Khutar

Khutar
town
Khutar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°12′N80°17′E / 28.2°N 80.28°E / 28.2; 80.28
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Founded by	Raja Gopal Shah
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,219
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Khutar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shahjahanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

Khutar was part of the then Nahil estate at the time of Raja Gopal Shah, who was the then ruler of Nahil. It later came under one of the descendants of Rao Gopal Singh, Raja Gopal Shah Ji Deo, after the division of property and power. He was the elder brother of Kunwar Shambhu Shah of Jewan. The present ruler of Khutar is Raja Vijay Shah Judeo (titles and kingdoms were abolished in 1971 by the Government of India).

Khutar Garhi

Khutar Garhi, also called the Fort of Khutar, is a multi-acre palace where descendants of the erstwhile royal family of Khutar's King Gopal Shah live. Currently, the family of Raja Vijay Shah and Rajkumar Raghvendra Shah lives there.

Surroundings

The surrounding nearby villages and their distances from Khutar are as follows: Silhua and Pipariya Bhagwant (1.4 km), Shihura Khurd Kalan (8 km), Rajmana (2.6 km), Malika (2.7 km), Rautapur Kalan (3 km), Itauwa (3.1 km), Athkona (3.5 km), Khutar (3.7 km), Tah Khurd Kalan (4.1 km), Piparia Birsinghpur (4.2 km), Raswan Kalan (4.5 km), Kuiyan (5.1 km), Nawazpur (5.2 km), Chamra Bojhi (5.4 km), Garhia Sareli (5.8 km), Lakshmipur (6.1 km), Gurghiya (6.5 km), Chappa Bojhi (7.3 km), Muradpur Nibiakhera (7.8 km), Karhaiyamaichaknk (8.7 km), Sihura Khurd Kalan (8.8 km), Saharu Singhpur (9.1 km), Todarpur T. Khutar (9.3 km), Dhansinghpur (11.6 km), Sarai (11.7 km), Navadia Nawazpur (13.3 km), Larti (13.6 km), Harraipur (13.6 km), Kolhugarha (15 km), Barhaipur (16 km), Harnahai (16 km), Bela (17 km), Jadhopur Kalan (17.5 km), Hanshpur (17.6 km), Navadia Darudgara (17.9 km), Kamriya, Hariharpur, Khandsar.

Gallery

Rajas of Khutar:

• 
  Raja Vikram Shah
• 
  Raja Vijay Shah – Present ruler

Geography

Khutar is located at 28°12′N80°17′E / 28.2°N 80.28°E / 28.2; 80.28 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 162 metres (531 feet). Dudhwan National Park is 70 km away and Gola Gokhran Nath (Chota Kashi) is 25 km away.

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] 's Indian census, ^[2] Khutar had a population of 14,219. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khutar has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. In Khutar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

• Jewan
• Powayan

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Khutar
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.