Amarthal Urf Unchagaon

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Amarthal Urf Unchagaon or Uncha Gaon (ऊंचा गाँव) is a village and site of Jat Fort of Pilania Jats in Saina tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh. PIN:202398. This village Unchagaon is named as Amarthal urf Unchagaon. Commonly people called Unchagaon in place of Amarthal urf Unchagaon.

Location

Unchagaon Fort is at a distance of 38 km from Bulandshahr, 91 km from Gaziabad, 102 km from Noida & 123 km from New Delhi, Unchagaon is village situated near River Ganges at a distance of 36 km from Garhmukteswar in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an ideal place to visit from Delhi & Noida for a quick day trip. Unchagaon is known for sightings of Gangetic Dolphins.

Unchagaon is also famous for Unchagaon Mud Fort. The old foundation of fort dates back to rule of Tomar Dynasty ,who were also the relatives of pilania jat rulers. The main ruling family moved from Bahanpur estate to unchagaon fort and present day hotel was constructed later on by successive rulers.Now it is owned by Raja Surendra Pal Singh, who inherited it at the age of 10. This palace was renovated by Surendra Pal Singh and now part of it is opened as a heritage resort/Hotel.

Village name-Amarthal urf Unchagaon Pin code 203398. District Bulandshahr.

The nearby villages are:

East: Chaasee, Thana Gajrola; North: Narsena, Daulatpur Kalan; West: Pali Anandgarhi; South: Pilkhani, Khadanaa, Mubarakpur.

History

After the death of Raja Gursahai Singh in 1898, his grandson Raja Karan Singh inherited the zamindari. He had no children & on his death in 1927, he adopted grand nephew Raja Surendra Pal Singh S/o Sh. Jagat Singh Pilania from village Banhpur who at time was 10 yrs old. The fort was completely renovated in 1933 when he got married to the daughter of Maharaja Kishan Singh of Bharatpur State in Rajasthan.

Unchagaon is a fort village. Pilania Jats were Rajas of Unchagaon (Bulandshahar)

ऊंचागाँव की धरातल पर आकर ले रहा स्पोर्ट्स काम्प्लेक्स

Jat Gotras

Pilania

Notable persons

Kunwar Surendra Pal Singh: date of birth 17-05-1917, Birth place is Village Banhpur. He was M.P. Loksabha from Bulandshahr in 3rd,4th,5th and 8th Loksabhas. He was state minister of external affairs and railways. He helped in Narora atomic energy power plant and cooperative sugar mill at Anupshahr. He he got married to the daughter of Maharaja Kishan Singh of Bharatpur State in Rajasthan. The prominent D.L.F. owner K.P.Singh is cousin of Surendra Pal Singh.

Ucha Gaon Fort's Photo Gallery

Banhpur People Group photo at Ucha Gaon on Sep 2020.
Banhpur Raja Ki Haveli photo taken on 1933.
Raja Surendra Pal Singh of Unchagaon, Photograph taken in 1938 (Hudson Car)
Raja Surendra Pal Singh of Unchagaon (on driving seat) along with his son Kunwar Ravindra Singhji (later Raja Of Unchagaon).
Kunwar Rajendra Pal Singh of Unchagaon
Visit of Pandit Nehru to Unchagaon on 18 June 1956
Raja Ravindra Pal Singh of Unchagaon. Estate:- Unchagaon, Dynasty:- Pilania Jat. Credit:- Kunwar Rupendra Pal Singh of Unchagaon (Son of Raja Ravindra Pal Singh) Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Raja Shri Ravindra Singhji of Unchagaon, father of Kunwar Rupinder Pal Singh. Estate:- Unchagaon,
Maharaj Kumari Brijendra Kaur of Bharatpur (Later Rani Brijendra Kaur of Unchagaon), She was better known as "Rani Kusum". Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Rani Radhesh Kumari ji of Unchagaon
भारत के पहले विदेश राज्य मंत्री राजा सुरेन्द्रपाल सिंह जी उंचागाँव, बुलंदशहर से चार बार लोकसभा के सांसद रहे। साथ में देश के पहले प्रधानमंत्री नेहरु जी ।
ऊंचागाँव की धरातल पर आकर ले रहा स्पोर्ट्स काम्प्लेक्स

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