Kanpur Dehat district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanpur Dehat district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Kanpur Dehat.svg
| map_caption = Location of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|26.3443|79.96718|display=it}}
| coor_pinpoint = Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanpur division|Kanpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Mati, Kanpur Dehat]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat|Akbarpur]], 2. [[Bhognipur]], 3. [[Rasulabad]], 4. [[Derapur]], 5. [[Sikandara]], 6. [[Maitha]]
| area_total_km2 = 3021
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,796,184.<ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 65.15%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]- Akbarpur-Raniya 2. [[Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)]]- Rasulabad 3. [[Etawah (Lok Sabha constituency)]]- Sikandra 4. [[Jalaun (Lok Sabha constituency)]]- Bhognipur
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 1. [[Rasulabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rasulabad]] 2. [[Akbarpur-Raniya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Akbarpur-Raniya]] 3. [[Sikandra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sikandra]] 4. [[Bhognipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhognipur]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-77
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = https://kanpurdehat.nic.in/
}}

'''Kanpur Dehat (Kanpur Rural) district''' is a [[districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and union territories of India|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 district|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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.kanpurdehat.nic.in/ | title =Kanpur Dehat | publisher =District administration | access-date =2010-08-18 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110721170455/http://www.kanpurdehat.nic.in/ | archive-date =21 July 2011 | url-status =dead }}</ref> In July 2012, it was returned to Kanpur Dehat.

==Tehsils in Kanpur Dehat district==
#[[Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat|Akbarpur]]
#[[Bhognipur]]
#[[Derapur]]
#[[Rasulabad]]
#[[Sikandara]]
#[[Maitha]]

==Political representatives==

===Legislative Council===
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="150px"|Name
!width="100px"|Member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-bjps-arun-pathak-won-kanpurunnao-mlc-seat-12009112.html |script-title=hi:भाजपा के अरुण पाठक ने तोड़ी स्वरूप परिवार की विरासत|trans-title=BJP's Arun Pathak ends the dynasty of Swaroop Faimly|language=hi|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
!width="150px"|Party
|-
|[[Kanpur (Division Graduates Constituency)|Kanpur Graduate Constituency]]
|[[Arun Pathak (politician)|Arun Pathak]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|}

===Legislative Assembly===

{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="150px"|Name
!width="100px"|Member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTAR PRADESH|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
!width="150px"|Party
|-
|[[Akbarpur-Raniya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Akbarpur-Raniya]]
|[[Pratibha Shukla]]<ref>http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2669</ref>
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|-
|[[Bhognipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhognipur]]
|Vinod Kumar Katiyar<ref>http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2697</ref>
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|-
|[[Sikandra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sikandra]]
|Ajit Pal<ref>http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2682</ref>
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|-
|[[Rasulabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rasulabad]]
|Nirmala Sankhwar<ref>http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2662</ref>
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|}

===Parliamentary constituencies===
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="150px"|Name
!width="100px"|Member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/AlphabeticalList.aspx|title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>
!width="150px"|Party
|-
|[[Akbarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akbarpur]]
|[[Devendra Singh Bhole]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|-
|[[Kannauj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannauj]]
|Subrat pathak
|Bhartiya Janta party
|-
|[[Etawah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Etawah]]
|[[Dr RAM Shankar katheriya]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|-
|[[Jalaun (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalaun]]
|[[Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janta Party]]
|}

== Transport ==
[[File:VT-UPR at Kanpur Dehat Marhamtabad Airport.jpg|thumb|An airplane at Kanpur Dehat's [[Marhamtabad Airstrip]] (2018)]]
[[File:Rura Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Rura Railway Station]] [[File:Bhaupur Railway Station.JPG|thumb|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 [[Train electrification|electrified]]. The railway stations on this route through the district are [[Bhaupur, Kanpur|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, Kanpur Dehat|Paman]], [[Lalpur, Kanpur Dehat district|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]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ram-nath-kovind-elected-india-14th-president/1/1006696.html|title=Ram Nath Kovind elected Indias 14th President, to take oath on July 25|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref>

==Poets==
*'''Asharfi Lal Mishra''' <ref>https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/poets</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/mere-alfaz/al-mishra-lal-shatak-dohe-khand-1 लाल शतक (दोहे ) भाग -1 काव्य ग्रन्थ]</ref><ref>[https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/mere-alfaz/al-mishra-lal-shatak-dohe-khand-2 लाल शतक (दोहे ) भाग -2 काव्य ग्रन्थ]</ref> .Many free poems also published in Amarujala.com.<ref>[https://www.amarujala.com/user/al-mishra AL Mishra Profile on Amarujala.com.]</ref> He is a Poet<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8v3NPgX5fbm0JUsSz3o8YQ Live poetry]</ref>,author and blogger too.<ref>[https://readerblogs.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/author/mishraalkanpurgmail-com/ writer & blogger]</ref>His poetry named '''Kavy sangrah''' is published in Navbharat Times.com<ref>https://readerblogs.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%87%e0%a4%a7%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%ad%e0%a5%80/kavy-sangrah/</ref>

==Historical places==
*Shukla Talab (Akbarpur)[[File:Shukla Talab (dry view).JPG|thumb|Shukla Talab (dry view)]] was built by Sheetal Shukla, Deewan of Emperor Akbar.<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in">http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/f_profile.html</ref>

==Religious places==
[[File:Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir.JPG|thumb|Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir]]
*[[Waneshwar Mahadev Temple]]:Banipara<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>
*Kapaleshwar Temple:[[Derapur]]<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>[[File:Kapaleshwar Temple.jpg|thumb|Kapaleshwar Temple]]
*[[Parhul Devi Temple]]:near [[Rura]]<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>[[File:Parhul Devi Temple (west view).jpg|thumb|Parhul Devi Temple (west view)]]
*Mukta Devi Temple:near [[Musanagar]]<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>
*Katyani Devi (Kathari Devi) Temple: 6 km towards south of village Shahjahanpur in uneven land<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>
*Durvasa Rishi Ashram: In near village NIGOHI Bank of segur river<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>
*Jageshwar Temple:[[Shivli]]<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>
*Dharma Garh Baba Temple:[[Rasulabad, Kanpur Dehat ]]<ref name="kanpurdehat.nic.in"/>

== Educational institutions ==
* [[RSGU Post Graduate College Pukhrayan]]
*[[Akbarpur Degree College|Akbarpur Degree College Akbarpur Kanpur Dehat]][[File:Akbarpur Degree College.jpg|thumb|Akbarpur Degree College]]
*[[Government Degree College, Akbarpur|Govt.Degree College, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat]]
*[[R P S Inter College]], Rura
*[[Akbarpur Inter College]] Akbarpur[[File:Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur Kanpur -Dehat.jpg|thumb|Akbarpur Inter College Akbarpur]]
*[[Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mati]]
*[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kanpur Dehat]]
*[[Galuapur Inter College]] Galuapur [[File:Galuwapur Inter College.jpg|thumb|Galuwapur Inter College]]
*Patel Vidyapeeth Inter College Baraur
*Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli[[File:Gram Vikas Inter College Budhauli,Kanpur Dehat,UP,India,.jpg|thumb|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
* Malviya Inter College mungisapur Kanpur dehat

==Demographics==

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kanpur Dehat district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,795,092,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[The Gambia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nebraska 1,826,341
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/619lRoKht?url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=23 August 2011
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 268th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640 districts]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert|594|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.82%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kanpur Dehat has a [[sex ratio]] of 862 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.52%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

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.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible "
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=4| Kanpur Dehat district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Uttar Pradesh |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,069
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.06%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006125 || [[Bundeli language|Bundeli/Bundel khandi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 142
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,777,683
| style="text-align:right;" | 98.97%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,829
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.94%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 461
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.03%
|- style="vertical-align:top;" class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,796,184
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,98,550|13=1911|14=3,61,641|15=1921|16=3,63,659|17=1931|18=3,83,790|19=1941|20=4,92,694|21=1951|22=6,14,143|23=1961|24=7,34,347|25=1971|26=8,97,068|27=1981|28=10,87,032|29=1991|30=13,03,232|31=2001|32=15,63,336|33=2011|34=17,96,184|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==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.<ref>http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kanpur/International-airport-proposed-near-Kanpur/articleshow/46156622.cms</ref> 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]].<ref>http://www.ufhnews.in/kanpur-dehat-7489-a</ref><ref>http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/State/UttarPradesh/2015/03/25223153/kanpur-to-abroad-has-gone-soon.vpf</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Acridotheres ginginianus, Kanpur, UP, India (मैना).jpg|Starling (मैना)
File:Bara Toll Plaza.JPG|Bara Toll Plaza
File:==Banyan tree-1 (Shiv Bjrag Dham, Kishunpur )==.jpg|Banyan tree
File:Water Colors Design.jpg|Water Colors Design
File:District Hospital.jpg|District Hospital
File:Kapaleshwr Temple (North view).jpg|Kapaleshwr Temple (North view)
File:Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir (worshipping view).JPG|Waneshwar Mahadev Mandir (worshipping view)
File:Waneshwar mahadev (internal view).JPG|Waneshwar mahadev (internal view)
File:Durga Devi Temple Rura.jpg|Durga Devi Temple Rura
File:Over bridge.jpg|Over bridge Rura
File:Parhul Devi Temple.jpg|Parhul Devi Temple
File:Kalika Devi Mandir.jpg|Kalika Devi Mandir
File:Pokhrayan Railway Station.JPG|Pukhrayan Railway Station
File:Parhul Devi Temple-1.jpg|Parhul Devi Temple-1
File:Lucknow -Jhansi Road.JPG|Lucknow -Jhansi Road
File:Dharma Garh Temple.jpg|Dharma Garh Temple
File:Dharma Garh Temple Rasulabad.jpg|Dharma Garh Temple Rasulabad
</gallery>

==References==
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