Where is Mohan, Uttar Pradesh located?

Mohan is located in Uttar Pradesh, India, at approximate coordinates 26.7803°, 80.6746°.

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Mohan

Uttar Pradeshtown

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Elevation128 m

Land area5.46 km²

Coordinates26.78°, 80.67°

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Elevation

128 m

Area

5.46 km²

Official website

www.npmohan.in

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Overview

Mohan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History & geography

History

Some local residentssay that Mohan is derived from Moh meaning devotional love in Hindi and han meaning loss. A story claims that when Rama was going to Vanvas (self imposed exile) for fourteen years, Mohan is the place where he separated from his wife Sita thinking that he may suffer han in Moh due to the worldly love hence continued forward with his journey. Other local residents say that the word Mohan was given by the first inhabitants of this place. They migrated from a small city Mahan in the Kerman province of Iran thereby naming the place after their homeland. During the Mughal and British empires, Mohan flourished as a town known for its literate people. During the days of the Nawabs of Awadh, some residents found employment in the court of the Nawab and earned large fortunes. The town was well known for its Unani Hakims, mimics and actors. Locals affectionately used to call it as Mohan Khitta-e Unan meaning Mohan as a part of Greece, due to a number of well known Hakims (doctors of Unani medicine).

Geography

Mohan, lies on the left bank of the Sai River, about 6 km east of Hasanganj and 38 km north-east of Unnao. Roads lead from this place to Malihabad in Lucknow district on the east, Nawabganj on the south and Bangarmau on the north-west. Mohan is located at . It has an average elevation of 128 metres (419 feet). In the British period Mohan was part of Lucknow district. After independence it got merged into the Unnao district.

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