station on the Jhansi-Manikpur section of the central Railway, also serves as the nearest rail-head for Khajuraho.

By Road : Mahoba is connected to rest part of the state with a well maintained network of roads. State highway No. 44 also passes through Mahoba. The town Mahoba is about 55 km to the north of Khajuraho.

Tourist Place

Shiv Tandav

Jain Tirthkar

Khakraha math

Urmil Dam

Chandika Devi Temple

Sun Temple

Sri Nagar

Beatal Farmlands

Alha & Udal Chowk

Gokhar Parvat

Charkhari Estate

Belatal ( Belatal is most beautiful tourism place of mahoba you will get here the beautiful water fall and beautiful water pond etc.