Villages & Hidden Gems in Uttar Pradesh
65 places in Uttar Pradesh under villages & hidden gems. Places most people drive straight past.
Explore with dates- AharBulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesA slow Ganga temple town near Anupshahr with a Krishna and Rukmini legend.
- AhichhatraBareilly, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe excavated capital of Panchala, ramparts in the fields and a Jain tirth beside them.
- BarhajDeoria, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesSaryu ghats and the ashram of Baba Raghav Das. A big bathing fair on Kartik Purnima.
- Barnava LakshagrihaBaghpat, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe mound tradition calls the house of lac from the Mahabharata.
- BarsanaMathura, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesRadha's hilltop temple and the Lathmar Holi where the women do the beating.
- BateshwarAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & Shrines101 Shiva temples on a Yamuna bend, a Kartik cattle fair, and the Vajpayee family village.
- Bela PratapgarhPratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThe Devi temple that named the town and the fort that named the district, on the Sai.
- Bhadohi Carpet TownBhadohi, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsIndia's carpet capital. Nothing to see but the looms, and they are worth asking for.
- Bhareh Fort and PachnadaEtawah, Uttar Pradesh · FortsFive rivers meeting below a Rajput fort in dacoit ravine country. Take a local along.
- Bhimsen Temple and Phool BaghMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA rare temple to Bhima and the town garden next to it, an easy hour in Mainpuri.
- Bhitari Gupta PillarGhazipur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageA fifth-century Gupta pillar standing alone in a field, recording Skandagupta's wars against the Huns.
- BilgramHardoi, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsA Mughal-era qasba south of Hardoi, home town of the poet Azad Bilgrami.
- BisrakhGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Noida village that calls itself the birthplace of Ravana and skips Dussehra.
- CharkhariMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA princely town ringed by seven lakes under a hill fort, the self-styled Kashmir of Bundelkhand.
- Chowk and AminabadLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsKebabs, nihari and chikan in the old-city lanes. Come hungry, come in the evening.
- DalmauRaebareli, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesOld fort ruins on a high Ganga bank, with the best ghats and biggest fair in Raebareli.
- DohrighatMau, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesKartik Purnima bathing fair on the Saryu at the Mau to Gorakhpur crossing. Floods in the monsoon.
- Durvasa AshramAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesSage Durvasa's ashram at a river confluence near Phulpur, with a big Kartik Purnima fair.
- FatehgarhFarrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageA 1777 cantonment on the Ganga, with its 1857 memorials and old avenues.
- GahmarGhazipur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe army village on the Ganga, said to be the largest in Asia, with a Devi temple on its ghat.
- Ghazipur Opium FactoryGhazipur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe world's oldest working opium factory, 1820. Look from the gate, and leave the camera in the bag.
- Gokul and MahavanMathura, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe village Krishna was carried to as a baby, with the Raman Reti sands and the 84-pillared hall next door.
- Jagammanpur FortJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 1593 Sengar fort near Pachnada, where five rivers meet in the Yamuna ravines.
- JaisAmethi, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsBirthplace of Malik Muhammad Jayasi, the poet of Padmavat, and his resting place.
- Jalesar Bell and Ghungroo WorkshopsEtah, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe brass town that casts temple bells and dancers' ghungroos by hand, GI-tagged since 2022.
- KairanaShamli, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Yamuna town whose name is on one of the great gharanas of khayal.
- KakoriLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageWhere the 1925 train action happened, and where the kebab got its name.
- KalpiJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsBirbal's birthplace on the Yamuna, with a Lodi tomb of 84 openings and a living handmade paper trade.
- KampilFarrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesDraupadi's Kampilya, capital of Panchala, now a village of mounds and a Jain tirth.
- Kannauj Attar BazaarKannauj, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsIndia's perfume town, still distilling attar in copper degs into sandalwood oil.
- Kaushambi Ruins, KosamKaushambi, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe Vatsa capital where the Buddha stayed, mud ramparts still standing on the Yamuna.
- Khurja Pottery TownBulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe kiln town of north India, for GI ceramics at kiln prices and khurchan sweets.
- Kintoor Parijaat TreeBarabanki, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesA lone ancient baobab that villagers say Arjuna brought down from heaven for Kunti.
- Kotla FortFirozabad, Uttar Pradesh · FortsBrick fort remains in a village outside Firozabad, for the curious with time to spare.
- KudarkotAuraiya, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageAn unmarked ancient mound in the Auraiya countryside, for the archaeologically inclined.
- Lakkad BazaarSaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe lanes where Saharanpur has carved sheesham wood since the Mughals.
- Mehnagar Fort & Madilaha TankAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 16th-century brick fort and a huge tank, Azamgarh's one historic monument.
- Mirzapur GhatsMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe ghats of a 19th century Ganga port, with carpet looms and brass workshops behind them.
- Mubarakpur Silk WeaversAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Azamgarh town where much of the Banarasi silk is actually woven. Buy from the loom.
- MursanHathras, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Jat estate town where Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was born in 1886.
- MusanagarKanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA Devi temple and old mound on a high Yamuna bank in the south of Kanpur Dehat.
- NandgaonMathura, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesKrishna's childhood village, where the men take their turn at Lathmar Holi the day after Barsana.
- Neel Bagh Palace, BalrampurBalrampur, Uttar Pradesh · Palaces & HavelisThe Balrampur raj's palace, seen from outside, in the base town for Shravasti.
- Nizamabad Black PotteryAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe town behind the black, silver-inlaid pottery of Purvanchal. Watch it made and buy at source.
- Om Ghat, ShivrajpurFatehpur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesA quiet Ganga ghat with an old Shiva temple in the north of Fatehpur, best at sunrise.
- PatiyaliKasganj, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Ganga-side qasba where Amir Khusrau was born in 1253, quiet about it to this day.
- Peetal Nagri Brass BazaarMoradabad, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe brass city, where you can watch the casting and buy at workshop prices.
- Pilkhuwa Handloom BazaarHapur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe bedsheet town on the Hapur highway, where the printing is done in the open.
- PukhrayanKanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe market town you base in for Bhitargaon and Musanagar. Useful rather than pretty.
- Rampura FortJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA lived-in Sengar Rajput fort in the ravine country, run as a quiet heritage stay.
- RathHamirpur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsA Chandela market town with an old Sun temple, a stop on the road west from Hamirpur.
- Rupaidiha BorderBahraich, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe land crossing to Nepalgunj and Bardia. Photo ID is enough for Indians.
- SafipurUnnao, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesA small Sufi shrine town north of Unnao, named for the saint buried there.
- Sardhana BasilicaMeerut, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageBegum Samru's 1822 church, a basilica and north India's biggest Catholic pilgrimage.
- Shahi Katra MasjidMau, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageA Shah Jahan-era mosque at the heart of the powerloom town of Mau.
- Shahjahanpur Fort and Old CityShahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 1647 Afghan foundation, best known for the shoe-pelting Laat Saheb Holi.
- ShringverpurPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere Ram crossed the Ganga into exile, with a 2,000 year old excavated tank beside the ghat.
- SinauliBaghpat, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageFields near Baraut where the oldest chariots in South Asia came out of the ground.
- Sitab Diara (JP Narayan Birthplace)Ballia, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsJayaprakash Narayan's birthplace on a flood-prone river island where UP meets Bihar.
- Sonauli BorderMaharajganj, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe walk-across border to Nepal. Lumbini is a day trip from here.
- Suhag Nagri Glass Bangle BazaarFirozabad, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe city that makes most of India's glass bangles, sold by the dozen in the old bazaar.
- Thana BhawanShamli, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere a Sufi scholar led western UP into the 1857 revolt.
- Van Devi Temple, MadhubanMau, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA forest goddess shrine in one of the last wooded groves in Mau district.
- Yamuna Ghat, AuraiyaAuraiya, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesAuraiya's Yamuna ghat, wide and slow in winter, with ravines on the far bank.
- Yamuna-Betwa Sangam, HamirpurHamirpur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the Betwa meets the Yamuna, with ghats and a Kartik Purnima fair.
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