Kholua

Khulua
Village
Khulua Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Khulua Khulua (India)
Coordinates: 25.2249°N 82.49191°E / 25.2249; 82.49191
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Government
• Mr.	Dhirendra Singh
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	4,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	231312
Telephone code	5442
Vehicle registration	UP-63

Khulua is a village in the centre of India, between Varanasi and Allahabad, in the Mirzapur district, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Khulua has a population of around 4,000 (2001 census). It is on the bank of the river Ganges. Khulua is the combined name of five different villages, the others being Semra, Daurhara, Majhalipatti and Annirudhapur. The capital of the village is the Mirzapur District. It's calculated that the clock tower in Mirzapur is nearly exactly on the reference longitude of Indian Standard Time at 82.5°

History

Tradition details an origin of the village; that Bais Rajput came from Raibareli and had a fight with Bhar. With the following generation came the Five Brothers: Khulua, Semara, Anurudhpur, Dhourahara and Machhalipatti, which are the five villages known for the brave Bais Rajput in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The true age of this village is unknown.

Geography

Khulua is located at 25.15°N 82.58°E / 25.15; 82.58. It has an average elevation of 80 metres (265 feet). The village is surrounded by the river Ganges to the south, Majhlipatti and Dhabiya to the west, Daurahra to the east and Hanumananagar to the North.

Commerce

The main business of this villagers is Agriculture, but there are people working in both the Government and Private sectors. People work in MNC companies, whilst carpet manufacturing is the second largest employer and villagers go to Khamaria to do carpet work. All the villagers have their fields (Khet) so they do not need to buy wheat, rice, potatoes and other daily staples. A small forest is situated south of the village on the bank of river Ganga. This small forest is major seasonal source of income for many villagers. The thorny shrubs of the forest are supplied to bricks kilns nearby. Forest fire is used to convert the shrubs into saleable fuels. Conflict with neighbouring villages happen over rights of the forest, known as Majhra.

The UP Government plan for the Ganges expressway from Greater Noida to Balia will pave over many fields of the village. The government claim that it will bring prosperity, but the villagers doubt this.

Residence

Khulua is a traditional Indian village. The Caste System persists in this village. It can be easily observed during times of conflict; elections and festival springs. The caste hierarchy continues as Kshatriya, Brahmin, OBC (Yadav, Kumhar, Muslim) and Schedule caste (Chamar, Pasi), Schedule tribe (Mushahar). The practice of untouchability can be seen in the region including the village.

Education

Availability of primary and secondary education institution is major achievement of this tiny village. The Government has set up primary school. It also has private school for primary education. There are a girl's school for higher secondary education, and an intermediate college for boys, established with the help of villagers. There are currently more than 2000 students the boy's school from other neighbouring regions.

Vindhyachal

A few miles away from this village is a site of pilgrimage to Hindus known as Vindhyachal where according to the mythology a part of Sati (an Avatar of Durga) fell. The river Ganges flows through this village. Other sites of pilgrimage include Kali Khoh (literally 'the cave of the Goddess Kali') where a statue of the Kali has a mouth formed in the shape of a cave, hence the name. Close to the area is a waterfall.