Kanpur Dehat district is a

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in northern

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. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati- Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.

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

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. 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

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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

# Akbarpur # Bhognipur # Derapur # Rasulabad # Sikandara

Block in Kanpur Dehat district

# Akbarpur # Maitha # Sarvankheda # Derapur # Jhinjhak # Rasulabad # Amraudha # Malasa # Sandalpur # Rajpur

Political representatives

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Parliamentary constituencies

Transport

VT-UPR at Kanpur Dehat Marhamtabad Airport

The district is well connected by railways. Three rail tracks run through Greater Kanpur district. The railway route connecting Delhi to Hawrah belonging to North Central zone of Indian Railways is passing through centre of the district. This railway track is

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and fully electrified. The railway stations on this route through the district are Bhaupur, Maitha, Roshan Mau Halt, Rura, Ambiyapur, Jhinjhak and Parjani Halt. Rura Railway Station is the main railway Station of Kanpur Dehat District. 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

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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

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and former

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Locations

Religious

* Waneshwar Mahadev Temple:Banipara *Kapaleshwar Temple: Derapur * Parhul Devi Temple:near Rura *Mukta Devi Temple:near

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*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

Villages

* Dharau * Durrajpur * Arahriyamau * Lohari

Educational institutions

* RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan * Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat

* Govt.Degree College, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat * R P S Inter College, Rura * Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur * Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati * Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat * Galuapur Inter College Galuapur *Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur *Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli *Akbarpur Girls Inter College Akbarpur * Shri Ram Janki Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Gauriyapur * Pt.Triyugi Narayan Mahavidyalaya Mangalpur * Malviya Inter College mungisapur Kanpur dehat

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kanpur Dehat district has a

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of 1,795,092, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 268th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.82%. Kanpur Dehat has a

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of 862 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 77.52%. 9.66% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 25.66% of the population. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.97% of the population in the district spoke

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(or a related language) and 0.94%

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as their first language.

Kos Minars

Since the

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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,

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, Banda division and Lucknow division. It would have direct link road with Agra Lucknow Expressway.

References

{{Uttar Pradesh Districts of Uttar Pradesh 1981 establishments in Uttar Pradesh