Phaphamau

Phaphamau
Phaphamau
town
	Phaphamau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 25°32′N 81°52′E / 25.533°N 81.867°ECoordinates: 25°32′N 81°52′E / 25.533°N 81.867°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Prayagraj
Government
• Type	Nagar Nigam,Prayagraj
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	211013
Nearest city	Prayagraj
Lok Sabha constituency	Phulpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Phaphamau

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Phaphamau is a satellite locality/township of the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, located on either side of Prayagraj-Lucknow highway. It lies on the banks of the Ganga River.

History[edit]

During the 1857 uprising, a temple in Phaphamau was used for anti-British activities. It was later destroyed by British, and the temple leader was hanged.^[1]

The old Temple of Lord Shankar ji, which is located in village Pandila, which is also called Pandeshwer Nath Dham. This temple is 5 km from Phaphamau.

Education[edit]

Devprayag day boarding school Nursery to XII std, Devprayag Institute of Technical Studies (Engineering college), Devprayag Institute of Management (MBA college), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Government Degree College (SPMGDC), Ganga Gurukulam School, School Of wisdom, Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir School,^[2] and "Hartmann Ganj" christian school are all located in Gaddopur, Phaphamau. Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tondon Open University is also situated here in Sector E shantipuram. There is also a homeopathic medical college situated in Shantipuram colony of Phaphamau.

Transport[edit]

The town has an old airport which was operated by Royal Indian Airforce during the 2nd world war. This airport is located in Padilla. The airstrip is now abandoned.

There is also Phaphamau railway station which comes in the Northern Zone.

Phaphamau is well connected by road and railway.

References[edit]

↑ Kama Maclean (28 August 2008). Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954. OUP USA. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-19-533894-2.
↑ "Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir". www.sgvmalld.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

1. Devprayag School & College http://devprayagsc.org/

2. Devprayag Institute of Technical & Management studies http://devprayag.ac.in

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[Kama_2008-1] Kama Maclean (28 August 2008). Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954. OUP USA. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-19-533894-2.

[2] "Shiv Ganga Vidya Mandir". www.sgvmalld.org. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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