Kanpur Dehat district

Kanpur Dehat district is a district in 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.

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. In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district

Akbarpur
Bhognipur
Derapur
Rasulabad
Sikandara
Maitha

Political representatives

Legislative Council

Name	Member	Party
Kanpur Graduate Constituency	Arun Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party

Legislative Assembly

Name	Member	Party
Akbarpur-Raniya	Pratibha Shukla	Bharatiya Janta Party
Bhognipur	Vinod Kumar Katiyar	Bharatiya Janta Party
Sikandra	Ajit Pal	Bharatiya Janta Party
Rasulabad	Nirmala Sankhwar	Bharatiya Janta Party

Parliamentary constituencies

Name	Member	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

Ram Nath Kovind, ex-governor of Bihar and current President of India

Poet

Asharfi Lal Mishra is a Hindi poet. He wrote a poetry named ” Lal Shatak (Dohe)” having 100 Dohe. This poetry is published in Amarujala.com in two parts. .Many free poems also published in Amarujala.com. He is a Poet,author and blogger too.

Historical places

Shukla Talab (Akbarpur)

Shukla Talab (dry view)

was built by Sheetal Shukla, Deewan of Emperor Akbar.

Religious places

Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir

Waneshwar Mahadev Temple:Banipara
Kapalehwar Temple:Derapur

Kapaleshwar Temple
Parhul Devi Temple:near Rura

Parhul Devi Temple (west view)
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

Educational institutions

RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan
Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat

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

Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat
Galuapur Inter College Galuapur

Galuwapur Inter College
Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur
Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli

Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli
C.D.Girls Inter College Rura
Akbarpur Girls Inter College Akbarpur
Shri Ram Janki Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Gauriyapur
Pt.Triyugi Narayan Mahavidyalaya Mangalpur

Demographics

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

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.

hideKanpur Dehat district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.
Mother tongue code	Mother tongue	People	Percentage
002007	Bengali	1,069	0.06%
006125	Bundeli/Bundel khandi	142	0.01%
006240	Hindi	1,777,683	98.97%
022015	Urdu	16,829	0.94%
–	Others	461	0.03%
Total		1,796,184	100.00%

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	398,550	—
1911	361,641	−0.97%
1921	363,659	+0.06%
1931	383,790	+0.54%
1941	492,694	+2.53%
1951	614,143	+2.23%
1961	734,347	+1.80%
1971	897,068	+2.02%
1981	1,087,032	+1.94%
1991	1,303,232	+1.83%
2001	1,563,336	+1.84%
2011	1,796,184	+1.40%
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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. 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.