Tikwapur Explained

Tikwapur[1]
Other Name:Tivikrampur
Nickname:Tikmapur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26°N 80°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:state
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kanpur city
Governing Body:Gram Panchayat
Leader Title:Gram Pradhan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2453
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:209206
Registration Plate:UP-78
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kanpur

Tikwapur is an Indian village in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.[2] It is also known by the name of Trivikrampur. Its corrupted name is Tikmapur.

Geographical situation

It is situated in tehsil Ghatampur, district Kanpur of state Uttar Pradesh, India, on left bank of River Yamuna. Tikmapur village is 58 km from Kanpur and 2 km from Kanpur-Sagar National High Way towards west.

Famous persons

Historical Importance

Ratnakar Tripathi's family in the 17th century lived in this village. Three sons of Ratnakar Tripathi were famous for his poetry in medieval India:

Notes and References

  1. http://kanpurnagar.nic.in/Docs/Gram%20panchayat%20list%20in%20english.pdf
  2. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0933_PART_B_DCHB_KANPUR%20NAGAR.pdf Kanpur District census handbook