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Kalakankar

Coordinates: 26°07′28″N 81°31′58″E / 26.12458°N 81.53279°E / 26.12458; 81.53279
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Kalakankar
Village
Kalakankar is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kalakankar
Kalakankar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kalakankar is located in India
Kalakankar
Kalakankar
Kalakankar (India)
Coordinates: 26°07′28″N 81°31′58″E / 26.12458°N 81.53279°E / 26.12458; 81.53279
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictPratapgarh
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialHindiAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-72
Websiteup.gov.in

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

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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:-

References

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  1. ^ "Kalakankar District". mapsofindia. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Uttar Pradesh in Statistics," Kripa Shankar, APH Publishing, 1987, ISBN 9788170240716
  3. ^ "Political Process in Uttar Pradesh: Identity, Economic Reforms, and Governance Archived 23 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine," Sudha Pai (editor), Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pearson Education India, 2007, ISBN 9788131707975
  4. ^ Husain, Yusra (10 May 2019). "This Pratapgarh princess befriended Stalin's daughter". The Times of India.