Mandhana, Kanpur
| Mandhana | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Mandhana Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°ECoordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Kanpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram Panchayat |
| • Body | Mandhana Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 993 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-78 |
| Nearest city | Bithoor, Chobepur, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar |
| Literacy | 68.73% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Akbarpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bithoor |
Mandhana is a town in the Kanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road to Delhi. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village 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 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Chobepur, its sister town. It also falls within the Kanpur Metropolitan Area. The language commonly spoken is Kannauji.
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. 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 Airport is the nearest airport but has no flights to major cities. Kanpur Airport is the nearest domestic airport while nearest international airport is at Lucknow. Mandhana is the location of Maharana Pratap Engineering College and Rama University. IIT Kanpur is just 7 kilometres from Mandhana.
Tourist attractions
The pilgrimage spot of Bithoor is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the town and the SAI Temple 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away.
References
- ↑ "Mandhana village". Census of India. Retrieved 22 July 2015.