Fatehpur district

Fatehpur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh Located in the banks of the sacred rivers Ganga and Jamuna, Fatehpur founds mention in the puranic literature. The ghats of Bhitora and Asni were described as sacred in the purans. Bhitora, the site of the Great Sage Bhrigu, was an important source of learning. The Bajpai famiy from Mauzmabad has played an important role in the development of the city. Famous for there grandeur and literary frame of mind the family played a vital role in the strugggle against the brtish. Vasudev Bajpai, a learned poet famous for his creation "Hamir huth" is considered one of the outstanding poets of his times. state of India. Fatehpur district is a part of Allahabad Division.

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Historical Places

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Bawani Imali : This monument is the symbol of sacrifices offered by freedom fighters . On 28th April, 1858, fifty two freedom fighters were hanged on an "Imali" tree by the british army . The "Imali" tree still exists, people believe that the growth of tree has stopped after the massacre. This place is very near to town Khajuha in Bindki Subdivision of the district .

Bhitaura : This is block headquarter situated at the bank of holy river Ganga . This is the place where renowned saint Bhrigu worshipped for a long time . Here, flow of river Ganga is towards north direction, which is very important from the religious point of view .

Hathgam : This is also block headquarter and birth place of great freedom fighter Late Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi & renowned Urdu poet Shri Iqbal Verma . It is said, this was populated by Saint Parashar .

Renh : A very old village situated on the bank of river Yamuna . Two decades before a very old idol of Lord Vishnu, made up of precious alloy, was found in this village . Now that idol is in a temple in village Kirtikheda on Bindki Lalauli road .

Shivrajpur : This village is situated at the bank of river Ganga near Bindki, which is a sub-division . In this village, there is a very old temple of Lord Krishna, which is known as "Mirabai Ka Mandir" (temple of Mirabai) . It is said that idol of Lord Krishna was founded by Mirabai, a renowned devotee of Lord Krishna and a member of royal family of Mewar state .

Tenduli : A village situated on Chaudagara-Bindki road . It is believed that victims of snake/dog biting, persons suffering from parapsychological problems get relief from the temple of Baba Jhamdas in this village .

                                                                  --Vipulns 12:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

About city life

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                    Important Characterstics

                  Longitude :                 81 20' E
                  Lattitude :                 26 16' N
                  Height Above MSL :          114.66 M
                  Area :                      4152 Sq.Km
                  Max.Temp :                  45-48 Deg.C (During May & June)
                  Average Rainfall  :         904 mm (per year)
                  Common Language :           Hindi
                  % of Literacy :             44.6%
                  STD Code :                  05180

Railways This city is well connected with important cities by train route. Fatehpur Station is on main Route of New Delhi-Hawrah.Trains are available frequently.

Roads

Fatehpur is fairly well connected to other parts of UttarPradesh and India with national and state highways. The national highway (NH2)(Grand Trunk Road known as G.T Road) passes through fatehpur.Fatehpur is 72 Kms far from Kanpur,121 km far from Allahabad and State Capital Lucknow is 120km far.

Local Transport

Inside Fatehpur, there is proper public transport.RichShaws, Tempos are available.Fatehpur is now developing.Condition of roads is better as compare to Previous year.By Area wise ,City is not very big.Markets like Chowk,HariharGanj,Railbazar,Deviganj,LalaBazar,Patel nagar,Shadipur,civilines are connected properly.In most of the Chaurahas Hellogen lights are available.As compare to kanpur,it is very less polluted city.

Markets & Areas

The main market of Fatehpur city is Chowk.Few other Markets and main Areas of this city are:

   * HariharGanj                * V.I.P Road
   * LalaBazar                  * Verma Chauraha                       
   * Patel Nagar                * Collector Ganj
   * Shadipur Chauraha          * Murain Tola
   * Civil Lines                * Jayaram Nagar
   * Abu Nagar                  * Lathi Mohal
   * Pakka talab                * BakarGanj
   * Deviganj                   * P.A.C (Police Lines)
   * RadhaNagar

List of the Schools & Colleges   
 

Their is long list of good colleges in the city. The List of few schools are:

  1) Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College,V.I.P  Road Fatehpur
  2) Government Inter College (G.I.C)
  3) Maharishi Vidya Mandir
  4) PlayWay English School
  5) A S Inter College ,Jwalaganj
  6) Goverment Girls Inter College(G.G.I.C)
  7) Muslim Inter College
  8) MadarSuhag Inter College
  9) Patel Junior HighSchool
 10) Rail Bazar Inter College
 11) Nirakari Inter College
 12) Nav Bharti School
 13) New Munbhavan Nursery School
 14) Tender Hearts School
 15) C.i.c.peeranpur
 16) Dr.satya.n.sec.s.jwalaganj
 17) M.c.r.s.s.devi Ganj
 18) N.h.d.i.c.shadipur
 19) P.g.s.s.lodhi Ganj
 20) S.s.i.c.rail Bazar
 21) Smt.r.a.i.c.devi Ganj
 22) Usha.s.sec.s.radha Nagar
 23) V.b.sec.s.civil Lines

• These are list of few schools.

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                                                       --Vipulns 12:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

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