Kadipur is a town, tehsil and a

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Sultanpur district Sultanpur district is a district in the Awadh region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Faizabad division (officially ''Ayodhya division'') in Uttar Pradesh. The administrative headquarters of the district is Sul ...

in the

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. It is located a short distance from the bank of the

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, at a crossroads between two roads heading from Sultanpur to Surapur and from Pratapgarh to Dostpur and then on to Akbarpur. On the north side of town is a stream with a steep ravine that drains the surrounding area. The road to Sultanpur crosses over this stream on a bridge. The lands surrounding Kadipur are average quality for agricultural purposes. As of 2011, Kadipur has a population of 8,010 people, in 1,216 households. Kadipur tehsil has 4 blocks: Akhand Nagar, Dostpur, Kadipur and Karaundi Kala.

Geography

Kadipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 90 metres (295 feet). It is situated on the bank of

History

Kadipur was historically a relatively minor village without any particular importance until it was made the headquarters of a

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. It was chosen mainly because it was centrally located within the tehsil. At the turn of the 20th century, Kadipur had the tehsil offices, a

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, a pound, and a thriving upper primary school. It also had a bazar, which was described as "a very small one for a tahsili town". A village bank had also been established. As of 1901, its population was 793, with the majority of the population being

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s. Kadipur was then held by some minor Rajkumar

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s, with some of the Brahmins holding under-proprietary rights.

Demographics

As of

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, Kadipur had a total population of 8,010, of which 4,114 were males and 3,896 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,083. The total number of literates in Kadipur was 5,571, which constituted 69.6% of the population with male literacy of 75.6% and female literacy of 63.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kadipur was 80.4%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 73.2%. The

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population was 1,304. Kadipur had 1216 households in 2011. According to the 2001 census, Kadipur had a population of 6795. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kadipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kadipur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Amenities

As of 2011, Kadipur has 2 hospitals with a total of 34 beds. It has 17 primary schools. There is no

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; the nearest in both cases is at Sultanpur 40 km away. Wastewater and sewage are disposed of using an open drainage system. Water supply comes from both

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and

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sources.

Villages

Kadipur CD block has the following 94 villages:

References

Cities and towns in Sultanpur district {{Sultanpur-geo-stub