23-724: Sangrampur , also called Daundia Khera , is a village in Sumerpur block of Unnao district , Uttar Pradesh , India . Located on the high bank of the Naurahi river a bit to the west of the main Unnao - Dalmau road, it is most notable for its historic importance as the capital of the Bais of Baiswara . It was the seat of a pargana beginning in the 1700s. As of 2011, its population is 2,778 in 530 households. It has four primary schools and no healthcare facilities. The traditional account of Sangrampur's founding
46-465: A descendant of Rao Mardan Singh, resided at a fort a bit to the north of Sangrampur; its ruins are still visible. He had been "constantly in opposition to the king's troops", and in 1849 his entire estate was put under the direct management of the nazim Sobha Singh. Ram Baksh Singh recovered the estate in 1850, but he "failed to pay the expected gratuity and was attacked and driven across the Ganges." His fort
69-613: A population of 24,195. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Purwa has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 47%. In Purwa, 30% of the population is under 12 years of age. The economy of Purwa is agriculture based. The outskirts of Purwa block produce rice (especially basmati and other rice varieties) and wheat. Other food grain crops include toor, green gram, moong, gram, barley, and maize. Hilauli block also produces mainly food grains. Mango orchards have great importance in this block. The agriculture
92-580: A total population of 916 (494 male and 422 female), in 215 households and 124 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,390 acres . It had medical practitioner at the time, as well as 1 small manufacturer of garments, 6 makers of earthenware pottery, and 3 makers of sundry hardwares. Sumerpur, Unnao Sumerpur is a hamlet of the village Chhanchhi Rai Khera , in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district , Uttar Pradesh , India . Located 26km south of Purwa and 50km southeast of Unnao, Sumerpur serves as
115-446: A veterinary hospital. The main crops are wheat, barley, gram, juwar , bajra , and paddy. Irrigation is provided by a canal and by wells. Sumerpur is located in the historical pargana of Bihar , which is 4km to the northeast and connected to Sumerpur by an unmetalled road. Sumerpur hosts a market twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, with vegetables and cloth being the main items of business. As of 1961, its average attendance
138-626: Is connected with the origins of the Bais of Baiswara. In 1191 Samvat , two Bais brothers named Abhai Chand and Pirthi Chand are said to have come to a bathing ceremony at the Shiurajpur ghat on the Ganges . Also present was the queen of Argal , accompanied by a few attendants and soldiers. The governor of the place attempted to rape her by force; her soldiers surrendered, and she cried out for help. The two brothers were able to successfully intervene, but Pirthi Chand
161-546: Is said to have been founded sometime around the year 1400. Its antecedent was the village of Newayan a few miles to the west, which was founded by a Raghubansi from Ayodhya named Raja Newan. Newayan was wiped out by the Loni River and the ruling raja at the time, Ranbir Singh, founded a new town on the lands of three villages: Bhawanipur, Sokipur, and Kalyanpur. This new town was originally called Ranbirpur or Ranbhirpur after Ranbir Singh, and it appears under this name in
184-445: Is the headquarters of a community development block , which was first inaugurated on 1 April 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. Most of the block lies within the tehsil of Purwa, but parts are in the tehsil of Bighapur instead. As of 2011, the block comprises 112 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 125,619 people in 25,020 households. Purwa
207-496: Is well developed, but the irrigation system of the area is not much good. Although this area have extensive canal system but they do not work properly . Agriculture totally depends upon underground water. But now many people also have their shops of various things in Purwa town . It is now hub of various economic activities for many nearby villages . Generally all the three crops of Rabi, Kharif and Zaid are grown. Wheat, paddy and arhar are
230-534: The Ain-i-Akbari at the end of the 1500s. It was then the seat of a pargana which covered an extent of 75,490 bighas and was assessed at a value of 2,425,775 dams . The town had a brick fort and a military force of 2,000 infantry and 100 cavalry. At some point, the name "Ranbirpur" eventually became corrupted to "Ranjitpurwa" or simply "Purwa", hence the present name. Under the Nawabs of Awadh , Purwa formed one of
253-417: The chaklas , or districts, that made up present-day Unnao district. It covered the eastern portion of the current district. One of the most prominent figures in Purwa's history during this period was Raja Achal Singh Bais , who was the hereditary taluqdar of Daundia Khera and also served as chakladar and ruler of Purwa. He lived at Purwa from 1716 to 1776, and at one point fought a major battle against
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#1733092955985276-559: The 1961 and 1971 censuses, but was reclassified as such for the 1981 census . Purwa is located at 26°28′N 80°47′E / 26.47°N 80.78°E / 26.47; 80.78 . There is a white marble plaque in the village which commemorates the contribution of 33 unnamed men from the village, who went to the Great War (1914–1919) and fought on the side of the British imperial forces. As of 2011 India census , Purwa had
299-481: The British annexed Oudh State in 1856, they originally chose Purwa as the headquarters of what is now Unnao district, but they were soon relocated to Unnao. At the turn of the 20th century, Purwa was described as "a considerable town" that was very spread out and locally known for its skilled shoemakers. It held a bazaar twice per week, with an average attendance of about 1,000 visitors, and hosted several melas during
322-512: The Ganges, where he fought a fierce battle against the Bhars who originally ruled the place; he named the site of the battle "Sangrampur", after the Sanskrit word sangrām , meaning battle or bloodshed. When the famous Bais raja Tilok Chand died, he divided his lands between his sons Raja Pirthi Chand and Rana Harhardeo. Pirthi Chand inherited the western part of his father's lands and made his capital at
345-454: The course of the year, each one with an average attendance of 7-8,000. It had tehsil offices, a munsifi court, a police station, a dispensary, a post office, and a middle school with 157 students. The population in 1901 was 10,260 people, including 7,529 Hindus and 2,705 Muslims; the largest communities present were the Brahmins , Banias , and Kayasths . Purwa was declassified as a town for
368-497: The fort of Sangrampur. His descendants later included the cadet branch rajas of Murarmau and Purwa Ranbirpur. The pargana of Daundia Khera did not exist at the time of the Ain-i-Akbari ; its territory was at that time divided between the two mahal s of Sidhupur (itself founded by one of the Bais rajas of Daundia Khera) and Unchgaon . It was created in the 1700s by Rao Mardan Singh, who joined them together into one pargana which he called Daundia Khera. Babu Ram Baksh Singh ,
391-439: The headquarters of a community development block as well as a nyaya panchayat . Sumerpur block was first established on 2 October 1955 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 148 villages and has a total population of 151,933 people in 28,469 households. Sumerpur has a library, a primary healthcare centre, an artificial insemination centre, and
414-498: The main crops. Fruit trees of mango, guava, jamun are in plenty. Except for the month of June, one can always find grass in the field. Cows, buffalo, goats and horses are reared for agricultural and domestic needs. It is near two popular cities of state Kanpur and Lucknow and connected by mainly road transport. One can take bus services from Charbag (Lucknow) to Kaiserbag (Lucknow) to Alambag (Lucknow). From Kanpur, one has to come to Unnao first and then take public transport for Purwa. In
437-488: The other Bais Thakurs of Baiswara who resented his rule. Achal Singh won a complete victory and later laid out a garden at the site of the battlefield. He founded several villages including Achalganj , in the pargana of Harha , and Achal Khera in the pargana of Purwa. In 1184 Fasli , Achal Singh was replaced as governor by one Bhawani Singh, and not long after that he committed suicide by taking poison. Another important figures from Purwa's history during this period
460-511: Was Raja Sital Parshad Tirbedi , who also served as nazim of Purwa. He established the Sitalganj market in Purwa (as well as another with the same name in Rasulabad ) and endowed it with a temple and tank . Another historical figure was Fateh Ali, originally a slave, who founded the village of Fatehganj near Purwa and planted trees along the road from Purwa to Basha to shade travellers. When
483-425: Was about 300 people. Sumerpur CD block has the following 148 villages: Purwa Purwa is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district , Uttar Pradesh , India . It is located 32 km southeast of Unnao , the district headquarters. Roads connect it with several major cities including Unnao, Lucknow , Kanpur , and Rae Bareli . As of 2011, its population is 24,467 people, in 4,128 households. Purwa
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#1733092955985506-496: Was destroyed and his lands were confiscated, although he later managed to buy them back. He was later hanged by the British at Baksar for his role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , and his estates were confiscated. At the turn of the 20th century, Daundia Khera had five temples and one school. Its population in 1901 was 990, including a Muslim minority of 101. The 1961 census recorded Sangrampur as comprising 4 hamlets, with
529-459: Was killed in the fight. When the queen's husband, the Raja of Argal, heard about what had happened, he "received the surviving brother, Abhai Chand, with much cordiality, [and] gave him his daughter in marriage, with the proprietorship of five villages as her dowry." Abhai Chand went on to found the village of Abhaipur , across the Ganges from Sangrampur in what is now Fatehpur district . He then crossed
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