Bindki
Bindki is a city, sub-district and a municipality in Fatehpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bindki | |
|---|---|
Tehsil & City | |
  Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.03°N 80.6°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Fatehpur |
| Named for | Raja Venuki |
| Assembly Constituency | Bindki |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Nagar Palika Parishad (NPP) Bindki |
| • Chairman | Munnalal Sonkar (Samajwadi Party) |
| • MLA | Karan Singh Patel (Bhartiya Janta Party) |
| • SDM | Ashish Kumar |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Tehsil & City | 7,49,645 |
| • Density | 634/km2 (1,640/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 63,285 |
| • Rural | 6,86,360 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 212635 |
| Area code(s) | 05181 |
It is one of the few Indian towns which has separate markets for each commodity. The markets are Bajaja Gali for cloth, Sarafa Bajar for jewellery, Bartan Bajar for utensils, Kirana Gali for spices, Shoe market for footwear, Fatak Bajar for stationery and books, Najahi Gali for food grains, Ghihai Gali for ghee etc. Bindki is a assembly constitution and Karan Singh Patel from BJP is present MLA. Dayanand Inter College, Nagar Palika Nehru Inter College and Sohan Lal Dwivedi Government Girls Inter College are inter colleges. 'Bindki Road' is nearest railway station in Delhi Howrah route, 10 KM away from Bindki. Lower Ganga Canal passes near Bindki.
Geography
Bindki is located at 26.03°N 80.6°E. It is about 30 km from Fatehpur, 55 km from Kanpur, 72 km from Banda and 127 km from Lucknow. It has an average elevation of 125 metres (410 feet).
Bindki and the surrounding region are very rich, fertile lands, lying in between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Rice is the main crop of Bindki tehsil. Nearby Chaudgra is main industrial area.
History
Bindki is a historical place in India. It was named after its emperor Raja Venuki. It is among the oldest tehsil in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Bindki is also associated with the first war of Independence in 1857.
Demographics
According to 2011 Census of India, Bindki Tehsil had a population of 7,49,645 out of which 3,95,334 are males while 3,54,311 are females. The average literacy rate was 71.78% out of which male literacy was 69.47% and female literacy was 53.05%. The sex ratio was 896.
Bindki Tehsil consists of 2 urban areas with urban population of 63,285 in which Bindki City had a population of 36,926 out of which males were 19,562 and females were 17,364 with the literacy rate of 77.60 per cent and Kora Jahanabad Town had a population of 26,359 with 72.44% literacy rate.
Bindki Tehsil consists of 424 villages which combines a total rural population of 6,86,360 with 71.43% literacy rate.
Government Schools
- Nagar Palika Nehru Inter College Bindki-Fatehpur (Uttar Pradesh)
- Dayanand Inter College, Kunwarpur Road
- Rashtrakavi Sohan Lal Dwivedi Government Girls Inter College (GGIC), Tahseel Road
- Gyan Bharti M.S.Junior HighSchool-Mahajani Gali Bindki
- Prathmik Vidyalay Lalauli Road Junior Highschool-Thathrahi Bindki
Private Schools
Shri R.S.G Inter College, Jahanpur
- Unique Computer Institute Kuwerpur Road Bindki, 9125702529
- Kanpur Public School, Kunwarpur Road
- Osho Standard English School
- Sandeepani Inter college Adamapur-Korsam Bindki
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Lanka Road
- Holi Children's Convent, Tahseel Road
- Brijrani Patel Vidyapeeth, Ishapur
- Swami Vigyananand Saraswati Inter College
- Children Public School, Lalauli Road
- Mata Tulsi Inter College, Jahanpur
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Kunwarpur Road
- Motherland Public School, Maharaha Road
- Maa Sharda Inter College, Kunwarpur Road
Graduation Colleges
- Government Polytechnic, Khajuha Road, near 52 Imli Bindki, Fatehpur
- Abhay Pratap Singh Degree College, Kunwarpur Road, Bindki, Fatehpur
- Keshwanand Mahavidyalaya
- Maa Sharda Mahavidyalaya, Kunwarpur Road
- Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Kunwarpur Road
Notable people
- Sohan Lal Dwivedi,(1906-1988) Rashtrakavi (national Hindi poet)
- Major Salman Ahmad Khan,(1978-2005), Shaurya Chakra, Missi Village,. *Yadunandan Ary Vill. Faridpur. * Anis Ansari, Rtd IAS,. * Ved Prakash Verma, Rtd IAS vill. Bhagaunapur
Area OF Bindki
- Thathrahi
- Jahanpur
- Paigambarpur
- Kevtara
- Chhipahati
- Mahajani Gali
- Meerakhpur
- Purani Bindki
Nearby villages
- Chaudagra
- Ishapur, Deegh
- Khajuha
- Jafarabad
- Bhawanipur
- Faridpur
- Kachikedha
- Nandapur
- Sarkandi
- Jaddupur
- Chakmohaddinpur
- Gulabpur (Majre Korwa)
- Basantikhera, Amena, Jabarapur, Gherwa, Jainpur, Janta, Gokulpur, Gharahikhera, Paradan, Korwa, Chheechha