Harshpur is a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the Pratapgarh District. Harshpur is also pronounced as Harakhpur The population of this village is over Twelve hundred (2008). Although the village is a home to host of castes viz, kshatriyas, schedule castes and schedule tribes it is dominated by somvansi kshatriyas better knows by name Thakur. Though people are involved in some business in and around the area the main occupation is Agriculture. The village is grouped in different regions based on the cast and the area is named after their cast name. Though the Badki Bakhari and Inara-per areas belong to Thakur cast, the houses of Thakur people are spread all over the village. People here mainly worship Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, Goddess Durga, Sai baba, and Lord Rama and Hanuman. Few of them follow Jai gurdev baba who wear dresses similar like a brown color sacks. People also worship Pehalwan Vir baba and budia mai at their temples. There is a hanuman and shiva temple also inside the village. Gram Devi is the goddess of this village situated next to navranga tara(pond). Most of the people are spiritually inclined and they host a month-long satsang program every year.
Map of Harshpur, Uttar Pradesh
This village has four famous gardens generally used for cattle grazing Purani bagia Nai bagia, jham singh ki bagia and lala ki bagia. The village is surrounded by many ponds prominently Sita sagar, hauda tara, madhai tara, bandwa tara, pokhra tara, mun ki gadhai, babulle ki gadhai. This village is supplied water for agriculture using canal usually referred as chotti nahar(small canal), though nowadays people are more dependent on bore water and rain as well. People here produce different kinds of crops all over the year.
There is a primary school in the village for providing education to the kids specially poor and lower cast people. Over 80% population is educated and this village boasts of people of high rank in military, police, engineer, doctors, teachers.Some people of this village are also based overseas in Europe and Australia. People here are very fun loving and sports crazy. They host all sort of cricket,akhada, kabaddi, dangal competitions every year. People also celebrate many festivals mainly holi, dashahra, dipawali, navaratri, gudia, khichadi, shivaratri etc.
This village is surrounded by other villages named khanipur, kaila, tikari, khargipur, basupur, gajehdi etc.
The connecting bazar is kaulipurva mode bazar and main market is mandhata bazar. The nearest connecting railway station bishnathganj which is also known as vishwanath ganj is approximately 9 km from this village. The main city Pratapgarh (Belha market and pratapgarh railway station) is about 17 km from this village.
The village comes under Mandhata police station which is about 1.25 km away from the village. Near to police station is the famous government hospital where people go for treatment.
Harshpur is also a Gram sabha which consist of harakhpur, kauli purva and dandi areas. Together this gram sabha has almost 2200 voters.
PRATAPGARH is famous for amla a fruit having lots and lots of medicinal properties.