Bhognipur or Bhoganipur is a town in
Kanpur Dehat district
Kanpur Dehat district is a districts of Uttar Pradesh, district in Uttar Pradesh States and union territories of India, state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati-Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat, Akbarpur. This d ...
in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.
It is the headquarters of the Tehsil of the same name and consists of the
Amraudha and
Malasa
Dhaukalpur Malasa is a village in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Malasa is one of the two development block in Bhognipur
Bhognipur or Bhoganipur is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the ...
Development Blocks.
Situated at the junction of
National Highway 519 and
National Highway 27, Bhognipur is closest to the cities of
Kanpur
Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...
and
Lucknow
Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...
, 65 km and 140 km respectively. It is situated on
Kanpur
Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...
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Jhansi
Jhansi ( ) is a historic city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (Toshan) Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme ...
Road. Other nearby towns include
Pukhrayan
Pukhrayan is a town and a Municipality in Amrodha Block in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. Found to the south-west of Mati, Uttar Pradesh, Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is f ...
,
Mawar, Rajpur,
Gausganj and
Kalpi
Kalpi is a historical city and municipal board in Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the right bank of the Yamuna.
It is situated 78 kilometres south-west of Kanpur from which it is connected by both road and rail.
History
Th ...
, which is a local tourist attraction. The Pukhrayan railway station is the nearest railhead.
It is chiefly known for its chauraha (crossing). One road towards the west links Etawah. Towards the east it goes to
Chaudagra via
Ghatampur
Ghatampur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 40 km away from Kanpur, the main industrial and educational hub of the state.
History
About 15 km North-East of Ghatampur ...
. Towards the north, it links Bara Jod and further Kanpur and towards the south it links Jhansi.
Barauli village is near Bhoganipur.
References
External links
http://www.india9.com/i9show/Bhognipur-73607.htmhttp://www.maplandia.com/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/bhognipur/
Cities and towns in Kanpur Dehat district
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