Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
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Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat अकबरपुर |
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 Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat
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| Coordinates: 26°22′44″N 79°57′04″E / 26.379°N 79.951°ECoordinates: 26°22′44″N 79°57′04″E / 26.379°N 79.951°E | |
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 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kanpur Dehat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 17,368 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Akbarpur (Hindi: अकबरपुर, Urdu: اکبر پور) is a town and a Municipality in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur Metropolitan Area.
LokSabha constuency : 44 Akbarpur
Name of parliament member: Devendra Singh @ Bhole (BJP)
Source : Election Commission of India
As of 2001[update] India census, Akbarpur had a population of 17,368. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Akbarpur has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Railways
Akbarpur is not Railway station but it is connected with Rura (NCR)
Railway station. Rura is connected with express &super fast trains to Delhi,Howrah,Lucknow.Agra,Patna,Meerut,Jammu etc. Rura is a main Railway Station of Akbarpur, (Kanpur Dehat) . Another mini railway station is Lalpur.
Airways Kanpur Airport is nearest airport.
Roadways Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 19 (India) passes through Akbarpur city District Kanpur Dehat. Which is connected to all major cities of India. Lucknow-Jhansi another National High Way passes through its. A C , non A C & Sleeper buses are available here for different cities of India.
All national festivals, Holi, Diwali, Mahashivratri, Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Ramnavami, Makara Sankranti, Eid-ul-Fitr, Rakshabandhan, Hanuman jayanti and other local ones such as Nag-Panchmi, Navratri, Durga Puja are celebrated with enthusiasm. A Glimpse of Bengal can be seen in the City of Akbarpur. During the Durga puja celebrations several cultural events are organized and is celebrated on a large scale. Thousands of people daily visits the puja pandal to get the blessings of Goddess Durga. Savitri vrat and Navratri vrat are main festival of womens of city Akbarpur,At the time of savitri vrat women takes 101 round of banyan tree. Vijyadashmi is most famous festival of the city Akbarpur. It is celebrated continuously one month. A fair is also organized for 15 days.
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