Unnao
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Unnao उन्नाव |
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Kanpur Institute of Management Studies on NH 25 in southern city
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| Nickname(s): City of Lakes, Land of Pen and Sword | |
 Unnao
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| Coordinates: 26°33′N 80°29′E / 26.55°N 80.49°ECoordinates: 26°33′N 80°29′E / 26.55°N 80.49°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Founded by | Prashan Singh Bahadur Chauhan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • Body | Unnao Municipal Committee |
| • Chairman of Municipality | Manoj Gupta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,108,367 |
| • Density | 44,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Indian English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 209801 |
| Telephone code | 91-515 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
| Website | www |
The town of Unnao (Hindi: उन्नाव, Urdu: اناو') is the headquarters of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. Unnao is a large industrial city with three industrial suburbs around it. The city is famous for its leather, mosquito net and chemical industries. Unnao is an historical city with many historical buildings and structures. Trans Ganga City, a new satellite town of Unnao is being developed in order to develop Unnao as a major industrial and infrastructural hub as the region comes under Kanpur-Lucknow Counter Magnet Area. Unnao district is a part of Central Ganges Plain of the state covering an area of 4558 km2. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur Metropolitan Area and is the second largest city within the metropolitan area.
The town of Unnao gives its name to the district of which it forms a part. About 1200 years ago, the site of this town was covered with extensive forests. Prashan Singh Chauhan, a Chauhan Rajput, cleared the forests, probably in the third quarter of the 12th century, and founded a town called Sawai Godo, which shortly afterwards passed into the hands of the rulers of the Kannauj, who appointed Khande Singh as the Governor of the place. Unwant Singh, a Chauhan Rajput and a lieutenant of the Governor, killed him and built a fort here, renaming the place as Unnao after himself. In ancient times, the area which comprises Unnao formed part of the Kosala Mahajanapada. It was later included in Oudh. This region has been inhabited since antiquity as traces from ancient times remain at some places in the district. After the First War of Indian Independence in 1857, power was transferred from the British East India Company to the British Crown, by the Queen's Proclamation of 1858. Once the order was restored, the civil administration was re-established in the district which was named Unnao, with headquarters at Unnao. It assumed its present size in 1869. The same year the town of Unnao was constituted a Municipality. There were many rulers with a small estates ruled under the constituency of Unnao proclaimed by British Constituency during early 19's till 1948 until India has been handed over to the interim government of 1948. Later, in 1956 the local throne was handed over to Pahadpur estate, one of the strongest estates in Unnao and had been ruled under Rao ShivBali Singh Bahadur Chauhan, who had served his country as a Royal Indian Army personnel in British rule. Later, in 1970's the custody of Unnao had been succeeded by his descendant and his very own son Rao Ramsajeevan Singh Bahadur Chauhan, who also had served his country in Royal Indian Army. He is blessed with 5 children, 2 Daughters and 3 son and had married to Daughter of Raja Bahadur Singh of Dalpatkheda estate. These all were the unsung parts of history which is available in the history of Unnao book.
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