• Comment: The vast majority of the information is unreferenced, and the three sources cited are useless for establishing WP:GNG notability, while there is no evidence that the village is notable per WP:GEOLAND. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:49, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Phariha
फरिहा (Hindi), پھریہا (Urdu)
Village
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAzamgarh
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total
14,883
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Phariha is a village located in the Azamgarh district of the Uttar Pradesh state in India. This village holds significant importance due to its strategic location at a chowk (intersection) where four major routes converge.

Geography

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Phariha is situated 250 km away from the state capital, Lucknow, and 802 km from the national capital, New Delhi.

Transportation

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Phariha's chowk connects the village to various major routes:

  • One route leads from Phariha to Shahganj, Jaunpur.
  • Another route connects to the NH 233 highway, a four-lane road that runs from Lumbini, Nepal to Varanasi.
  • One route connects Phariha to Nizamabad.
  • Another route leads to Azamgarh.

Phariha has its own railway station, Phariha Railway Station[2], which is part of the North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It falls under the Varanasi railway division and is located on the Mau-Shahganj line. The Phariha Railway Station is a vital point on this railway line.

Notable residents

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Phariha is the home of the Islamic scholar Hamiduddin Farahi, known for his contributions to Quranic studies and exegesis[3]. It is also the maternal home of Islamic scholar and historian, Shibli Nomani.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Fariya Village Population - Nizamabad - Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh". www.census2011.co.in.
  2. ^ "Station Images". ner.indianrailways.gov.in.
  3. ^ Farāhī, Ḥamīduddīn; Masʻūd, K̲h̲ālid (2019). Tafsīr-i Qurʼān ke uṣūl. New Delhi: al-Balāg̲h̲ Pablīkeshanz. ISBN 9789383313648.
  4. ^ "Shibli Nomani - Profile & Biography". Rekhta.
  5. ^ "Our Founder « Shibli National College, Azamgarh".

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