Kulpahar

Kulpahar
City
View of the city from Senapati palace
Kulpahar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Kulpahar Kulpahar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°19′08″N 79°38′28″E / 25.319°N 79.641°E / 25.319; 79.641
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Region	Bundelkhand
District	Mahoba
Founded by	Chandela Rajput
Named for	Clan mountain
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Kulpahar Municipality
• Chairperson	Mr. Vaibhav Arjaria
Area
• Total	2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,096
• Density	7,334/km2 (18,990/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	210 426
Telephone code	91-5283
Vehicle registration	UP-95 [1]

Kulpahar is a city in Mahoba district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a historical town in the Bundelkhand region. Before 11 Feb 1995 Kulpahar was a Tehsil of Hamirpur District.^[1] On 11 Feb 1995 Mahoba District^[2] was carved out of Hamirpur, and Kulpahar is now a part of the Mahoba District. Kulpahar is the largest Subdivision of Uttar Pradesh. Kulpahar is known for its closeness to Khajuraho and other historic places like Mahoba, Charkhari, Kalinjar Rath, Orchha, and Jhansi. This town holds relics of temples and man-made water bodies of the Chandela Dynasty