| Shivrajpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.8572°N 79.115°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kanpur Nagar |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 11,948 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 209205 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | Code-05112 |
| Registration Plate: | UP78 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 53 percent ♂/♀ |
Shivrajpur is a town and "nagar panchayat" (Notified Area Council) in Kanpur Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Area. Tecson India Solution
Shivrajpur has an ancient temple, Khereshwar, which is associated with Dronacharya and his son Ashwatthama.[1] It was built by Raja Sati Prasad in memory of his queen.[2] This temple is situated on the banks of river Ganges,[2] and according to local legend was built in a day. It is renowned for its beautiful architectural work and unique carving design.[2]
One inter college and one degree college are situated in Shivrajpur near GT road. The described historical temple is very famous all over Kanpur and its name is Khereshwar temple. Near to this temple one temple of Mahakaal is also very famous.
India census, Shivrajpur had a population of 11,948. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shivrajpur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. In Shivrajpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.[3]
Khereshwar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva.[4] [5] It is 40km From Kanpur.[6] Mythology states that Ashwathama still visits this temple every night to perform Puja.[6] It is believed he is in search of Moksha by worshipping Lord Shiva.
This town is connected via National Highway with railway station Kanpur to Farrukhabad North Central Railway line where fast and super fast train are available to Mathura, Agra, Delhi, Meerut, Bilhaur.This town is directly connected by National Highway NH 91 to Kanpur city.
Also, Shivrajpur has direct highway to Lucknow through new Ganga Bridge.