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Jaitpur, Kulpahar

Coordinates: 25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250
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Jaitpur
Village
Jaitpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Jaitpur
Jaitpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Jaitpur is located in India
Jaitpur
Jaitpur
Jaitpur (India)
Coordinates: 25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMahoba district
SubdistrictKulpahar
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP
Websiteup.gov.in

Jaitpur is a village in Kulpahar sub-district of Uttar Pradesh. It lies at a distance of 10 km from Kulpahar on Kulpahar-Nowgong Highway.[1] The famous Belasagar lake is situated in this village.

History

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Jaitpur was the former capital of Jaitpur State, one of the former princely states in the British Empire in India.[2] There were two forts in the area. In Jaitpur Bajirao peshwa defeated mughal general Muhaamad Khan Bangash In 1729.

References

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  1. ^ Wikimapia
  2. ^ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.