Ramapur

Ramapur village and post, or Rama Pur as it is known for postal purposesis a village-gram panchayat in Pawai Block, Phulpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India comprising five villages located on the Sultanpur-Azamgarh road. A visit to the village by Indira Gandhi in 1982 led to Ramapur becoming the first village in the area to be provided indoor electricity. Ramapur was inhabited during the Muslim reign of the area around 1700 A.D. by the Brahmins of the village, of Oril village, Azamgarh. Oril is original village of Ramapur resident's where "Baba Yogi Sarang Dhar" and "Mata Ji" is still worshiped near "Sacred Banyan Tree" after marriage ceremony by people of Ramapur. "Baba Yogi Sarang Dhar " was of Basti district origin whom the five village along with the Oril itself donated by the Muslim Landalord including Ramapur and "Mata Ji" was from Jaunpur district. In connection with this it has intimate relation with Bishunpur-Jaunpur at present time too as a well known proof of relation with Jaunpur.