Jaitpur
Village
Jaitpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Jaitpur Jaitpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°16′52″N 79°30′45″E / 25.28111°N 79.51250°E / 25.28111; 79.51250
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahoba district
Subdistrict	Kulpahar
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Jaitpur is a village in Kulpahar sub-district of Uttar Pradesh. It lies at a distance of 10 km from Kulpahar on Kulpahar-Nowgong Highway.^[1] The famous Belasagar lake is situated in this village.

History

Jaitpur was the former capital of Jaitpur State, one of the former princely states in the British Empire in India.^[2] There were two forts in the area. In Jaitpur Bajirao peshwa defeated mughal general Muhaamad Khan Bangash In 1729.