LALITPUR

lalitpur, a town of british india, in jhansi district, united provinces. pop. (1901) 11,560. it has a station on the great indian peninsula railway, and a large trade in oil-seeds, hides and _ghi_. it contains several beautiful hindu and jain temples. it was formerly the headquarters of a district of the same name, which was incorporated with that of jhansi in 1891. the bundela chiefs of lalitpur were among those who most eagerly joined the mutiny, and it was only after a severe struggle that the district was pacified.