Talbehat
Talbehat | |
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Town | |
Talbehat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′31″N 78°25′59″E / 25.042°N 78.433°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lalitpur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,176 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Sex ratio | .902 ♂/♀ |
Talbehat is a nagar panchayat city in Lalitpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Talbehat Fort is situated on the Jhansi-Lalitpur four lane road. Raja Thakur Mardan Singh Bundela ruled from this fort and in 1857 he fought there against the British alongside Rani Laxmi Bai. The Fort contains three temples, dedicated to Angad, Hanuman and Narsimha. The Fort has massive structures and is situated on the bank of the large Mansarovar Lake. This lake is suitable for various water sports activities. The Hazaria Mahadev Temple is situated on the banks of the lake. Talbehat is also a tehsil headquarters. The tehsil in the Talbehat area is divided into six revenue inspector circles. Talbehat is also famous for its production of Iron Kadhai, Tawa, cook wares and Axe(Kulhari). It has a Mini Industrial Area to facilitate the production. There are many Iron factories operating here.