Dibiyapur

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{{short description|Town in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dibiyapur
| other_name = Divyapuri,Devipur
| nickname = Audyogik Nagari
| settlement_type = City
| image_alt = Phaphund Railway Station (4).jpg
| image_caption = Phaphund (local station of Dibiyapur)
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| coordinates = {{coord|26|38|09|N|79|34|24|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Auraiya district|Auraiya]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Earlier name '''Devipur & Divyapuri'''
| government_type = [[Municipal governance in India|Urban Local Body]]
| governing_body = [[Nagar panchayat|Nagar Panchayat Dibiyapur]]
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Arvind Porwal
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title1 = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate and Collector]]
| leader_name1 = Sunil Kumar Verma, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|Senior Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name2 = Aparna Gautam [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://auraiya.nic.in/|website=auraiya.nic.in}}</ref>
| leader_title3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name3 = [[Lakhan Singh|Lakhan Singh Rajput]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title4 = [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name4 = Prof. [[Ram Shankar Katheria]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 15
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 145
| population_total = 27,237
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Dibyapur vasi, Dibiyapur vale
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Local
| demographics1_info2 = [[Braj Bhasha|Braj Boli (Hindi dialect)]]
| demographics_type2 = Sex ratio & literacy
| demographics2_title1 = Sex ratio
| demographics2_info1 = 0.864 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| demographics2_title2 = Literacy rate
| demographics2_info2 = 78.65% [[Demographics of Uttar Pradesh|(Ranks third in Uttar Pradesh)]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 206244
| registration_plate = UP 79
| blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{Convert|0|km|mi}}
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|SH-21]]
| website = {{URL|http://auraiya.nic.in}}
| footnotes = Main educational and industrial hub of [[Auraiya district]] and [[Kanpur]]–[[Agra]] [[Administrative divisions of India#Zones|zone]].
| Railway station name = Phaphund
}}
'''Dibiyapur''' is a [[nagar panchayat|municipality-based city]] in [[Auraiya district]] in the most populous state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. It is situated on [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 21]]. It is linked to [[Phaphund railway station]] on [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]] which is operated by [[North Central Railway]]. The district administrative headquarter of the city is [[Auraiya]]. The city is situated between [[Agra]] and [[Kanpur]] and is famous for industries and education.
[[Lower Ganga Canal]] passes through mid of the city.

Many industries including [[GAIL]] and [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]] are located in the town. As an initiative, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is constructing '''Plastic City''' in the city. Due to industrial settlements, the city has got the name of '''Audyogik Nagari'''. The city has notable reputation in the field of education as it houses many reputed Schools and Coaching Institutes.

==Location==
Dibiyapur city is located on [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 21]] between [[Auraiya]] and [[Kannauj]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Official website of Auraiya district|title=How to reach by road|url=https://auraiya.nic.in/how-to-reach/}}</ref>
It is served by [[Phaphund railway station]] which is on [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]] operated by [[North Central Railway]] at a distance 82 kilometer from [[Kanpur Central railway station]] and 148 km from {{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}}.[[Lower Ganga Canal]] passes through the mid of the city.

===General facts===

* Coordinates: 26°38′09″N 79°34′24″E
* District: [[Auraiya district|Auraiya]]
* District Headquarters: [[Auraiya district|Kakor (Auraiya) Mukhyalaya]]
* State: [[Uttar Pradesh]]
* Main highways: [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 21]]
* Main railway line: [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] & [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]].
* Serving railway station: [[Phaphund railway station|Phaphund railway station (PHD)]]
* Serving bus station: Under construction

===Surrounding areas===
* North: [[Kannauj]], [[Rasulabad]]
* West: [[Etawah]], [[Mainpuri]]
* East: [[Kanpur]], [[Sahayal]]
* South: [[Auraiya]], [[Jhansi]]

==Transport==
===Rail===

[[File:Phaphund Railway Station (4).jpg|thumb|alt=Phaphund railway station|[[Phaphund railway station|Phaphund (local station of Dibiyapur)]]]]
Dibiyapur is served by its local "A" graded [[Phaphund railway station]] (PHD) which is located on [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]].

====General information====
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====Train statistics at Phaphund railway station====
* Number of halting trains: 30
* Number of terminating trains: 3
* Number of departing trains: 3

==== Major trains at Phaphund railway station ====

Some of the trains that are available at Phaphund railway station are below tabulated-

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:pink;"| Train no.
!! style="background:gold;"| Train name
!! style="background:orange;"| Train type

|-
|| 12179
|| [[Lucknow]] Jn.–[[Agra]] Cantt. Intercity
|| Superfast Express
|-
|| 12180
|| [[Agra]] Cantt.–[[Lucknow]] Jn. Intercity Express
|| Superfast Express
|-
|| 12311
|| Howrah–Delhi [[Kalka Mail]]
|| Superfast Mail Express
|-
|| 12312
|| [[Kalka Mail]]
|| Superfast Mail Express
|-
|| 12419
|| [[Gomti Express]]
|| Superfast Express

|-
|| 12420
|| [[Gomti Express]]
|| Superfast Express
|-
|| 13007
|| [[Udyan Abha Toofan Express]]
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 13008
|| [[Udyan Abha Toofan Express]]
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 14163
|| [[Sangam Express]]
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 14164
|| [[Sangam Express]]
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 14217
|| Unchahar Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 14218
|| Unchahar Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 15483
|| Sikkim Mahananda Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 15484
|| Sikkim Mahananda Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 18101
|| TATA MURI–HTE–JAT EXPRESS
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 18102
|| Jat Muri Tata Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 19037
|| Avadh Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 19038
|| Avadh Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 19039
|| Avadh Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 19040
|| Avadh Express
|| Mail Express
|-
|| 64153
|| CNB–ETW MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64156
|| ETW–CNB MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64161
|| PHD–SKB MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64162
|| PHD–CNB MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64587
|| CNB–TDL MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64588
|| TDL–CNB MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64590
|| PHD–CNB MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64159
|| CNB–PHD MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64589
|| CNB–PHD MEMU
|| MEMU
|-
|| 64164
|| SKB–PHD MEMU
|| MEMU
|}

===Road===
Town is well connected by roads. It is connected to major cities like [[Agra]], [[Mathura]], [[Firozabad]], [[Etawah]], [[Kannauj]], [[Hardoi]], [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Aligarh]], [[Hathras]], [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]] etc. by bus network. It is located on [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 21]]. It is about 25 km from [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (earlier, [[National Highway 2 (India)|National Highway 2]]). Also it is connected to Kannauj (distance 60 km), which is located on the historical Grand Trunk Road.

====Facts at a glance====
* Local bus station: (under construction)
* Nearest bus station: Auraiya (located 22 km away)
* Main highways: [[State Highway 21 (Uttar Pradesh)|State Highway 21]]
* Nearest National Highway: [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] (earlier, [[National Highway 2 (India)|National Highway 2]])
* Nearest railway station – [[Phaphund railway station]]
* Large-scale industries in vicinity – [[GAIL]] & [[NTPC Limited]] (NTPC).

====Major places and their distance from Dibiyapur====

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:orange;"| Place
!! style="background:gold;"| Distance (in km)
|-
|| '''[[Kannauj]]'''
|| 64.2 km (via SH 21)
|-
|| '''[[Etawah]]'''
|| 70.3 km (via NH-19)
|-
|| '''[[Kanpur]]'''
|| 100 km (via SH 68 and NH 34),
112.5 km (via NH 19) and
128.9 km (via NH 27)
|-
|| '''[[Jhansi]]'''
|| 223.8 km (via NH 27) and
219.7 km (via MP SH 19)
|-
|| '''[[Auraiya]]'''
|| 20.4 km (via SH 21)
|-
|| '''[[Mainpuri]]'''
|| 95.7 km (via MDR 134W and Mainpuri–Kishni Rd)
|-
|| '''[[Agra]]'''
|| 186.5 km (via NH19 and Agra–Lucknow Expy.)
183.0 km (via Dibiyapur–Kishni–Firozabad Rd.)
|-
|| '''[[Firozabad]]'''
|| 146.7 km (via NH19)
|-
|| '''[[Lucknow]]'''
|| 200.1 km (via NH19 and Kanpur–Lucknow Rd)
|-
|| Source:
|| [[Google Maps]]

|-
|}

===Air===
The nearest airport is [[Kanpur Airport]] located in [[Chakeri]], Kanpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=chakeri airport|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Kanpur-airport-under-expansion-to-connect-with-major-cities/articleshow/19669307.cms|work=The Times of india}}</ref> Its distance from the town is approximately {{convert|127|km|mi|abbr=}} and is around 2 hours drive from the town.

Nearest international airport is [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport]], [[Lucknow]] which is at 170 km from town.

==Administration==

===General administration===

====[[District Magistrate]] – Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma====

Dibiyapur comes under the district administration of [[Auraiya district]]. District administration is headed by the [[District magistrate|district magistrate and collector]] (DM) of Auraiya, who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]. The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the [[Elections in India|elections]] held in the city. The DM is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.<ref name=":63">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=6.1–6.6|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name=":53">{{Cite book|title=Revenue administration in India: A case study of Bihar|last=Singh|first=G. P.|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1993|isbn=978-8170993810|location=[[Delhi]]|pages=50–124}}</ref>

====[[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] – Ms. Aparna Gautam====

The district police is headed by a [[Superintendent of police (India)|senior superintendent of police]] (SSP), who is an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer.

===Political administration===
====[[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] – [[Ram Shankar Katheria|Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria]]====

Dibiyapur comes under [[Etawah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Etawah Lok Sabha constituency]].

[[Ram Shankar Katheria|Prof. Ramshankar Katheria]], ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) is the current [[Member of Parliament]].

====[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] – [[Lakhan Singh|pradeep kumar singh]]====

'''[[Dibiyapur (Assembly constituency)|Dibiyapur]]''' is a constituency of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] covering the city of Dibiyapur.

Lakhan Singh contested [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in 2017]] as [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate and defeated his close contestant Pradeep Kumar Yadav from [[Samajwadi Party]] with a margin of 12,094 votes.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS24203.htm?ac=203| title=Election Commission of India General Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result 2017 | publisher=eciresults.nic.in | access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref>

He has been appointed as '''[[Minister of State]]''' in a [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath cabinet]] on 21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/in-first-cabinet-expansion-up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-18-ministers-promotes-5-2278361.html |work=News18}}</ref>

====[[Nagar panchayat|Chairman of Municipality (Nagar Panchayat)]] – Mr. Arvind Porwal====

The local-government body is [[Nagar panchayat|Nagar Panchayat]] Dibiyapur, which is headed by a Chairman.

==Education==
Dibiyapur is the notable educational town in [[Kanpur]]–[[Agra]] zone. In the education field, the town is popular as it provides good quality education for nurturing minds and for gaining high productivity.

=== Popular schools and colleges ===

==== CBSE-affiliated schools and colleges ====
* [[St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School, NTPC, Dibiyapur]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=St.Joseph School|title=Dibiyapur|url=http://stjosephsschooldibi.in/}}</ref>
* [[GAIL D.A.V. Public School]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DAV Public School|title=Gail Gaon|url=http://www.gaildav.in/}}</ref>
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC Dibiyapur]]
* PBRP Academy
* Saint Vivekanand Public School

==== U.P. State Board colleges ====

* Gayatri Public Inter College
* Rajkiya Balika Inter College, Dibiyapur
* Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Dibiyapur,<ref>{{cite web|title=Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College Dibiyapur|url=http://svmdibiyapur.com/index.aspx|access-date=23 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728172539/http://svmdibiyapur.com/index.aspx|archive-date=28 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Vaidik Technical And Audhaugick Inter college
* St Sai Nath Intermediate College
* Swami Prem Shivanand Inter College

==== Other schools and colleges ====
* Seth Anandram Jaipuria International School
* Green Valley Public School
* Raajrani Smarak Mahavidyalaya
* Vivekanand Gramodyog Mahavidyalaya<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vgmdibiyapurauraiya.org/ |title=Vivekanand Gramodyog Mahavidyalaya |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327102418/http://www.vgmdibiyapurauraiya.org/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Gail D.A.V. Model School<ref>[http://gaildav.orgGailorg Gail D.A.V. Model School ]</ref>
* Sanjos Academy
* Saraswati Shishu Mandir
* Saraswati Gyan Sthali Vidhya Peeth

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Indian census]], there were 27,237 people living in Dibiyapur.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dibiyapur Population, Caste Data Auraiya Uttar Pradesh – Census India|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/towns/dibiyapur-population-auraiya-uttar-pradesh-800991|access-date=2020-07-02|website=www.censusindia.co.in}}</ref> The male population was 14,323 and females 12,914. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] constituted 4,915 of the population.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:gold;"|GROUP
!! style="background:green;"| TOTAL
!! style="background:red;"| Male
!! style="background:pink;"|Female
|-
|| Total
|| 27,237
|| 14,323
|| 12,914
|-
|| Children
|| 3,135
|| 1,689
|| 1,446
|-
|| Literacy
|| 90.3%
|| 82.8%
|| 76.8%
|-
|| Scheduled Caste
|| 4,915
|| 2,604
|| 2,311
|-
|| Scheduled Tribe
|| 1
|| 0
|| 1
|-
|| Illiterate
|| 5,463
|| 2,464
|| 2,999
|-
|| Workers
|| 25.6%
|| 44.1%
|| 5.1%
|-
|| Non-workers
|| 74.4%
|| 55.9%
|| 94.9%
|-

||Source:
||[https://www.censusindia.co.in/towns/dibiyapur-population-auraiya-uttar-pradesh-800991 censusindia.co.in] || ||
|}

===Religion demographics===
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{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|blue|0.02}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhist]]s|brown|0.04}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|yellow|0.28}}
{{bar percent|Others|white|0.00}}
{{bar percent|Not stated|cyan|0.01}}
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=== Working profile ===
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{{bar percent|Marginal|cyan|2.5}}
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==Climate==
The town features mild winters, hot and dry summers and a [[monsoon]] season. However, the monsoons, though substantial in Dibiyapur, are not quite as heavy as the monsoon in other parts of India. This is a primary factor in Dibiyapur featuring a [[semi-arid climate]] as opposed to a humid subtropical climate.

The lowest recorded temperature in Dibiyapur was 1 °C; the highest was 45 °C.

{{Weather box
|location = Dibiyapur
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes

|Jan high C = 28
|Feb high C = 30
|Mar high C = 39
|Apr high C = 45
|May high C = 45
|Jun high C = 45
|Jul high C = 38
|Aug high C = 36
|Sep high C = 37
|Oct high C = 36
|Nov high C = 30
|Dec high C = 27

|Jan low C = 5
|Feb low C = 8
|Mar low C = 9
|Apr low C = 17
|May low C = 23
|Jun low C = 23
|Jul low C = 21
|Aug low C = 24
|Sep low C = 22
|Oct low C = 17
|Nov low C = 13
|Dec low C = 1

|source =https://www.accuweather.com/en/in/dibiyapur/201419/december-weather/201419?year=2019}}

==Healthcare==
Although Dibiyapur does not house plenty of health centers, it still has local hospitals, dispensaries, and clinic services which serve to the health standards. Many medical centers, pathology centers, sample collection centers are located in the town. The town has its local [[community health center]] (CHC Dibiyapur), along with many other private hospitals. Residents of the town generally prefer to visit nearby cities like [[Kanpur]] and [[Agra]].

The town has its local [[community health center]] (CHC Dibiyapur) along with many other private hospitals.

In early period of [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19 pandemic]] when first 4 [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] patients were found in [[Auraiya district]], they were all admitted to isolation centers made in Community Health Center (CHC Dibiyapur).

===Hospitals and dispensaries in the town===
* [[Community health center]] (CHC Dibiyapur)
* Dr. G. P. Chaudhary clinic
* Krishna Medical Center
* Dhanvantari Hospital
* [[GAIL]] Vihar Dispensary
* [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]] Health Center
* Radhey Pediatrics Centers

==Economy==

Dibiyapur is a notable industrial town in the [[Kanpur]]–[[Agra]] region. The town is well equipped with industries. Many small scale industries also operate in the town. Agriculture being the most popular occupation in the rural sides of the town, shops, and organised retail outlets also serve as "money raisers in the town".

===Large-scale industries===

Dibiyapur is a notable industrial town of Auraiya district which has installations of India's leading public sector enterprises viz.
# Cycle power plant of [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]].<ref>{{cite web|website=NTPC Ltd.|title=NTPC Auraiya|url=http://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=310&Itemid=84&lang=en}}</ref>
# Pata Petrochemical plant
# Gas compressor station of [[GAIL]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gail Pata|url=http://www.gail.nic.in/final_site/gailoffices.html|access-date=6 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515235746/http://www.gail.nic.in/final_site/gailoffices.html|archive-date=15 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> (previously known as Gas Authority of India Limited).

===Small-scale industries===
The Rice-mills and Dal-mills are working well. Other than these mills some steel furniture and cement products small scale industries are there in town located at different places. The raw material for these small-scale industries is imported from [[Agra]] and [[Kanpur]]. Mainly, the [[rice]], [[pulses]] and desi [[ghee]] is transported at large scale to the other districts and states. In the Dibiyapur town itself the wooden furniture work is on large scale and due to its cost and quality factor, the furniture has made a good place in the market of nearby districts.

==Market places==

Bhagwatiganj Market located in heart of town, is a main shopping market in Dibiyapur where you can get all sorts of items. Sahayal Road Market and Vedic Market are also prominent marketplaces in the town. [[Shalimar Shopping Complex]] located in [[Gail Gaon]] is modern marketplace equipped with all types of modern facilities and caters for all needs related to market.

The town also houses a Naveen Mandi Samiti popular in nearby districts and town for being a space of selling and buying wholegrains, vegetables, fruits, and other agricultural-based products. The town houses other three small vegetable and fruit markets i.e. Badi Sabzi Mandi, Choti Sabji Mandi, Vimal Dwar Mandi. Moreover, the town has a good market for milk products like desi ghee, [[cheese|panner]], etc. and sweets.

==Modern townships==

[[File:Gail Vihar Dibiyapur, District Auraiya.jpg|thumb|GAIL Vihar]]
[[File:Residential Quarters CISF Dibiyapur, District Auraiya.jpg|thumb|Residential quarters for CISF employees]]
[[Gail Gaon]], a small township in the outskirts of town is well equipped and well planned residential society having all types of dream facilities that a person needs.

[[GAIL]] has also established a compressor station near Gail Gaon which has one more residential society named as [[GAIL Vihar]], just like as Gail Gaon, a small, well-facilitated colony.

A residential township is also built named as [[NTPC Township]].

A residential township is also built for [[Central Industrial Security Force]] employees at Auraiya Road, known as CISF Township.

The town has a big market named Bhagwatiganj Market in the heart of main town.

==Notable buildings==
===Religious attractions===
* [[Durga|Devi Mahamai Mandir]], Gahesar
* [[Hanuman|Sehud Hanuman Mandir]], Sehud
* Sarveshwar Mandir, [[Gail Gaon]]
* [[Panchmukhi Shiv Mandir]], Sahayal Tiraha

===Historical attractions===
* Pani Ki Chakki, Nahar Bazaar

===Civic and public buildings===
* Indradhanush Club, [[Gail Gaon]]
* Samudayik Kendra, Alok Nagar (NTPC)
* Sargam Auditorium
* Open Gymnasium, Gail Gaon
* Shalimar Shopping Complex

== Festivals and Carnivals ==
=== Hindu Festivals ===

According to Hindu calendar [[Vikram Samvat]] lunar calendar [[chaitra]] is considered as first month.

'''[[Navaratri]] & [[Rama Navami]]'''

Festivals of Hindus starts from very first day as chaitra navratri. In the period of nine days festival the forms of [[Shakti]] are worshipped. On ninth day birthday of God [[Rama]] is celebrated and jhanki of lord Rama passes from the heart of the town.

'''[[Rakshabandhan]]'''

Raksha Bandhan is also known as Rakhi. On this day sisters tie rakhi on the right hand of their brothers and according to rituals brothers give gift to their sisters and give assurance of protection in any mishap or calamity.

'''[[Deepawali]]'''

Deepawali or Diwali is one of the biggest and most important Hindu festivals. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout town. It is a festival of lights that it falls on the Amavasya of the month of Kartik every year according to Hindu calendar.

'''[[Holi]]'''

Holi is a festival of colours. It is celebrated every year on the [[purnima]] in the month of Falgun. The festival starts with lighting a bonfire in the mid night. On next day morning colours are spread out by the people over each other.

=== Muslim Festivals ===
[[File:Muslims in Britain- Eid Ul Fitr Celebrations, 1941 D5129.jpg|thumb|130px| right|Muslims performing the [[Eid prayers]]]]

The Muslim calendar begins with the month of Muharram.

'''[[Muharram]]'''
The tenth day of this month is spent in great mourning, as it was on this day that the Prophet's grandson Hussain, achieved martyrdom.
The long processions with their Taziahs which are the gorgeous replicas of the martyr's tomb, the masked dancers and the colorful crowds, give Muharram the appearance of a happy festival but in reality it is an expression of grief and sorrow.

'''[[Mawlid]] (Barah Wafat Celebration)'''

Id-e-Milad is a festival of both rejoicing and mourning. The festival of Id-e-Milad popularly known as Barah Wafat the twelfth day is one of the important festival in the Muslim calendar. The day commemorates the birth and also the death anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. It falls on the twelfth day of the third month Rabi-ul-Awwal of the Muslim calendar. The word 'barah' signifies the twelve days of the Prophet's sickness.

'''[[Eid-ul-Fitr]]'''

Eid ul-Fitr was originated by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is observed on the first of the month of Shawwal at the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims undergo a period of fasting. Thus, Eid ul-Fitr is also known as the Feast of Breaking the Fast and the Lesser Eid. As per the Hijiri calendar Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of the month known as Shawwal, it is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.

'''[[Bakra Eid]]'''

Eid al-Adha 'Feast of the Sacrifice' also called the Sacrifice Feast. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. Before Abraham sacrificed his son, God provided a male goat to sacrifice instead. In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed and divided into three parts: one third of the share is given to the poor and needy; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is retained by the family.

=== Sikh Festivals ===
[[File:Palki.jpg|thumb|right|100px| Guru Nanak Jayanti celebration in India]]
The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab, are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.

The birth of the [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji is celebrated as '''Prakash Utsav''' in the town as it is celebrated in other parts of country by the Sikh Community.

==Culture==
===Fairs & exhibitions===
* Dibiyapur Pradarshni (Numaish Maidan)
* [[Navratri]] Mela ([[Durga|Devi Mahamai Mandir]], Gahesar)
* Budhwa Mangal Mela ([[Hanuman|Sehud Hanuman Mandir]])
* [[Dussehra]] Mela (Vivekanand Sports Complex)
* Deepawali Mela ([[Gail Gaon]])

==Sports==
[[Cricket]] and [[association football|football]] are the most popular sports in the town. Vivekanand Sports Complex at [[Gail Gaon]] and Ambedkar Stadium in [[NTPC Township]] serve for the outdoor games. Indradhanush Club at Gail Gaon provides facilities of Indoor games and spaces a good Gymnasium and Swimming Pool.

There are several other grounds, or maidans like Vaidik ground, VGM ground, Mandi Samiti ground located in the town.
The school grounds of the town have also organised many Zonal level sports tournament like DAV National Sports.

==See also==
* [[Auraiya District]]
* [[Sahayal]]
* [[Phaphund railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Dibiyapur}}
* [http://auraiya.nic.in/ Auraiya district profile]
* [https://auraiya.nic.in/tourist-places/ Tourist Places at Auraiya]

{{Adjacent communities
|Centre = DIBIYAPUR
|North = [[Kannauj]]
|Northeast = [[Rasulabad]]
|East = [[Kanpur]]
|Southeast = [[Pukhrayan]], [[Bhognipur]]
|South = [[Auraiya]], [[Jhansi]]
|Southwest = [[Bhind]]
|West = [[Etawah]], [[Firozabad]]
|Northwest = [[Mainpuri]]
}}

{{Auraiya district}}
{{Kanpur division topics}}

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