Kakrala, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh

Kakrala, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh


India houses multitudes of cities and towns that have flourished here by leaps and bounds. The same phenomenon has occurred in Uttar Pradesh state also. In the vista of towns of this state one distinguishes Kakrala as quite significant. In fact Kakrala is the name of a city .A municipal board has been set up which actually looks after the administration of this Kakrala city. It lies under the jurisdiction of the district of Badaun of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

For identification of any city of India first it is important to identify the geographical location of Kakrala. It is situated approximately at 27.9° N 79.2° E. It has an average height of 160 meters or 524 feet.

The discovery of Indian town or city becomes complete with the knowledge of its current demographical scenario. In order to meet the objectives, numerous demographers have organized surveys and research works and thus brought out significant information about Kakrala city. Regarding this, the Census report is praise worthy. Data like population, literacy rate etc can be deduced from this report. According to this report Kakrala city has got a total population measurement of 32,380. Females are less in number than their male counterparts. This becomes obvious from the literacy rates of both males and females. In other words male populace constitutes 53 %, while the total population of females comprises of 47 % only. Information about the children who are residing in Kakrala too can be deduced. Thus kids who are below six years of age constitute 20 % of the total population of Kakrala.

Literacy rate adds to the information of this Kakrala city. Thus it is noticed that its average literacy rate constitutes 43%, which is even lower than that of the entire nation. Thus India`s average literacy rate comprises of 59.5 %. To be specific, 48 % and 37 % are rates of male and female literacy of Kakrala respectively. This led one to draw forth the conclusion that male are more educated than their female counterparts. Experts also have pointed out that Kakrala has a belonging to Bhatti , a particular Rajput clan.

Chamunda Devi Temple

Chamunda Devi टेम्पले'

The Chamunda Devi Temple is located 10 km west of Palampur in the Kangra area of Himachal Pradesh.

Standing on the banks of the Ban Ganga river, the temple has an extremely sacred idol of Chamunda Devi, so much so that the idol is wrapped by a red cloth. The location of the temple is also significant since it is believed to be the same spot where Maa Kali assassinated the generals of demon kings Shumbh and Nisumbh. The name of the two general were Chanda and Munda. It is their name that gave Goddess Kali the name of Chamunda.

It is also said about the location that it was earlier located at a remote place which was difficult to access. However, with the permission of Goddess Kali,a new temple could be built at the current location.

Within the temple, there is an image of Chamunda Devi accompanied by the images of Hanuman and Bhairo. Also to be seen are the scenes from the Devi Mahatmya, Ramayan and Mahabharata. The surroundings of the temple is considered just perfect for those who wish to meditate and pray