Mandhana, Kanpur

Mandhana
suburb
Mandhana

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E / 26.35; 80.09Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E / 26.35; 80.09
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur
Population
  Total 993
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP-78
Nearest city Bithoor, Chobepur, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar
Literacy 60%
Lok Sabha constituency Akbarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bithoor

Mandhana is a town in the Kanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road to Delhi. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 213 households with a population of 993 of which 504 were male and 489 female.[1] It has a 60% literacy rate and is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Chobepur, a suburb of Kanpur. It also falls within the Kanpur Metropolitan Area. The language commonly spoken is Awadhi.

Travel

Mandhana has a bus station and UPSRTC Buses of Kanpur have routes from Mandhana to different localities. Mandhana has a railway station on the Kanpur-Farrukhabad line while Kalyanpur Airstrip is the nearest airport. Mandhana is the location of Maharana Pratap Engineering College and Rama Medical College. Kanpur IIT is close to Mandhana.

Tourist attractions

The pilgrimage spot of Bithoor is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town and the SAI Temple 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away.

References

  1. "Mandhana village". Census of India. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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