Bithoor

Bithoor Brahmavart
town
Brahmavart Ghat Picture taken on Shivaratri day shows the pilgrims about to start their two-day austerity trek.
Bithoor Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°36′46″N 80°16′19″E / 26.6127°N 80.2719°E / 26.6127; 80.2719Coordinates: 26°36′46″N 80°16′19″E / 26.6127°N 80.2719°E / 26.6127; 80.2719
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur
Government
• Type	Local govt.
• Body	Town Area
Population (2001)
• Total	9,647
Languages
• Official	Hindi, urdu, Awadhi & English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	0512
Vehicle registration	UP-78
Website	Official Website

Bithoor or Bithur is a small town in Kanpur District, 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the Ganga, and is the centre of Hindu pilgrimage. According to Hindu mythology, Bithoor is the birthplace of Ram's sons Luv and Kush. Bithoor is also the centre for Revolt of 1857 as Nana Sahib, a popular freedom fighter who was based there. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur Metropolitan Area.

Bithoor has been closely associated with the Indian independence movement, especially the Indian Rebellion of 1857. It was at one time home to many of the rebellion's most prominent participants including the Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmi Bai. During the British Raj, Bithur used to be part of Cawnpore district (now Kanpur) in the United Provinces. The last of the Peshwas, Baji Rao II, was banished to Bithur; his adopted son, Nana Sahib, made the town his headquarters. Bithur was captured by General Havelock on July 19, 1857. The town was laid waste by the British who razed Nana Sahib's palace and the temples in the town in retaliation for the brutal killing of over 300 British men, women and children who had been lured out of their defences at Cawnpore with a promise of truce during the Siege of Cawnpore.