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Pharenda
Anand Nagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Pharenda Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Pharenda Pharenda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′N 83°17′E / 27.100°N 83.283°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Founded by | Seth Anandram Jaipuria |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,113 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | 56 |
Pharenda, or Anandnagar, is a city in the Maharajganj district of the province of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.[1] It is located approximately 44 kilometres north of Gorakhpur near the border with Nepal. District of Pharenda is Maharajganj. This is situated on the Buddhist Circuit which is built from Sarnath to Lumbini. It lies on NH-24 and near NH 29. It is about 45 km from Gorakhpur, 40 km from Siddharthnagar, 30 km from Maharajganj and 55 km from Sonauli Indo-Nepal border. This place is named after Seth Anandram Jaypuriya. There is closed sugar Mill which was started in about 1935 and closed in 1995. Near Anand Nagar there is a temple is Durga devi mandir, popularly known as Lehara Devi mandir.
There are 9 intermediate schools, 2 degree colleges and 2 PG colleges in the town.
Forest of Pharenda has the "Barahsingha Reserve". Other, nearest market place to this tahsil is Dhani Bazar, Brijmanganj, Raniyapur and Campierganj (Chaumukha) (on the name of British "station master" of this railway station), in range of 12 km. Pharenda is a large city in Maharajganj district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated near NH 24. It is about 45 km from Gorakhpur, 40 km from Siddharthnagar, 30 km from Maharajganj and 55 km from Sonauli Indo-Nepal border. This place is named after Seth Anand Ram Jaipuriya.