Mandhana, Kanpur Explained

Mandhana
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.35°N 80.09°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Name2:Kanpur
Government Type:Gram Panchayat
Governing Body:Mandhana Gram Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:20
Population Total:993
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:209217
Registration Plate:UP-78
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bithoor, Chobepur, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:68.73%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Akbarpur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Bithoor

Mandhana is a town in the Kanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, situated about from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road to Delhi., the town had 213 households with a population of 993 of which 504 were male and 489 female.[1] It has a 60% literacy rate and is from Chobepur, its sister town. It also falls within the Kanpur metropolitan area. The language commonly spoken is Hindi with accent and tone of Kannauji. The IIT Kanpur is just 7 kilometres from Mandhana and also houses some of the successful alumnus of the institute. Mandhana is also known for private institutes like Maharana Pratap Engineering College and Rama University.

Travel

Mandhana has a bus station on National Highway 91 (Grand Trunk Road) and buses for Kanpur, Kannauj, Ghaziabad, Allahabad and Fatehpur are easily available. The UPSRTC city buses of Kanpur Metropolitan Bus Service have routes from Mandhana to different localities and cities within Kanpur Metropolitan Area. Mandhana has a railway station on the Kanpur-Farrukhabad line with an additional railway line to Bithoor railway station which is being converted into broad gauge. IIT Kanpur Flight lab Aerodrome is the nearest landing facility though not for public use. Kanpur Airport is the nearest domestic airport while nearest international airport is at Lucknow.

Tourist attractions

The major tourist attractions are:-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandhana village. Census of India. 22 July 2015.