| Kalyanpur | |
| North-Western Suburb of Kanpur | |
| — city — | |
|
|
|
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District(s) | Kanpur |
| Nearest city | Kanpur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kalianpur |
| Assembly constituency | Kalianpur(w),Kalianpur(e), Kalianpur - Rural |
| Civic agency | Kalianpur Police Station |
| Population | 112,014 |
| Literacy | 91% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kalianpur is a small town and railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about 15 km from Kanpur, on the Grand Trunk Road towards Delhi, it is effectively a suburb of Kanpur. The Post Office is spelled Kalyanpur, but the station is named Kalianpur, while British records often have it as Kullianpur. Kalyanpur is also the name of a different village in East UP.
Contents |
During the War of Indian Independence of 1857, the mutineering sepoys were marching to Delhi to join the emperor. After a days march, they had camped at Kalianpur on 7 June, when they were met by Nana Sahib and Azimullah and convinced to turn back.[1]
The suburb of Kalyanpur lies in the North Kanpur.The suburb covers a large area and consists of several large and small areas. The main areas are Indira Nagar, Avas Vikas Colonies, Navsheel Dham, Shivli road, Bithoor Road, Guba Gardens, Mirzapur, Bara Sirohi and proper Kalyanpur. Avas Vikas Colonies and Navsheel Dham are new colonies and are moderately planned. The proper Kalyanpur area consists of mostly single storey houses situated in a congested manner.
The area of Indira Nagar is one of the cleanest and greenest areas of Kanpur. It is situates 1.5 km north of Kalyanpur. Though the area has its own post office it is considered as a part of the Kalyanpur suburb. Buddha Park built by Mayawati is located in Indira Nagar. It is the largest park in whole of the city.
The suburb of Kalyanpur has one railway station, one Police station, one telephone exchange, 5 petrol pumps, 4 schools, 2 colleges.
Kanpur University is located here. Kalianpur hosts several educational institutions including the National Sugar Institute and The Indian Institute of Pulses Research, whilst Kanpur Polytechnic and the famous technical institute IIT Kanpur campus are both situated nearby.
Other schools include DPS Kalyanpur, Dr.V.S.E.C. Awadhpuri, Woodbine Gardenia School,etc.
The area has one of the largest vegetable markets in the city due its proximity to the rural areas and nearby districts of western Uttar Pradesh. The suburb lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road commonly known as G.T.Road towards Delhi which is situated 415 km away. The Kanpur-Kasganj-Aligarh-Bhiwani Railway line runs just parallel to the G.T.Road in Kalyanpur.
The suburb is well connected with rest of the city by road as well as railways.The industrial area of Panki lies 5 km south of Kalyanpur and is well connected with Kalyanpur.
The pilgrimage village of Bithoor, 12 km away, connects to the GT road here. Bithoor is connected with Kalyanpur with 2 roads. Formerly the Metre gauge line ran through Kalyanpur and was connected to Brahmavarta Station in Bithoor. But due to conversion of the metre gauge railway line to broad gauge line under Unigauge the railway route to Bithoor was subsequently closed and the Brahvarta station now remains deserted. There were vital demands from the public to restart the railway route connecting Kanpur Central railway station to Brahmavarta,Bithoor though the matter remains reserved. The Government is planning new townships in Kalyanpur suburb and many real estates are coming up in the suburb.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||