About Bhadohi District

About Bhadohi District

History:

Bhadohi came to Maharaja in 1911 during the first Maharaja of the newly founded princely state Benares, ruled by Maharaja Prabunarayansin. Bhadohi was founded on June 30, 1994, as the 65th district of the state. Before its establishment, it was part of the Varanasi district. The Bhadohi district is the district of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The city of Gampour is the district headquarters. Bhadohi is one of the largest carpet manufacturing centers in India and is known as the "Carpet City". Bhadohi rugs are labeled "Geographical Indications". 

Famous for 

District Bhadohi is India's largest carpet manufacturing center. Known for hand-woven carpets. The MirzapurBhadohi region is the largest cluster of handmade carpet weaving, employing approximately 3.2 million people in the industry.

Area: 

The area of ​​ Bhadohi is 1015 km2.

Subdistricts:

Bhadohi has a total of three subdistricts.

Villages:

There are 401 villages in Bhadohi.

Cities: 

There are a total of 4 cities in Bhadohi