Kanpur Dehat district

Kanpur Dehat district
कानपुर देहात जिला
کانپور دیہات
District of Uttar Pradesh

Location of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Kanpur
Headquarters Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
Tehsils 1. Akbarpur, 2. Bhognipur at Pukhrayan, 3. Rasulabad, 4. Derapur , 5. Sikandara , 6. Maitha
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Akbarpur
 • Assembly seats 1. Rasulabad 2. Akbarpur-Raniya, 3. Sikandra and 4. Bhognipur
Area
 • Total 3,021 km2 (1,166 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,796,184.[1]
Demographics
 • Literacy 65.15%
Coordinates 26°20′39″N 79°58′02″E / 26.3443°N 79.96718°E / 26.3443; 79.96718Coordinates: 26°20′39″N 79°58′02″E / 26.3443°N 79.96718°E / 26.3443; 79.96718 - 26°18′07″N 79°58′01″E / 26.302°N 79.967°E / 26.302; 79.967
Website Official website

Kanpur Dehat is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati-Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division.

History

Kanpur District was divided into two districts, namely Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat 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.[2] In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district

Politics

Member of Legislative Council, Kanpur Graduate Constituency is Arun Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (from 23 January 2015)[3] Kanpur city, Kanpur Dehat and Unnao districts are included in Kanpur Graduate constituency.

List of MLA`s & MP`s

Name of Vidhan Sabha | Name of MLA | Name of Lok Sabha | Name of MP |

  1. Akbarpur-Rania-206 |Ram Swaroop Singh(SP) | Akbarpur-44 |Devendra Singh Urf Bhole Singh(BJP) |
  2. Bhognipur-208 |Yogendra Pal Singh(SP) | Jalaun (SC)-45 |Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma(BJP) |
  3. Rasulabad(SC)-205 |Shiv Kumar Beriya(SP) | Kannauj -42 | Dimpal Singh (SP) |
  4. Sikandara(207) | Indra Pal Singh(BSP) | Etawah(SC)-41 | Ashok Kumar Dohare(BJP) |

[4] [5] [6]

Transport

Rura Railway Station
Bhaupur Railway Station

The district is well connected by railways. Three rail tracks run through Kanpur Dehat 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 broad gauge 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 Ganges river. This track is also electrified.

Notable Personalities

Revolutionary

FAMOUS PERSON IN PUKHRAYAN

Educationists

Historical Places

Religious Places

Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir

Educational Institutions

[10]

  1. Lt.Col. Shiv Nath Singh Inter College (K.V.I.C.), Ranjeetpur, Bhaupur
  2. Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat
    Akbarpur Degree College
  3. Govt.Degree College,Akbarpur,Kanpur Dehat
  4. R P S Inter College Rura
  5. RSGU Inter College Pukhrayan
  6. Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur
    Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur
  7. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati
  8. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat
  9. Galuapur Inter College Galuapur
    Galuwapur Inter College
  10. Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur
  11. Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli
    Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli
  12. Shri Gandhi Inter College Jhinjhak
  13. C.D.Girls Inter College Rura
  14. Government Girls Inter College Pukhrayan
  15. ASDC Inter College Rasulabad
  16. Tarachand Inter College Sheoli
  17. Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College Sikandara
  18. RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan
  19. Shri Ayoddhya Singh Sarvjanik Inter College Kashipur
  20. Shri Ram Ratan Girls Inter College Jhinjhak
  21. Jageshwar Prasad Inter College Kathara-Rasulabad
  22. Bal Govind Sarvjanik Inter College Prayagpur-Khanpur
  23. Nonapur Inter College Nonapur
  24. Kanchan Singh Bhooli Devi Degree College, Sarvankhara.
  25. Shivvati Shivnandan Shukla Mahavidalya, Pukhrayan.
  26. P.Triyugi Narayan Degree College, Mangalpur.
  27. Sarla Dwivedi Mahavidyalaya, Akbarpur.
  28. Darsan Singh Smrati Mahavidlay, Kanchosi Bajar
  29. Pt.Kundan Lal Shukla Mahavidyalaya,Prasiddhpur,Raniya.
  30. Gurha Devi Shyam Bihari Mahavidyalaya, Derapur
  31. Mayank Shekhar Mahavidyalaya,Kourawa
  32. Pt.O.P.Sharma Degree College Rura
  33. Janka Devi Degree College Rura
  34. Vivekanand Rastriy Inter College Pukhrayan
  35. Devi Sahay Inter college Derapur
  36. Gandhi Inter College Nonari
  37. Janta Inter College Asalatganj
  38. Gandhi Faze A Aam Tech. Inter College Asalatganj
  39. Shri Malveey Inter College Mugisapur
  40. Janta Inter College Gaurikaran
  41. Janta Inter College Ramau
  42. Janta Audyogik Inter College Sherpur Guda
  43. Nehru Smarak Inter College Shahjahanpur
  44. Patel Inter College Shekhpur,Bhognipur
  45. CPKU Inter College Musanagar
  46. Dayanand Gram Audyogik Inter College Barhapur
  47. Shri Ram Ratan Audyogik Krishi Inter College Jhinjhak
  48. Jankalyan Inter College Ursan
  49. Shri Ram Ratan College Kanchausi-Bazar
  50. Shri Shive Sahay Inter College Kauru Farhadpur
  51. Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Inter College Rajpur
  52. Pataleshwar Inter College Dohrapur
  53. Rashtriya Sarvjanik Inter College Bhikhnapur
  54. Nehru Inter College Gajner
  55. UN Singh Inter Ccollege Jindaura
  56. Baghpur Inter College Baghpur
  57. Ramakant Sundar Lal Inter College Gahlon
  58. Shri Krishnayurvedic Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Musanagar
  59. Shri VMS Inter College Katethi
  60. Akbarpur Girls Inter College Akbarpur
  61. Shri Krishna Audyogik Inter College Mohammadpur
  62. Babu Dashrath Singh Inter College Aurangabad
  63. Adarsh Kisan Inter College Hasemau
  64. Janta Inter College Umarpur
  65. Bhewan Inter College Bhewan
  66. Shri Gandhi Balika Vidyalay Inter College Jhinjhak
  67. Shri Nehru Inter College Rasdhan
  68. Shri Ram Janki Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Gauriyapur
  69. Adarsh Janta Inter College Dobha
  70. Shri Brij Bihari Mehrotra Inter College Amraudha
  71. CPKU Inter College Musanagar
  72. Shri Shankar Inter College Sujaur
  73. Kshetriy Inter College Fatehpur Roshnayi
  74. Jantantra Inter College Saintha
  75. Pt.Triyugi Narayan Mahavidyalaya Mangalpur
  76. Kendriya Vidhyalaya mati Akbarpur
  77. Janta High School Maitha Railway Station

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Kanpur Dehat district has a population of 1,795,092,[1] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[11] or the US state of Nebraska.[12] This gives it a ranking of 268th in India (out of a total of 640 districts).[1] The district has a population density of 594 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.82%.[1] Kanpur Dehat has a sex ratio of 862 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 77.52%.[1]

Kos Minars

Since the Mughal road passes through Kanpur Dehat 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 Captain Lakshmi Sehgal International Airport in the memory of late Azad Hind Fauj member Captain Lakshmi Sehgal was proposed in 2015 to be constructed at in Kanpur Dehat district about 50 km from Kanpur.[13] The airport is proposed to be bigger than Lucknow's Amausi Airport and would have flights to United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, China, Australia etc. 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.[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. ↑ "Kanpur Dehat". District administration. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.jagran.com www.jagran.com
  4. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf
  5. ↑ http://myneta.info/ls2014/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=351
  6. ↑ http://myneta.info/ls2014/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=432
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/f_profile.html
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2010.
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/mishraal
  10. ↑ http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/election/OIC_OfficesKD.pdf
  11. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
  12. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nebraska 1,826,341
  13. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kanpur/International-airport-proposed-near-Kanpur/articleshow/46156622.cms
  14. ↑ http://www.ufhnews.in/kanpur-dehat-7489-a
  15. ↑ http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/03/25223153/kanpur-to-abroad-has-gone-soon.vpf
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