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Sahayal
Sahayal is a rural-based town in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The nearest railway station to the town is Phaphund railway station, on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi mainline and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line operated by North Central Railway. The district administrative headquarters of the town is Auraiya. Sahayal is known for a raw fruit used in the making of Petha, a popular Indian sweet. Geography Sahaval is situated near Dibiyapur, a famous industrial city, and Kanpur, the largest city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies from Tehsil, Bidhuna, and from its district headquarters at Auraiya. Dibiyapur is away. Rasulabad is around 18 km east. The Rind river (also Arind, which shares its name with another river further northwest) borders the southwest region of the town. Sahayal includes a non-agricultural area of and an irrigated area of . Climate Sahayal features an atypical version of the humid subtropical climate. Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibiyapur
Dibiyapur is a municipality-based city in Auraiya district in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is situated on State Highway 21. It is linked to Phaphund railway station on Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line which is operated by North Central Railway. The district administrative headquarter of the city is Auraiya. The city is situated between Agra and Kanpur and is famous for industries and education. Lower Ganga Canal passes through mid of the city. Many industries including GAIL and NTPC are located in the town. As an initiative, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is constructing Plastic City in the city. Due to industrial settlements, the city has got the name of Audyogik Nagari. The city has notable reputation in the field of education as it houses many reputed Schools and Coaching Institutes. Location Dibiyapur city is located on State Highway 21 between Auraiya and Kannauj. It is served by Phaphund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climate Of India
The climate of India consists of a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography. Based on the Köppen system, India hosts six major climatic sub types, ranging from arid deserts in the west, alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, and humid tropical regions supporting rain forests in the southwest and the island territories. Many regions have starkly different microclimates, making it one of the most climatically diverse countries in the world. The country's meteorological department follows the international standard of four seasons with some local adjustments: winter (December to February), summer (March to May), monsoon (rainy) season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October and November). India's geography and geology are climatically pivotal: the Thar Desert in the northwest and the Himalayas in the north work in tandem to create a culturally and economically important monsoonal regime. As Earth's highest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petha
Petha (Hindi: पेठा pronounced ) is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin, or simply ''petha'' in Hindi and Urdu).T. R. Gopalakrishnan Preparation Ash gourds, commonly referred to as white pumpkins, are a vegetable with a pale-green exterior and white, heavily-seeded, savoury inside that is used to make petha. The gourd is sliced into bite-sized pieces and then cured for a few hours in a solution of lime (not the citrus fruit; this is white calcium hydroxide). They boil the gourd pieces until they are soft after removing them from the lime solution, and then they soak them in a flavorful syrup. The final candy has a sugar-crisp exterior and an almost moist, sticky interior with a chewy, crystalline texture. The flavouring of Agra's confections is considered to be inventive, and candy counters in the city are rainbows of vibrantly coloured petha flavoured with everything from paan to rose. With growing demand and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auraiya
Auraiya is a city and a municipal board in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. NH 19 passes through the center of the town. Phaphund railway station is nearest Railway Station. Saifai Airstrip is the nearest aviation facility, having limited private use. Nearest commercial airport is the Kanpur Airport. History On 17 September 1997, two tehsils named Auraiya and Bidhuna were separated from district Etawah to form the new district named as Auraiya. Ajitmal is the new tehsil of Auraiya district. It is situated on National Highway 02 (India), National Highway 02 (Mughal Road), 64 km. to the east of Etawah city and 105 km. in west of Kanpur city. Modern History Under the Rohillas In 1760, Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Central Railway
The North Central Railway (abbreviated NCR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. The largest railway station in NCR is Kanpur Central. It is headquartered at Prayagraj and comprises three divisions: Allahabad division, Jhansi division, Agra division of the erstwhile Northern Railway, Jhansi division of the erstwhile Central Railway, and new Agra division. History The North Central Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 1 April 2003. The North Central Railway present network extends over a large area of North Central India, covering the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. By December 2017, railways for the first time installed 6,095 GPS-enabled "Fog Pilot Assistance System" railway signalling devices in four most affected zones, Northern Railway zone, North Central Railway zone, North Eastern Railway zone and North Western Railway zone, by doing away with the old practice of putting firecrackers on train tracks to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi Line
The Howrah–Gaya–Delhi is a railway line connecting and Delhi Junction railway station, Delhi cutting across Indo-Gangetic Plain and a comparatively small stretch of the line crossing over the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Grand Chord is a part of this line and as such is referred to by many as Howrah–Delhi line (via Grand Chord). Sections The long trunk line, amongst the long and busy trunk lines connecting the metros, has been treated in more detail in smaller sections: # Howrah–Bardhaman chord #Bardhaman–Asansol section #Asansol–Gaya section #Gaya–Mughalsarai section #Mughalsarai–Kanpur section #Kanpur–Delhi section History Construction of a line from Howrah to Sahibganj, for the proposed Howrah–Delhi link, started in 1851. The first Howrah–Delhi line via what later became the Sahibganj loop was opened in 1866. With the completion of the Raniganj-Kiul section, the shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah–Delhi Main Line
The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train. Sections The long trunk line, has been treated in more detail in smaller sections: # Howrah–Bardhaman chord line # Bardhaman–Asansol section # Asansol–Patna section # Patna–Mughalsarai section # Mughalsarai–Kanpur section # Kanpur–Delhi section History The first 1 Down/2 Up Mail train Railway transportation was introduced in India within 30 years of its maiden run in England. The Governor General Lord Dalhousie foresaw a tremendous potential for the speedy means of transport in securing British control over a vast country, not only in moving goods and people but also in the movement of the armed forces. The East Indian Railway Company which was formed on 1 June 1845, completed its survey for a railway line from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Delhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanpur–Delhi Section
The Kanpur–Delhi section is a railway line connecting and Delhi. This section includes Agra Chord and Etah link. The main line is part of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The Agra–Delhi chord is part of Delhi–Mumbai line and Delhi–Chennai line. History The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur–Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865–66. The -wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaphund Railway Station
Phaphund railway station (proposed to be renamed as Dibiyapur railway station) is an "A" graded railway station in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its code is PHD. It serves Auraiya district and Dibiyapur city. It is located on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is one of the main serving railway stations on the Kanpur–Delhi section of the Allahabad railway division. Built during British rule, the station is owned by Indian Railways and operated by North Central Railway and consists of five tracks and four platforms. Location Phaphund railway station is located on Kanpur–Phaphund–Tundla sub-section of the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located 83 kilometers (52 mi) from the Kanpur Central railway station and 148 kilometers (92 mi) from Tundla Junction railway station. History The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 after India had become a republic. It was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) during the period of the Dominion of India (1947–1950), which in turn was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) established in 1935, and eventually of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh established in 1902 during the British Raj. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Prayagraj serving as the judicial capital. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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