Ramabai Nagar district

Ramabai Nagar district
रमाबाई नगर जिला

Location of Ramabai Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh
State Uttar Pradesh, India
Administrative division Kanpur
Headquarters Akbarpur, Ramabai Nagar
Area 3,021 km2 (1,166 sq mi)
Population 1,563,340 (2001)
Literacy 66.59%
Tehsils 1. Akbarpur, 2. Derapur, 3. Rasoolabad, 4. Bhognipur and 5. Sikandara
Lok Sabha Constituencies Akbarpur
Assembly Seats 1. Rasulabad, 2. Akbarpur-Raniya, 3. Sikandra and 4. Bhognipur
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Ramabai Nagar district (Hindi: रमाबाई नगर जिला), formerly known as Kanpur Dehat district, is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati, Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division.

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History

Kanpur District was divided into two districts, namely Kanpur-nagar and Kanpur-Dehat in year 1977. The two were reunited again in year 1979 and subsequently separated in year 1981. Uttar Pradesh government decided to rename Kanpur Dehat district as Ramabai Nagar district on 1 July 2010.[1] STD CODE 05114 [[in Kanpur Dehat so maney villages .and from last one year Kanpur Dehat chenged into Ramabai Nagar

Transport

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 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 stations 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 recently 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-electrified. The root of bus from Delhi to Kanpur Dehat as Rasulabad.Nar khurd .Chaubepur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Ramabai Nagar district has a population of 1,795,092 ,[2] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.[4] This gives it a ranking of 268th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 594 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,540 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.82 %.[2] Ramabai Nagar has a sex ratio of 862 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 77.52 %.[2]

Sports

Cricket is a major sport in this city. The local cricket association organizes different types of tournaments. Radheyshyam league is a major Club cricket league being played here.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Ramabai Nagar". District administration. http://www.kanpurdehat.nic.in/. Retrieved 2010-08-18. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est." 
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Nebraska 1,826,341"