Kanpur Dehat district

History

The Battle of Madarpur, which occurred in 1528 CE, was fought between the Bhuinhar Brahman zamindars and the Mughal Empire. It took place in what is now the Greater Kanpur district. This land is home to the patriotic Sachan community, who provided both blood and wealth in support of Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope during the 1857 Revolt. They willingly relinquished their zamindaries in the name of the struggle for independence. Sachan people are predominantly located in the Bhognipur Tehsil and its surrounding areas.

Kanpur District was divided into two districts, namely Kanpur and Greater Kanpur in year 1977. The two were reunited again in 1979 and again separated in 1981. Uttar Pradesh government decided to rename Kanpur Dehat district as Ramabai Nagar district on 1 July 2010. In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

Administrative Subdivisions

Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district

1. Akbarpur
2. Bhognipur
3. Derapur
4. Rasulabad
5. Sikandara

Block in Kanpur Dehat district

1. Akbarpur
2. Maitha
3. Sarvankheda
4. Derapur
5. Jhinjhak
6. Rasulabad
7. Amraudha
8. Malasa
9. Sandalpur
10. Rajpur

Political representatives

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Parliamentary constituencies

Transport

The second track is Kanpur to Jhansi railway line. The railway stations on this route are Binaur, Rasulpur Gogumau, Tilaunchi, Paman, Lalpur, Malasa, Pukhrayan and Chaunrah. This broad gauge railway track is electrified also belongs to North Central zone.

The third railway line converted to broad gauge belongs to North Eastern Railway zone. The track runs parallel to the Ganges river. This track is also electrified.

Greater Kanpur is also equipped with Metro station corridor having Red, Orange,Silver in Bhaupur, Akbarpur,Maitha etc. of UPMRC

Notable residents

• Ram Nath Kovind, former governor of Bihar and former President of India

Locations

Religious

• Waneshwar Mahadev Temple:Banipara
• Kapaleshwar Temple:Derapur
• Parhul Devi Temple:near Rura
• Mukta Devi Temple:near Musanagar
• Katyani Devi (Kathari Devi) Temple: 6 km towards south of village Shahjahanpur in uneven land
• Durvasa Rishi Ashram: In near village NIGOHI Bank of segur river
• Jageshwar Temple:Shivli
• Dharma Garh Baba Temple:Rasulabad, Kanpur Dehat
• Shri Ram Janki Temple:Lohari name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/

Villages

• Dharau
• Durrajpur
• Arahriyamau
• Lohari

Educational institutions

• RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan
• Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat [[File:Akbarpur Degree College.jpg|thumb|Akbarpur Degree College]]
• Govt.Degree College, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
• R P S Inter College, Rura
• Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat
• Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur
• Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli
• Akbarpur Girls Inter College Akbarpur
• Shri Ram Janki Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Gauriyapur
• Malviya Inter College mungisapur Kanpur dehat
• Mayank Shekhar Mahavidyalaya Kaurauwa kanpur Dehat

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kanpur Dehat district has a population of 1,795,092, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est. |access-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817034911/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=17 August 2011

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.97% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language) and 0.94% Urdu as their first language.

Kos Minars

Since the Mughal Road passes through Greater Kanpur district, there are many Kos Minar (mile pillars) in the district. Some of them are protected monuments, notable ones are at Bhognipur, Chapar Ghata, Deosar, Gaur, Halia, Jallapur Sikandara, Pailwaru, Pitampur, Raigawan, Rajpur, Sankhiln Buzurg, Sardarpur.

International airport proposal

An international airport named Rasoolabad International Airport was proposed in 2015 to be constructed in Kanpur Dehat district about 50 km from Kanpur. The airport will serve the region from Agra division, Jhansi division, Kanpur division, Aligarh division, Allahabad division, Banda division and Lucknow division. It would have direct link road with Agra Lucknow Expressway.

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