Bandanpur

Bandanpur
Village
Bandanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Bandanpur Bandanpur (India)
Coordinates: 26°36′N 82°26′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabadinad
Government
• BJP	vidyabhushan tiwari
Population
• Total	2,700
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	224141

Bandanpur is a small village in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is within 5 km of the villages of Hardoiya, Aanapur Saraiya, Hardi, Khirauni, Khirauni, Amsin, Trilokpur, Samda, Maya Bazar, Mehbubganj and Gosaiganj. It is also 8 km away from the historical site of Sringirishi Ashram.

Bandanpur has its own local post office.Transportation is easily available, and there is a small market called Padua. In Bandanpur, people are dependent on agriculture. Wheat, rice, sugarcane, mustard, and mangoes are the main crops.

A number of notable people were native to Bandanpur, such as Jayanti Prasad Tiwari (1925 - 1983), the founder of the Jan Sewa Ashram Purva Madhymik Vidyalay school in 1979. Jayanti Prasad Tiwari was a social activist from Uttar Pradesh and was born in the village of Bandanpur to a well-known Brahmin Tiwari family. In 1932, at a young age, he moved to Ahmedabad and worked with Rustom Cama, a notable figure from Ahmedabad. He was unable to study during his childhood, therefore, as an adult, he decided to open schools and universities, beginning in his home village. Fundraising has allowed the foundation of the Jan Sewa Ashram schools. His death on March 28, 1983, is commemorated every year at his schools.

Another remarkable person, the late Shri Anantu Tiwari, lost his life in the Indus Pak war. He was a brave son of this soil.

Educational Institutions

• Jan Sewa Ashram, primary school
• Maa Vidhyavasini Shikshan Seva Trust
• Government Primary School
• A.S. Public School
• Pawan Public School
• A.S. Memorial Degree College
• Paavan Children Academy

Transportation

Local taxi is available within 15 minutes.

• The nearest railway station is Goshainganj Railway Station, over 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away.
• The nearest bus station is also Goshainganj.

Chorari Bandanpur

• Local Market (Padauaa)
• Pilgrim Place
• Shringi Rishi Ashram

About 8 km north, on the road to Faizabad (40 km to the NW), there is a market named Mehbubgan which contains the famous Sherwaghat. There is also an Ashram of Shringi Rishi, who was the legendary Indian Hindu saint of sage Kashyapa's lineage. He was a great saint of the Ramayana era of ancient India. His father was the great saint Vibhandak Rishi. Shringi Rishi performed 'Putrakameshti Yagya' for King Dashrath of Ayodhya, after which Lord Rama and his three brothers were born.

Banks nearby Bandanpur: Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank