Ghatampur Explained

Ghatampur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.17°N 80.17°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kanpur Nagar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:122
Population Total:40623
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:209206
Registration Plate:UP78

Ghatampur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is 40 km away from Kanpur, the main industrial and educational hub of the state.

History

About 15 km North-East of Ghatampur is the small town of Bhitargaon, site of a historical temple from the Gupta Period. Ghatampur was part of Kanpur district but was merged with Kanpur Nagar after the district's bifurcation into Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Rural.

Earlier, Ghatampur had both a Vidhan Sabha and a Lok Sabha constituency for the election process. The reshuffling of seats by the Election Commission of India led to the creation of the new Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2008 General Elections.

Geography

Ghatampur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 122 meters (400 feet)Ghatampur is situated about 30–40 km from southwest from Kanpur Downtown and about 130 km from Lucknow (State Capital).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where is Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, India on Map Lat Long Coordinates . 2022-09-11 . www.latlong.net.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ghatampur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ghatampur