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 site of the Battle of Madarpur, fought between the

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zamindars and the

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in 1528CE took place within the present-day Kanpur Dehat district. 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. In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district

# Akbarpur # Bhognipur # Derapur #

Rasulabad Rasulabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Rasulabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 131 metres (429 feet). Demographics India census, Rasulaba ...

Sikandara Sikandara is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of tehsil Sikandara. Location It is located on NH-2 about 80 km away from kanpur toward west and towards south from Jhinjhak at a dista ...

Maitha Maitha is a village in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Maitha is founded new tehsil in Kanpur Dehat district and comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Area Maitha Village Maitha village is situated from Maitha Railway ...

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 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

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. The railway stations on this route through the district are Bhaupur,

Roshan Mau Roshan Mau is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest coun ...

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 Rasulpur Gogumau is a village in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Sarwan Khera development block in Akbarpur tehsil. Transport Rasulpur Gogumau is served by road and rail. Rasulpur Gogumau Railway S ...

Tilaunchi Tilaunchi is a village in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest count ...

, Paman, Lalpur,

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 ...

Pukhrayan Pukhrayan is a town and a Municipality in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Found to the south-west of Mati on National Highway 25, Pukhrayan is from Bhognipur. Geography Pukhrayan is located at . It is on averag ...

and

Chaunrah Chaunrah is a village in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in Amraudha development block of Bhognipur tehsil. Transport Chaunrah Railway Station is on the railway line connecting Jhansi with Kanpur. Jha ...

. 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.

Notable residents

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, former governor of

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and former

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Poets

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Notable places

Historical

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( Akbarpur) was built by Sheetal Shukla, Deewan of Emperor Akbar.

Religious

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

Villages

* Dharau

Educational institutions

RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan RSGU Post Graduate College is situated in the city of Pukhrayan, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. It is a Government Aides college and is affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Aerial view of Chhatrapati ...

* Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat

* Govt.Degree College, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat * R P S Inter College, Rura *

Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur Inter College is a senior secondary school 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 administrativ ...

Akbarpur * Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati * Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat *

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Galuapur *Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur *Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli * C.D.Girls Inter College Rura *

Akbarpur Girls Inter College Akbarpur Girls Inter College is situated in the heart of the town Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. This government aided institution is affiliated with U P Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad Allahabad. Location The college is l ...

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

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.82%. Kanpur Dehat has a

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of 862

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 77.52%. Scheduled Castes made up 25.66% of the population. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.97% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language) and 0.94% Urdu as their first language.

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, Kanpur Dehat, 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, Allahabad division, Banda division and Lucknow division. It would have direct link road with Agra Lucknow Expressway.http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/03/25223153/kanpur-to-abroad-has-gone-soon.vpf

References

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