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Bighapur

Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°41′E / 26.35°N 80.68°E / 26.35; 80.68
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Bighapur
Map of Bighapur CD block
Map of Bighapur CD block
Bighapur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bighapur
Bighapur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bighapur is located in India
Bighapur
Bighapur
Bighapur (India)
Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°41′E / 26.35°N 80.68°E / 26.35; 80.68
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Area
 • Total2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,501
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP35
Websiteup.gov.in

Bighapur is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] First officially classified as a town for the 1981 census,[2] it now serves as a tehsil headquarters(established in Patan).[1] Important items manufactured here include clay pots, leather products, and wooden furniture.[1] As of 2011, the population of Bighapur is 6,501, in 1,201 households.[1]

Bighapur is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 October 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level.[3] As of 2011, the block comprises 128 rural villages, with a total population of 136,589 people in 27,180 households.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1981 5,125—    
1991 5,935+15.8%
2001 6,294+6.0%
2011 6,501+3.3%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

According to the 2011 census, Bighapur has a population of 6,501 people, in 1,201 households.[1] The town's sex ratio is 927 females to every 1000 males; 3,374 of Bighapur's residents are male (52%) and 3,127 are female (48%).[1] The 0-6 age group makes up about 10.1% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 918, which is higher than the district urban average of 903.[1] Members of Scheduled Castes make up 25.75% of the town's population, while no members of Scheduled Tribes were recorded.[1] The town's literacy rate was 80.9% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (87.7%) than among women and girls (73.5%).[1] The scheduled castes literacy rate is 70.8% (78.2% among men and boys, and 62.6% among women and girls).[1]

In terms of employment, 22.8% of Nawabganj residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.[1] Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.6%, and the remaining 65.5% were non-workers.[1] Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 53.2% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 14.2% of women.[1]

27.2% of Bighapur residents live in slum conditions as of 2011.[1] There are 4 slum areas in Bighapur: Nageshwar Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, and Sandhohi Nagar (the largest).[1] These range in size from about 60 to 150 households and have between 5 and 50 tap water access points.[1] The number of flush toilets installed in people's homes ranges from 10 to 35.[1] All 4 areas are serviced by open sewers.[1]

Education

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Degree colleges:

  • Maha Pran Nirala (MPN) Degree College, Osiya, Bighapur, Unnao
  • Sardar Patel Banshgopal Sanatan Dharm Degree College, Mahai, Bighapur, Unnao
  • Raghuraja Degree College

Inter Colleges:

  • Kamlapati Inter College
  • Lahshmi Narayan Public Inter College
  • Parwati Balika Inter College
  • Saraswati Gyan Mandir Inter College
  • Patiraja Inter College

Healthcare

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Bighapur has one block level hospital near BSNL telephone exchange, Bighapur.

Transport

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Rail

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Bighapur Railway Station is the junction point for Rae Bareli, unchahar, Kanpur, Unnao. There are total 4 passenger trains which are passes through Bighapur Railway Station and has stoppage also.

Road

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Bighapur is situated just 30 km away from Unnao Bypass Gate near Nirala Nagar and distance from Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh is approx 70 km. Distance between Bighapur and Kanpur is only 40 km.

Villages

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Bighapur CD block has the following 128 villages:[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Lal Ganj 235.9 853
Kalaon 321.5 785
Rajapur Garhewa 168.6 511
Anon 320 2,534
Jagdish Pur 232.4 711
Baijnath Khera 98.9 542
Magrayar 886.4 4,248
Behta Gopi 311.7 1,666
Pahihardo 523 2,734
Saidpur 86.7 531
Bighapur Kalan 462.8 782
Danda Mau 116 930
Tikari Mau 59 525
Kalhe Pur 123 982
Bighapur Khurd 202.1 117
Aosiyan 889.6 4,514
Premi Khera 38.4 213
Sasan 233.3 1,138
Dhuadhar 75 476
Mardanpur 999.1 587
Akbabad 310.6 2,055
Jagat Khera 133.7 646
Shukla Khera 131 851
Kukri 79.7 471
Mirmau 64 813
Sukhdev Pur 94 387
Dhamni Khera 136.4 952
Parsanda 229.2 1,715
Maharajpur 55.4 592
Dainta 80.4 464
Bhairam Pur 154.6 1,025
Kheswa 202.3 1,028
Gauri 138.9 964
Manpur 100.7 1,255
Bhogita 340.2 1,329
Indemau Nihali Khera 268.8 1,691
Goshi Khera 14.7 532
Aram 280.8 1,108
Rajapur Piprha 199 1,076
Katra Diwan Khera 377.8 3,282
Bhabe Mau 102 651
Nasirpur 346 1,892
Lalganj 102 1,705
Rujihai 162 2,289
Dundpur 104 780
Mawaiya 119.4 731
Ghatampur Kalan 601.6 3,029
Chak Dhaurehara 42.4 186
Ghatampur Khurd 349 1,526
Pandeypur 272.9 813
Naraotampur 38.9 411
Bisenmau 52.6 484
Pali 332 1,758
Sarhe Mau 144 765
Karnai Pur 137 701
Sathniwala Khera 373 1,328
Adhurj Pur 260 746
Kamra Jana Pur 280 1,686
Narghva 404 394
Chak Khurd Hai 61.4 154
Karmi 437 1,281
Garhewa 405.8 1,641
Chautari Khurd 0 0
Keola Khera 315.2 3
Khurd Hai 94 247
Piprasar 55 585
Duruharu 200.2 38
Terhwa 195 954
Bbhadaiya Khera 378.5 0
Fatehpur 95 499
Katri Bhadaiya Khera 107.1 0
Dariyabad 92.6 418
Chak Udhaintal 171.2 0
Chilauli 791.3 1,707
Qutubuddin Garheva 117.6 1,145
Terha 373 3,909
Belhadyal Ganj 439.4 1,461
Saru Khera 233.5 2,533
Bardaha 763.1 3,895
Akberpur 823 3,075
Rudrpur 185 710
Kharjhara 304.3 1,235
Kumbhi 687.5 3,800
Ratui Khera 193.9 358
Barahardo 267.3 3,763
Jhagar Pur 202.3 757
Chak Patkan Khera 36 101
Parauri Chandika Baks 103 799
Parauri Harchand 55.2 390
Ruppur Joravarpur 83 528
Birpur Dithwa 194 815
Purauna 424.2 2,095
Kandhiani 114.6 386
Dundpur 129.2 1,179
Ramnagar Ahetmali 101.9 97
Chak Nihali Khera 71.9 9
Sagwar 307.4 2,815
Bhartipur 157.9 1,467
Nihali Khera 112 997
Tilokpur 134 1,107
Ramnagar Gair Ahetmali 330.3 266
Chak Jalala 88.5 8
Kachi Bari 34.7 97
Rasulpur Rata Khera 137 896
Mishran Khera 303 121
Lala Khera Mustahkam 123.6 747
Lala Khera Gair Mustahkam 112.9 240
Babu Khera Kachhoh 145.5 0
Chahlala 227.4 200
Jairaj Mau 132.1 971
Raipur 135.8 1,260
Alipur 148.5 2,200
Harishchandrapur 71.7 831
Pithai Khera Khurd 47.4 490
Digvijaipur 339.4 605
Gulal Khera 57.2 491
Hilgi 70.3 456
Navajikhera 25.3 205
Majhigawa 329.6 1,350
Bay 88.3 715
Rawatpur 329.1 2,640
Bhagulekhera 32.6 354
Mahrenda 97.6 405
Madhopur 49.7 351
Ganeshikhera 31 94
Dhanuhikhera 184 2,760
Bhatkherwa Khurd 39.6 159
Bhatkherwa Kalan 67.8 846
Pankhupur 94.9 44
Ratuakhera 98.5 29
Manpur Gair Ahtmali 374.5 38
Pasniyan Khera 163.2 277
Manpurahtmali 91.4 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 36–55, 390–416, 525–44. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao (PDF). 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ Baghel, Amar Singh (1979). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao. Rampur: Government Press. pp. 150–2. Retrieved 12 July 2021.