Kalakankar[1] is a village in Pratapgarh district of Indian state Uttar Pradesh.

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 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.