Kalakankar Explained

Kalakankar
Native Name Lang:hi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.1246°N 81.5328°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pratapgarh
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:HindiAwadhi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UP-72

Kalakankar[1] is a village in Pratapgarh district of Indian state Uttar Pradesh.

Kalakankar was a Taluqdari in British India. The famous Hindi poet Sumitranandan Pant lived here.[2] [3]

Kalakankar estate

Kalakankar was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh. The Taluqdari was controlled by Bisen clan of Rajputs.[4]

Rulers and other prominent members of Kalakankar estate:-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalakankar District. mapsofindia . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603085826/https://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh/kalakankar.html. 3 June 2020 . live .
  2. "Uttar Pradesh in Statistics," Kripa Shankar, APH Publishing, 1987, ISBN 9788170240716
  3. "Political Process in Uttar Pradesh: Identity, Economic Reforms, and Governance," Sudha Pai (editor), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pearson Education India, 2007, ISBN 9788131707975
  4. Web site: This Pratapgarh princess befriended Stalin's daughter. 10 May 2019. Husain . Yusra . The Times of India.