Ikhlaspur

Ikhlaspur Akhlashpur
Village
Ikhlaspur Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Ikhlaspur Ikhlaspur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°03′32″N83°36′30″E / 25.0589°N 83.60828°E / 25.0589; 83.60828 [1]
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Founded by	Akhlash Khan
Area [2]
• Total	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	89 m (292 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,820 [2]
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Ikhlaspur is a large village in Bhabua block of Kaimur district, Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 11,820, in 2,042 households. It covers an area of 439 hectares, of which 401.7 were used for farmland. ^[2]

History

Akhlash pur, was originally established by Akhlash Khan a Jagirdar of the Pargana and Subahdar of Bihar during Jahangir &Shahjahan, He appointed Malik Wishal Khan of, Chainpur as the Faujdar of Rohtas garh, fort, where as he was a Kiladar. The place, was originally a garh of Sakarwar Rajput who were the descendants of Diwan Rao of Gahmar a son of, Raja Dham Dev Rao, a Sakarwar ruler, whose family came in the vicinity of Ghazipur and Kaimur during, 1530, as their kingdoms where attacked by, Babur. Diwan Rao's descendants established the old city of Bhabua, while Akhlash Khan, a native and friend of their family established the village of Akhlashpur during the rule of Shahjahan, while many of his descendants established the nearby village of Sighthi. Akhlash Khan's family had good relations with the zamindar families of Chainpur, Bhabua, and Dildarnagar Kamsar, leading to many of their descendants settling in Akhlashpur. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Geonames.org. Ikhlāspur" . Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 600–711. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
3. Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley. Concept Publishing Company.
4. O`malley, L. S. S. Bihar And Orissa Gazetteers Shahabad. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   978-81-7268-122-7.