Bighapur is a town and

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. First officially classified as a town for the 1981 census, it now serves as a

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headquarters(established in Patan). Important items manufactured here include clay pots, leather products, and wooden furniture. As of 2011, the population of Bighapur is 6,501, in 1,201 households. Bighapur is the headquarters of a

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, which was first inaugurated on 1 October 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's

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at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 128 rural villages, with a total population of 136,589 people in 27,180 households.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Bighapur has a population of 6,501 people, in 1,201 households. The town's

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is 927 females to every 1000 males; 3,374 of Bighapur's residents are male (52%) and 3,127 are female (48%). The 0-6 age group makes up about 10.1% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 918, which is higher than the district urban average of 903. Members of Scheduled Castes make up 25.75% of the town's population, while no members of Scheduled Tribes were recorded. The town's

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

was 80.9% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (87.7%) than among women and girls (73.5%). The scheduled castes literacy rate is 70.8% (78.2% among men and boys, and 62.6% among women and girls). In terms of employment, 22.8% of Nawabganj residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011. Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.6%, and the remaining 65.5% were non-workers. Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 53.2% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 14.2% of women. 27.2% of Bighapur residents live in

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conditions as of 2011. There are 4 slum areas in Bighapur: Nageshwar Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, and Sandhohi Nagar (the largest). These range in size from about 60 to 150 households and have between 5 and 50

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access points. The number of flush toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 10 to 35. All 4 areas are serviced by

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Education

Degree colleges: * Maha Pran Nirala (MPN) Degree College, Osiya, Bighapur, Unnao * Sardar Patel Banshgopal Sanatan Dharm Degree College, Mahai, Bighapur, Unnao * Raghuraja Degree College Inter Colleges: * Kamlapati Inter College * Lahshmi Narayan Public Inter College * Parwati Balika Inter College * Saraswati Gyan Mandir Inter College * Patiraja Inter College

Healthcare

Bighapur has one block level hospital near BSNL telephone exchange, Bighapur.

Transport

Rail

Bighapur Railway Station is the junction point for

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, unchahar,

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. There are total 4 passenger trains which are passes through Bighapur Railway Station and has stoppage also.

Road

Bighapur is situated just 30 km away from

Bypass Gate near Nirala Nagar and distance from Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh is approx 70 km. Distance between Bighapur and

is only 40 km.

Villages

Bighapur CD block has the following 128 villages:

References

{{Unnao district Cities and towns in Unnao district