| Bhadohi | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Sant Ravidas Nagar |
| Population | 74,539 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Website | http://srdnagar.nic.in/ |
Bhadohi (Hindi: भदोही ) is a city ,Lok Sabha constituency and a municipal board in Sant Ravidas Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Also known as the "Carpet City", as it is home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hubs in South Asia. The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, the only Institute of its kind in Asia,[1] was established in the city, by the Ministry of Textiles in 2001, with B.Tech. courses in carpet and textiles technology.[2][3]
Bhadohi is also one of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assembly) constituency as Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency.
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Bhadohi is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet).
Bhadohi gets its name supposedly from Bhar Raj of the region which had Bhadohi as its capital, whose traces can be found in the names of ruined mounds and old tanks named after the Bhar rulers, a tributary of Kannauj kingdom, which in the early medieval period was included in the Kingdom of Jaunpur. During the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar, Bhadohi was made a dastur and included in the sarkar of Allahabad. By the fifteenth century the Bhar were overpowered by Maunas Rajputs with Sagar Rai as the first head of the clan, and his grandson, Jodh Rai received it as a zamindari sanad (deed) from Shah Jahan. However around 1750 AD due to non payment of land revenue arrears, Raja Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh, in lieu of his paying the arrears gave the entire pargana to Balwant Singh of Benaras, subsequently he received it directly under a sanad from Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh under British influence in 1770 AD, and it remained with Benaras till 1947.[5][6]
In 1911, Bhadohi became under first Maharaja of the newly created princely state of Benares ruled by Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh.
The Bhadohi district is biggest carpet manufacturing centres in India, most known for its hand-knotted carpet. Bhadohi is known as "Carpet City". While the Mirzapur-Bhadohi region is the largest handmade carpet weaving cluster, engaging around 3.2 million people in the industry, Bhadohi alone employs 22 lakh rural artisans in its 100 percent export-oriented industry, which accounts for about 75 per cent of the Rs 4,400 Crore total carpet exports from India,[7] exporting carpets worth Rs 2,500 crore (approx) in 2010. Carpet weaving in the region date back to the 16th century, during the reign of Mughal Emperor, Akbar[7] and is believed to have established when centuries ago, some Iranian master weavers stopped at Madhosingh village, near Khamaria, in Bhadohi while travelling in India, and subsequently set up looms here.[8]
In 2010, the carpets of the region received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which means carpets manufactured in nine districts of the region, Bhadohi, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Sonebhadra, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Jaunpur and Chandauli would be tagged with 'handmade carpet of Bhadohi'. Most of the production is aimed at foreign countries.[8]
Well known carpet types from Bhadohi include cotton Dhurry|Dhurries, Chhapra Mir carpets, Loribaft, Indo Gabbeh but also Nepalese carpets and more recent shaggy type carpets. They are manufactured in various qualities.
As of 2001[update] India census,[9] Bhadohi had a population of 74,439. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhadohi has an average literacy rate of 90%,higher than the national average of 69.5%; with 94% of the males and 86% of females are literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The distance from Bhadohi to Varanasi is approximately 45 km and takes about sixty minutes by car. Bhadohi is 80 km from Allahabad. It is close to the holy river Ganges (which is about 29 km from the city area). There are quite a few good temples in Bhadohi like the famous Hariharnath temple and Sitamadhy Temple.
Prior to receiving the Geographical Indication (GI) rights for its carpets in 2010, Bhadohi was named amongst the six districts of Uttar Pradesh, wherein weavers of the traditional Banarasi sarees were allowed to sell under the ‘Banaras Brocades and Sarees’ tag, after it received GI tag in 2009.[10] The region is also known for its traditional basketry, wherein handwoven baskets and other utility products made exclusively by the women.[11]
Rinku Singh, who along with Danesh kaneria became the first Indians to sign a major league baseball contract, is a native of Bhadohi.
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Carpet dealers have developed a classification for Persian carpets based on design, type of fabric, and weaving technique.
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