Arkha

For the village development committee, see Arkha, Nepal.

Arkha is a Gram Sabha in Unchahar Tehsil of Raebareli District in Uttar Pradesh State, India. It is 40.15 km away from its district capital Rae Bareli. It is 114 km away from its state capital Lucknow. Its pin code is 229404.

Arkha
Arkha Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.129°N 81.03425°E / 26.129; 81.03425
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Rae Bareli
Government
• Member Of Parliament	Sonia Gandhi
• Gram Pradhan	Sangeeta Pasi
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	10,337
Languages
• Official	Awadhi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229404
Telephone code	0535
Vehicle registration	UP 33
Website	raebareli.nic.in

History

Arkha (Hindi: अरखा) was a zamindari whose leader RamGulam Singh at the time of British held a title of a Taluqdar which was given by the British Administration. However, Arkha joined Rana Beni Madho Singh of Shankarpur in the struggle against the British Raj in United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. In October 1920, Baba Ram Chandra came to Raebareli and established a Kisan Sabha in Arkha and Rasoolpur (Salon). Kissan Andolan of 1920-21 is written in golden letters in the history of Indian National Movement. In Non-Cooperation Movement of 1930, Raebareli was the first in U.P to give a lead to Namak Satyagrah and the people of Arkha were involved in the movement.

Hospital

• Primary Health Centre (PHC).

Transport

Arkha is connected by Road and Railways.

Road

NH24B passes through Arkha which connects it to Lucknow and Allahabad. Its 120 km away from Lucknow (2+1⁄2 hours) and 80 km away from Allahabad (1+1⁄2 hours). Uttar Pradesh State Highway 38 connects Arkha to Kanpur via Unnao.

Railways

Arkha Station is connected to Unchahar Junction which is 4.5 km away from Arkha. One can take The Unchahar Express which starts it journey from Chandigarh Junction and goes till Prayag Junction. Other than Unchahar Express, there are a lot of other trains like Nauchandi Express, Triveni Express, Ganga Gomti Express, etc. which stop at these stations.

External links

• Map of Arkha