Rath, Uttar Pradesh

Rath
Rath
Town
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Rath is a small town with a municipal board in

Hamirpur District. It is situated 506 km southeast of New Delhi

.

Geography

Rath is located at 25°35′N 79°34′E / 25.58°N 79.57°E / 25.58; 79.57.

feet

) above sea level. It has a minimum temperature of 10 °C and a maximum of 47 °C.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India,^[4]

Rath had a population of 65,056. Males constitute 54% of the people, and females 46%. Rath has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Rath, 15% of the population is under six years of age.

Rath is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act. It has a 25-member council. The council is chaired by a chairperson who is directly elected by more than 35,000 electorates. The council is called

Nagar Palika

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Sub district administration

Rath is the headquarters of the subdivision, which is headed by a

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M.). The same officer holds the court of City Magistrate of Rath. SDM is assisted by four officers, one Tehsil Magistrate

and three Nayab Tehsil Magistrates. Tehsildar looks into the revenue matter of the whole of sub-district and is assisted by three nayabs who look after the three divisions of Rath, namely Majgawan, Amgaon, and Rath city.

Police administration

Rath DSP maintains rath city's security. An officer of the cadre of

Deputy Superintendent of Police (C.O.) heads the Rath's police administration. Rath Kotwali is headed by Kotwal, an officer of Inspector cadre. Rath police circle consists of 2 police stations, namely:

Tehsil Bhawan, Rath

Rath City Kotwali
Majhgawan Thana
Hamirpur Chungi
Ramlila Maidan
Orai Road
Kot Bazar
Barakhamba
Bajariya
Chaupra Mandir
Padav (BUS STAND)

Notable places

There are many historical places in Rath including many temples, gurudwara, churches.

Rohaniya Mandir: is a Hindu temple situated in the heart of the town near Ramleela maidan. It is one of the oldest temples.

Chaupra Mandir: is a Hindu temple complex in Rath which displays millennia of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. It is situated on Chopra road 1.8 km from the bus terminal. Chaupreshwar Dham is the biggest temple in the city^[citation needed]
Sankat Mochan Dham: is a Hanuman mandir. It is situated outside of the city, approximately 5.1 km from the bus terminal on UPSH-42 (Hamirpur Road).
Shakti Mandir: is situated on Padav Thiraha 0.2 km from the bus terminal.
Sheetla Mata Mandir: is famous shaktipeeth temple situated in Shastri Nagar (Sikandarpura)
Akhand Dham Ashram: is located near Mandi Sthal, 1 km from the bus terminal on Jhanshi road. Inside the ashram is present Hanuman temple.
Ram Bagh, Rath: is situated near the Orai bus stand on the Orai road.
Bade-Peer-Sahab Dargah: is located near the Orai bus stand in the town.
Nanak Gurudwara:
Madi Matan:
Gayatri Shakti Peeth:
Rath Church: is situated near kotwali Thana Rath. It was established in 1902 inside Anna Hansen Memorial Mission School.
Shankar Bhagwan Mandir: It is located near Sanjay Mahan, New Basti Charkhari Road, Sikandarpura.
Kargawan Village: The village is the home of Dr Sanjay Pratap Singh - USA.
Eidgah: It is situated near Nahar (canal) on Kurra road.
Meher Dham: It is situated in Nauranga on rath road.

Transportation

Airways

Rath is served by the Khajuraho airport (110 km). Kanpur (145 km) and Lucknow (225 km) airports are nearby.

Roadways

Busiest Chauraha (Intersection/Chowk) of city

Rath is connected with UPSH-21 (Bilaraya to Panwari) and UPSH-42 (Hamirpur to Jhansi). There are other roads like MDR-41B that link Rath to other parts of the state.

Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Delhi, Agra, Jhansi, Noida, Jaipur, Mathura, and Ajmer

.