Holipura | |
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Village | |
  Holipura Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Holipura Holipura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°53′49″N 78°30′25″E / 26.897°N 78.507°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Agra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Monarchy (Chaturvedi family) |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 283113 |
| Nearest city | Agra |
| Literacy | 90%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Fatepur Sikari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bah |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
Holipura is a small village in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It had a population of about 8000 people until 2011. River Yamuna is about 2 km from the village. Holipura is also famous for its education sports centre. The Haldhar Gate is one of the most notable places in the village. This was built by a late ruler of the village and was passed down to today's Chaturvedi Family. There are four families living in the Haldhar Gate.
Holipura has a recorded history of 500 years. It was ruled by the prosperous Chaturvedi family for hundreds of years. The village is named after Shri Holi SIngh Chaturvedi, its founder. It is declared as a Heritage village for tourists.[2] 38 properties are identified of heritage value.[2] Every individual is required to contribute towards heritage history of the village and its heritage buildings. Indrajeet Bhavan's photograph as heritage prime property is published in Dainik Jagran dated 28 November 2011.