About Bangarmau(unnao)

Bangarmau is a city and a municipal board in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is situated on the left bank of Kalyani, about 49 km north-west of Unnao and 22 km north-west of Safipur on the Unnao-Hardoi road. Bangarmau is a very old city, now a big tehsil of District Unnao. Bangarmau is connected to Delhi (415 km), Lucknow (65 km), Kanpur (70 km), Unnao(50), Hardoi(65), Bareilly (197) by highways. There is a very old temple named "BABA Bodheswar" situated in west of city. There is a Degree College named "Indra Gandhi Government PG College". This College was established by the efforts of late. Shri Pt.Gopi Nath Dixit,[1][2] Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, for providing higher education to rural and areas in July 1988. The college is situated at the Kanpur- Hardoi state highway. It is 50 km away from Unnao headquarters. It provides education in Arts, Science & Commerce. Post Graduation classes also started from 1998-99 in three subjects: Hindi, Sociology & Economics. Bangarmau is a pilgrim center, mentioned in U.P. Tourism Dept. A Tantrik temple namely "Raj Rajeshwari Mandir" was established 200 years ago[when?]. Nearby Bangarmau is "Sanchan Kot", where a recent Archaeological Survey of India excavation unearthed a 2000 year old Shiva temple. The city is also referred to in Baburnama, and a nearby village, Newal, is connected to the references made by the Chinese traveler and Buddhist scholar Hieun Tsang. Bangarmau also has the Raj Rajeshvari temple, and the well-preserved Dargah of Meer Salahuddin Shah (Meera Baba)[clarification needed]. Bangarmau comes in the area of influence of the Sufi Saint Madar Shah of the Madaria sect. There are several villages named after him, situated around Bangarmau.