Kanpur Dehat district

Kanpur Dehat district 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. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.

Kanpur Dehat district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat): 26.3443°N 79.96718°E / 26.3443; 79.96718
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionKanpur
HeadquartersMati, Kanpur Dehat
Tehsils1. Akbarpur, 2. Bhognipur, 3. Rasulabad, 4. Derapur , 5. Sikandara , 6. Maitha
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1. Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)- Akbarpur-Raniya
2. Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)- Rasulabad
3. Etawah (Lok Sabha constituency)- Sikandra
4. Jalaun (Lok Sabha constituency)- Bhognipur
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Rasulabad
2. Akbarpur-Raniya
3. Sikandra
4. Bhognipur
Area
 • Total3,021 km2 (1,166 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,796,184.[1]
Demographics
 • Literacy65.15%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP, 77
Websitehttps://kanpurdehat.nic.in/

History

The site of the Battle of Madarpur, fought between the Bhumihar zamindars and the Mughal Empire 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.[2] In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district
  1. Akbarpur
  2. Bhognipur
  3. Derapur
  4. Rasulabad
  5. Sikandara
  6. Maitha

Political representatives

Legislative Council
Name Member[3] Party
Kanpur Graduate Constituency Arun Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party

Legislative Assembly
Name Member[4] Party
Akbarpur-Raniya Pratibha Shukla[5] Bharatiya Janta Party
Bhognipur Vinod Kumar Katiyar[6] Bharatiya Janta Party
Sikandra Ajit Pal[7] Bharatiya Janta Party
Rasulabad Nirmala Sankhwar[8] Bharatiya Janta Party

Parliamentary constituencies
Name Member[9] Party
Akbarpur Devendra Singh Bhole Bharatiya Janta Party
Kannauj Subrat pathak Bhartiya Janta party
Etawah Dr RAM Shankar katheriya Bharatiya Janta Party
Jalaun Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Bharatiya Janta Party

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 residents

Historical places
  • Shukla Talab (Akbarpur)
    Shukla Talab (dry view)
    was built by Sheetal Shukla, Deewan of Emperor Akbar.[11]

Religious places
Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir

Educational institutions

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[12] or the US state of Nebraska.[13] 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]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.99% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language) and 0.94% Urdu as their first language.[14]

Kanpur Dehat district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.[14]
Mother tongue code Mother tongue People Percentage
002007Bengali 1,069 0.06%
006125Bundeli/Bundel khandi 142 0.01%
006240Hindi 1,777,683 98.97%
022015Urdu 16,829 0.94%
– Others 461 0.03%
Total 1,796,184 100.00%
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901398,550—    
1911361,641−0.97%
1921363,659+0.06%
1931383,790+0.54%
1941492,694+2.53%
1951614,143+2.23%
1961734,347+1.80%
1971897,068+2.02%
19811,087,032+1.94%
19911,303,232+1.83%
20011,563,336+1.84%
20111,796,184+1.40%
source:[15]

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 Rasoolabad International Airport was proposed in 2015 to be constructed in Kanpur Dehat district about 50 km from Kanpur.[16] 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.[17][18]

  • Starling (मैना)
  • Bara Toll Plaza
  • Banyan tree
  • Water Colors Design
  • District Hospital
  • Kapaleshwr Temple (North view)
  • Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir (worshipping view)
  • Waneshwar mahadev (internal view)
  • Durga Devi Temple Rura
  • Over bridge Rura
  • Parhul Devi Temple
  • Kalika Devi Mandir
  • Pukhrayan Railway Station
  • Parhul Devi Temple-1
  • Lucknow -Jhansi Road
  • Dharma Garh Temple
  • Dharma Garh Temple Rasulabad
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References
  1. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. "Kanpur Dehat". District administration. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. भाजपा के अरुण पाठक ने तोड़ी स्वरूप परिवार की विरासत [BJP's Arun Pathak ends the dynasty of Swaroop Faimly] (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTAR PRADESH" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2669
  6. http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2697
  7. http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2682
  8. http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2662
  9. "Sixteenth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  10. "Ram Nath Kovind elected Indias 14th President, to take oath on July 25". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  11. http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/f_profile.html
  12. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
  13. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Nebraska 1,826,341
  14. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  16. http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kanpur/International-airport-proposed-near-Kanpur/articleshow/46156622.cms
  17. http://www.ufhnews.in/kanpur-dehat-7489-a
  18. http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/03/25223153/kanpur-to-abroad-has-gone-soon.vpf
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