| Ramapur रामापुर, Rama Pur |
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Ramapur
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| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Azamgarh district |
| Nagar panchayat | Phulpur |
| Elevation | 2,661 ft (811 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,225 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
| Post code | 223225 |
| Area code(s) | 91-05460 (telephone) |
| Parliament Constituency | Katghar Lalganj-Azamgarh |
| Assembly Constituency | Phulpur |
Ramapur (Hindi: रामापुर) village and post,[1][2][3] or Rama Pur as it is known for postal purposes, is a village-gram panchayat in Pawai Block, Phulpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India comprising five villages located on the Sultanpur-Azamgarh road. A visit to the village by Indira Gandhi in 1982 led to Ramapur becoming the first village in the area to be provided indoor electricity. Ramapur was inhabited during the Muslim reign of the area around 1700 A.D. by the Brahmins of the village, of Oril village, Azamgarh.[4]
The village name was chosen by the inhabiting Kashyapa Gotra Saryupareen Brahmin inhabitants who follow Lord Rama. The village people also worship other Hindu deities such as Saraswati, Durga, Krishna, Vishnu, Lakshami, Kali and Shiva. People of the village are referred to as Triphala[5] Pandey Brahmins. The village prides itself on maintaining "Communal harmony" between Hindu, Muslims and people of other religions. People from Ramapur Village avail educational opportunities at Allahabad University, BHU, Purvanchal University (India) and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University. The agricultural productivity of the village is good, but it is hampered by the shortage of agricultural fields resulting in most inhabitants seeking employment elsewhere, noticeably in Mumbai.
Two prominent inhabitants of Ramapur village are Prem Chand Pandey, presently Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, who has been the Founder Director NCAOR-Goa and intimately associated with the Indian Antarctic Program and ISRO, and Dr. Abhay Chand Pandey, born 1932 a physician who was the Kashi Sambhag Pracharak of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a close associate of Rajendra Singh of the RSS and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India. Another village inhabitant of cherished memory to the community was Bachan Ram Pandey (1933-1957), a social servant of the Indian National Congress who led a trade union with George Fernandes in Hindustan Cotton Mills Limited.[6]