Fatehpur district

Fatehpur(Haswan) district फ़तेहपुर ज़िला فتح پور ضلع
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Fatehpur(Haswan) district in Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division	Allahabad
Headquarters	Fatehpur, Fatehpur
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Niranjan Jyoti
• Assembly seats	Vikram Singh
Area
• Total	4,152 km2 (1,603 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,675,384
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	58.6%
Major highways	NH 2
Website	Official website

Fatehpur District (Hindi: फ़तेहपुर ज़िला, Urdu: فتح پور ضلع‎) is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district covers an area of 4,152 km². The district has a population of 2,308,384 (2001 Census). Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna, Fatehpur was mentioned in the puranic literature. The ghats of Bhitaura and Asani were described as sacred in the puranas. Bhitaura, the site of the sage Bhrigu, was an important source of learning. Fatehpur district is a part of Allahabad Division.

This district is situated between two important cities: Allahabad, which is also known as "Prayag", and Kanpur of the state Uttar Pradesh. Fatehpur is well connected with those cities by train routes and roads. The distance from Allahabad is 117 km and from Kanpur is 76 km by railway. The north boundary of the district is limited by the river Ganges and its southern boundary is the river Yamuna.

In the Vedic era the region of this district was known as "Antardesh", which means the fertile area between two big rivers. Later, it was known as "Madhyadesh" which means central region. The northern region of the district is influenced with "Avadhi" culture while the southern part shows effect of the "Bundelkhand". The territory covered by the present-day Fatehpur district was part of Vatsa, which was one among sixteen mahajanapadas described in the Buddhist literature.

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