Inchhapuri

Inchhapuri
Village
Coordinates: 28°11′29″N 76°25′57″E / 28.1913°N 76.4326°E / 28.1913; 76.4326Coordinates: 28°11′29″N 76°25′57″E / 28.1913°N 76.4326°E / 28.1913; 76.4326
Country	India
State	Haryana
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	122502

Inchhapuri is a mid-sized Yadav village located in the Pataudi tehsil of district Gurgaon in the Indian state of Haryana, known for its temples and people. The temple of the God Shiva is famous in north India. It a very ancient temple and is located in remote area of Gurgaon. ^[1]

Overview

Ichhapuri is surrounded by farms and the temple's trust don't allow other people to modernize it as in case of some other temples for the sake of originality. The village and its railway station are named after this temple. It is believed that the name is derived Ichhapuri because the Lord Shiv fulfills wishes of the visitors to the temple. It has only one Middle level school which started as Primary school in 1955. The village is famous in and around because of famous Shiv Temple which holds "Shivaratri Mela" two times a year.^[1] Inchhapuri is a Hindi word,English translation means “Fulfillment of one’s internal desire.”It is believed that Lord Shiv at Shiv Temple here does this Trick for one and all visitors.”Devotees from all walks of life from Delhi / Rewari join the funfair and worship the Lord Shiva. In early past years Wrestling matches were being arranged by the Mela Organiser at Shivaratri Mela. Inchhapuri railway station has started functioning since 1957 and facilitate the devotees for to and fro journey. There are around 8-10 pairs of trains to cater the need of Daily Passengers going to Gurgaon, Delhi and Rewari for their Studies and livelihood.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Inchhapuri had a population of 1,540. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Inchhapuri has an average literacy rate of 40%, lower than the national average of 74%.^[2]

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