| Derapur | |
| Other Name: | Derapur |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.4167°N 79.8°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur Dehat |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Ali Ansar Waris (Guddu Fauji) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 209301 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-77 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Derapur is a town in Kanpur Dehat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Tehsil of the same name. Derapur is away from Kanpur city.
Derapur is well connected by trains and roads. Rura is the nearest railway station (NCR) to Derapur town. Rura is towards the north at a distance of where super-fast and express trains are available. It is connected towards east Kanpur Patna, Havrah and towards west Aligarh, Agra, Delhi, etc. It is also connected by roads to the Golden Quadrilateral National Highway of India at Mungisapur, at a distance of towards the south. It is situated on the south bank of the river Sengur.
This temple is situated towards the north-east about from town Derapur, near the left bank of river Sengur. Inside the temple on the floor, from south to north in the direction is installed a 1.40-meter-long mausoleum (Samadhi). Shivlinga is installed on the northern tip of the mausoleum (Samadhi). It is centre of faith of people. It was built in 1893. The crowd of devotees every Monday in the month of Sawan every year.[1] A fair is also held here on Maha Shivaratri festival in the month of Falgun Hindu calendar every year.
Hanuman Temple, also known as Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, is located on Mungisapur Road in Derapur. It was built by Mr. Suraj Narayan Gupta and his wife, Mrs. Uma Devi Gupta. Devotee from Derapur and nearby villages pay their respects to Lord Hanuman at the temple, and the Sunderkand Path is held on a regular basis.
Ram Nath Kovind is 14th President of India. He was ex-Governor of Bihar. Born at village Paraukh, Derapur, Kanpur Dehat district.
All national festivals, Holi, Diwali, Mahashivratri, Shri Krishna Janmashtami, Ramnavami, Makar Sankranti, Eid-ul-Fitr, Rakshabandhan, Hanuman jayanti and other local ones such as Nag-Panchmi, Navratri, Durga Puja are celebrated with enthusiasm. . Savitri vrat and Navratri vrat are main festival of women of town Derapur, At the time of savitri vrat women takes 101 round of banyan tree. Vijayadashami is a most famous festival of the town Derapur. It is celebrated continuously three days. A fair is also organized for 15 days.