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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fatehpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Fatehpur.svg
| map_caption = Location of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh{{!}}Fatehpur
| 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 = [[Allahabad division|Allahabad]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]], [[Bindki]] and [[Khaga]]
| area_total_km2 = 4,152
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,632,733
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 3,21,993 (12.2%)
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.4%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 901
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Apurva Dubey ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Who’s Who - Fatehpur District |url=https://fatehpur.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/ |website=fatehpur.nic.in |access-date=1 April 2021}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Fatehpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = {{olist |[[Jahanabad, Uttar Pradesh (Assembly constituency)|Jahanabad]] |[[Bindki (Assembly Constituency)|Bindki]] |[[Fatehpur (Assembly constituency)|Sadar]] |[[Ayah Shah (Assembly constituency)|Ayah Shah]] |[[Husainganj (Assembly constituency)|Husainganj]] |[[Khaga (Assembly constituency)|Khaga]]}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-71
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|http://fatehpur.nic.in}}
}}

'''Fatehpur District''' is one of the 75 [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The district covers an area of 4,152 km<sup>2</sup>. The district has a population of 2,632,733 (2011 Census). [[Fatehpur, Fatehpur|Fatehpur]] city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the [[sacred]] rivers [[Ganges]] and [[Yamuna]], Fatehpur was mentioned in the ''[[puranic]]'' literature. The ''[[ghats]]'' of Bhitaura and [[Asani]] were described as sacred in the ''[[puranas]]''. Bhitaura, the site of the [[Wise old man|sage]] [[Bhrigu]], was an important source of learning. Fatehpur district is a part of [[Allahabad division]].

This district is situated between two important cities, [[Allahabad]] and [[Kanpur]] of the state Uttar Pradesh. It is well connected with those cities by train routes and roads. The distance from Allahabad is 117 km and from Kanpur is 76 km. It falls in Howrah-Delhi train route between Allahabad and Kanpur. Grand Trunk road also passes by from this city. The north boundary of the district is limited by the river Ganges and its southern boundary is the river [[Yamuna]].

==Etymology and history==
''Fatehpur'' district is named after district headquarters town [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]]. According to local legends, the name is derived from a battle won by Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur over Raja Sita Nand of Athgarhia. The name of the conqueror is sometimes given as Jalal-ud-din, the ruler of [[Bengal]]. According to another tradition, the name is traced to Fateh-mand Khan who supposedly founded the town. It is based on a fragmentary inscription found at Denda Sai, in tehsil Khaga, which mentions Fatehmand Khan, an officer of Sultan Ala-ud-din, obtained a ''Farman'' from him in 1519 A.D. Confusion arises from the fact that in 1519 A.D. there was no king of the name, Ala-ud-din, and the title of the Sultan must be wrong even if the date is correct. Also Denda Sai is about 48 km. from Fatehpur.<ref>{{cite web |title=History {{!}} District Fatehpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://fatehpur.nic.in/history/ |website=fatehpur.nic.in |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Fatehpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,632,733<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=180587|title=District Census 2011|year=2011|publisher=census.gov.in |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<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=30 September 2011 |quote=Nevada 2,700,551 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 154th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert|634|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.05%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Fatehpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 901 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.43%.<ref name="districtcensus" />

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.48% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 2.49% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=4| Fatehpur 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;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,566,474
| style="text-align:right;" | 97.48%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006311 || [[Kauravi dialect|Khari Boli (Kauravi)]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 160
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016038 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 152
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 65,600
| style="text-align:right;" | 2.49%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| N.A. || [[Languages of India|Others]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 347
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|-valign=top class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 2,632,733
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,81,848|13=1911|14=6,72,459|15=1921|16=6,48,065|17=1931|18=6,84,218|19=1941|20=8,01,574|21=1951|22=9,02,928|23=1961|24=10,66,028|25=1971|26=12,78,549|27=1981|28=15,72,751|29=1991|30=18,99,387|31=2001|32=23,08,384|33=2011|34=26,32,733|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|style="text-align:right;"}}
{{bar box
| title = Religions in Fatehpur District
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = right
|caption = source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/district/fatehpur-district-uttar-pradesh-172|title=Fatehpur District Population Religion - Uttar Pradesh, Fatehpur Literacy, Sex Ratio - Census India|website=www.censusindia.co.in|language=en-US|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|Orange|86.40}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|Green|13.32}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|Blue|0.08}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|Yellow|0.02}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|Red|0.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|black|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.16}}
}}

== Sub-districts ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2020}}
The district is divided into 3 [[Tehsils of India|sub-districts (tehsils)]]-
# [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]]
# [[Bindki]]
# [[Khaga]]

These sub-districts are further divided into 13 development blocks:-{{div col|colwidth=16em}}
* Airayan
* Amauli
* Asothar
* Bahua
* Bhitaura
* Devmai
* Dhata
* Haswa
* Hathgam
* Khajuha
* Malwan
* Telyani
* Vijayipur{{div col end}}

'''Korari''':
is a very important place from the archaeological viewpoint. This place has two brick temples, having amazing carving on the outer faces. The temple is tilted in its own axis about 4°. Every panel has a different design.

'''Bhitaura''':
This block headquarters is situated at the bank of holy river Ganges. This is the place where renowned saint Bhrigu worshipped for a long time that's why called Bhrigu Thaura. Here, the flow of river Ganges is towards the north, which is very important from the religious point of view.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

'''Ghazipur''':
This is a very large and ancient town which have a lot of historical accounts.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} Gandhiji, Indira Gandhi, Syam Lal Gupta ‘Parsad’, Hema Malini, Chinese traveller Huan Tsuang, Raj Babbar, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rajesh Pilot, Sushma Swaraj, Jagdambica pal, etc. visited here. Paina Quila (Fort), Ghazipur Quila (Fort; now it's converted into Police station), Dargah, Tuglaki Maszid (Mosque), Murchaura (Battlefield) are few monuments. Mevati muhalla, Kanchanpur, Puranathana, Premnagar, Subhas Market, Purani bazaar, Chauk, and Dera are areas here.

'''Dhata''':
The statue of Ravana make Dhata as a well known town of District. It's being said that this is statue is one of the most attractive statue. The temple of 'Dadua' in Kabraha add more spice in the beauty of the town. Dhata is located at the end of Fatehpur district consisting 12 Purva's. There are total number of 4 banks Bank of Baroda, Baroda UP Bank, co-operative bank and State Bank of India along with 3 ATM's. Suryakund Pakka Talab is one of the most known place of Dhata. The famous shops like Mushir Medical store, Nadan Sweet House, Shriram Sweets (Mahaveer), Dada Mini Bazaar, Kesharvani Vastralay and so on.

==Notable people==
* [[Thakur Dariyav Singh<ref>{{Citation|title=ठाकुर दरियाव सिंह|date=2021-07-12|url=https://hi.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9&oldid=5250510|work=विकिपीडिया|language=hi|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref>]], freedom fighter, during 1857 independence revolution
* [[Sohan Lal Dwivedi]], poet born in the Khutila-sijouli village of [[Bindki]] sub-division
* [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]], independence activist, born in Hathgaon
* [[Rani Rajendra Kumari]], Noted Freedom Fighter, in the 1958 by-election she defeated the UP Chief Minister CB Gupta from Maudaha¹¹.
* [[Niaz Fatehpuri]] (1884–1966), Urdu writer and poet
* [[V. P. Singh]] (1931–2008), the 7th [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister of India]]; was elected to Parliament from [[Fatehpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[Ranvendra Pratap Singh]] (1964–present), State Minister of [[Agriculture in India|Agriculture]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].

==Transport==
===Roadways===
Fatehpur is fairly well connected to other parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[India]] with national and state highways. The [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19 (NH19)]] passes through Fatehpur. Fatehpur is 70 km from [[Kanpur]], 117 km from [[Allahabad]] and state capital [[Lucknow]] is 137 km away. There are frequent buses to [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]], [[Banda, Uttar Pradesh|Banda]], and [[Lucknow]].

Fatehpur is a historic region in the context of the [[Great Indian Mutiny]] of 1857.

===Railways===
This city is connected with important cities by train. Fatehpur Station is on the main route of [[New Delhi]]-[[Howrah]]. Trains are available frequently. It has the longest platform of any station on the route from Howrah to Delhi. This fact is disputed as the shortest platforms are Jhansi (not on Delhi-Howrah route) followed by Dehri-on-Son (on Delhi-Howrah route). "As a matter of fact, the longest platform in India is Gorakhpur (Yes, it's longer than Kharagpur)."& The Chauri Chaura goes to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

On 10 July 2011, a [[Fatehpur derailment|derailment near Malwan]] killed 70 passengers, and injured at more than 300.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Train Crash Death Toll Climbs to 68|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/11/india-train-crash-death-toll?intcmp=239|access-date=12 July 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 July 2011|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

===Air===
The nearest airport is [[Kanpur Airport]] which is 69.6 km from Fatehpur. It is also accessible from Prayagraj airport (124 km) which has flights to more cities than Kanpur airport.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
11. https://www.bundelkhandkesri.com/}}

==External links==
{{Sister project links|fatehpur district}}
* [http://fatehpur.nic.in/ Fatehpur district official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Fatehpur district
|North = [[Rae Bareli district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Kaushambi district]]
|Southeast = [[Chitrakoot district]]
|South = [[Banda district (India)|Banda district]]
|Southwest = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]]
|West = [[Kanpur Nagar district]]
|Northwest = [[Unnao district]]
}}

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