Kanpur Dehat District, also called Akbarpur District, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Akbarpur.
Kanpur District was divided into two district namely Kanpur-nagar and Kanpur-Dehat in year 1977. Reunited again in year 1979. Again separated in year 1981.
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Administration
The earlier decision was to establish the District Headquarters in Akbarpur but it is now in MATI. Still some administrative headquarters are in Kanpur Nagar.
Kanpur Dehat has 5 Tehsils and 10 Development Blocks. There are 102 Nyay Panchayats and 613 Gram Sabhas in this district. The Development blocks are Akbarpur. Maitha, Sarwankhera, Derapur, Jhinjhak, Rasoolabad, Amraudha, Malasa, Sandalpur, and Rajpur.
Cities and towns
Census towns of Kanpur Dehat District are: Akbarpur, Amraudha, Gausganj, Jhinjhak, Pukhrayan, Rura, Rajpur, Shivli, Sikandara. Other important settlements are: Asalatganj, Bhognipur, Bharauli, Dharau, Mawar, Mangalpur, Musanagar, Satti, Sheoli.
Transport
The district is well connected by Railways. Three Rail tracks runs 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 Station falling in this route through the district are Bhaupur, Maitha, Roshan Mau Halt, Rura, Ambiyapur, Jhinjhak and Parjani Halt.
The second track is Kanpur to Bombay Railway line . The railway station on this route are Binaur, Rasulpur Gogumau, Tilaunchi, Paman, Lalpur, Malasa, Pukhrayan and Chaunrah. This Railway track is broad gauge and non electrified also belongs to North Central zone.
The third railway line which until reciently was narrow gauge but has now been converted into broad gauge belongs to North Eastern Railway zone. The track runs parallel to river Ganges. This track is also non electrifed.
Kos Minars
Since Mughal road (Grand Trunk Road) passes through it, there are many Kos Minar in the district. Some of them are protected monuments, notable of them are at Bhognipur, Chapar Ghata, Deosar, Gaur, Halia, Jallapur Sikandara, Pailwaru, Pitampur, Raigawan, Rajpur, Sankhiln Buzurg, Sardarpur.
External links
- http://pukhrayanrice.blogspot.com
- http://kanpurdehat.nic.in/small_img_collectorate.jpg
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