Harraiya is a town and tehsil in Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Harraiya | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Harraiya Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Basti |
Government | |
• MLA | Ajay Kumar Singh [1] |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,158 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 272155 |
Telephone code | 05546 |
Vehicle registration | UP, 51 |
Website | http://basti.nic.in/ |
In the Indian Rebellion of 1857, about 250 martyrs of Amorha State of Harraiya Tehsil were hanged by the British Government from peepal trees located at Chhawani.[2] [3]
It was then called Harirahiya in Awadhi which later turned into Harraiya.
Harraiya is located at 26.79470°N 82.46350°E / 26.79470; 82.46350.[4]
As of 2011[update], Nagar Panchayat has total population of 9,158 of which 4,817 are males while 4,341 are females.[5]
Harraiya (Assembly constituency) is the legislative assembly constituency. BJP candidate Ajay Singh won the assembly election 2022 and now he is serving as MLA from Harraiya.
Cities and towns in Basti district | |
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