About my City Fatehpur

This district is situated between two important cities Allahabad, which is also known as "Prayag", and Kanpur of state Uttar Pradesh . This is well connected with those cities by train route and by road also . The distance from Allahabad is 117 Km and from Kanpur is 76 Km by railway . The north boundry of the district is limited by river Ganga and southern is ended with river Yamuna .

In the Vedik era the region of this district was known as "Antardesh", which means the fertile area between two big rivers . Later, it was known as "Madhyadesh" which means central region . The northern region of the district is influenced with "Avadhi" culture while southern part shows effect of the "Bundelkhand" . The region of Fatehpur was included in the district Vatsa, which was one among sixteen districts described in the Baudh literature

Contents
1 Historical Places
2 Important Characterstics
3 Railways
4 Roads
5 Markets and areas
6 List of the Schools & Colleges
7 Temples
8 Related Links


Historical Places
Bawani Imali : This monument is the symbol of sacrifices offered by freedom fighters . On 28th April, 1858, fifty two freedom fighters were hanged on an "Imali" tree by the british army . The "Imali" tree still exists, people believe that the growth of tree has stopped after the massacre. This place is very near to town Khajuha in Bindki Subdivision of the district .

Bhitaura : This is block headquarter situated at the bank of holy river Ganga . This is the place where renowned saint Bhrigu worshipped for a long time . Here, flow of river Ganga is towards north direction, which is very important from the religious point of view .

Hathgam : This is also block headquarter and birth place of great freedom fighter Late Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi & renowned Urdu poet Shri Iqbal Verma . It is said, this was populated by Saint Parashar .

Renh : A very old village situated on the bank of river Yamuna . Two decades before a very old idol of Lord Vishnu, made up of precious alloy, was found in this village . Now that idol is in a temple in village Kirtikheda on Bindki Lalauli road .

Shivrajpur : This village is situated at the bank of river Ganga near Bindki, which is a sub-division . In this village, there is a very old temple of Lord Krishna, which is known as "Mirabai Ka Mandir" (temple of Mirabai) . It is said that idol of Lord Krishna was founded by Mirabai, a renowned devotee of Lord Krishna and a member of royal family of Mewar state .

Tenduli : A village situated on Chaudagara-Bindki road . It is believed that victims of snake/dog

biting, persons suffering from parapsychological problems get relief from the temple of Baba Jhamdas in this village.


Important Characterstics
Longitude: 81 20' E
Lattitude: 26 16' N
Height Above MSL: 114.66 M
Area: 4152 Sq.Km
Max.Temp: 45-48 Deg.C (During May & June)
Average Rainfall: 904 mm (per year)
Common Language: Hindi
% of Literacy: 44.6%
STD Code: 05180


Railways
This city is well-connected with important cities by train. Fatehpur Station is on main Route of New Delhi-Hawrah. Trains are available frequently.


Roads
Fatehpur is fairly well connected to other parts of UttarPradesh and India with national and state highways. The national highway (NH2)(Grand Trunk Road known as G.T Road) passes through fatehpur.Fatehpur is 72 Kms far from Kanpur,121 km far from Allahabad and State Capital Lucknow is 120km far.Their are Frequent buses to Kanpur,Allahabad,Banda & Lucknow.


Markets and areas
The main market of Fatehpur city is Chowk. A few other Markets and main Areas of this city are:
HariharGanj
V.I.P Road
LalaBazar
Verma Chauraha
Patel Nagar
Collector Ganj
Shadipur Chauraha
Murain Tola
Civil Lines
Jayaram Nagar
Abu Nagar
Lathi Mohal
Pakka talab
BakarGanj
Deviganj
P.A.C (Police Lines)
RadhaNagar


List of the Schools & Colleges(In Fatehpur City)

Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College,V.I.P Road Fatehpur
Government Inter College (G.I.C)
Maharishi Vidya Mandir
PlayWay English School
A.S Inter College ,Jwalaganj
Goverment Girls Inter College(G.G.I.C)
Muslim Inter College(M.I.C)
MadarSuhag Inter College
Patel Junior HighSchool
Rail Bazar Inter College
Nirankari Inter College
Nav Bharti School
New Munbhavan Nursery School
Tender Hearts School
C.i.c.peeranpur
Dr.satya.n.sec.s.jwalaganj
M.c.r.s.s.devi Ganj
N.h.d.i.c.shadipur
P.g.s.s.lodhi Ganj
S.s.i.c.rail Bazar
Smt.r.a.i.c.devi Ganj
Usha.s.sec.s.radha Nagar
V.b.sec.s.civil Lines

For the List of all schools and Colleges Please See below link:

Temples
District Fatehpur was setup on November 10th, 1826 as a separate district, taking fertile land lying in between river Ganga and river Yamuna. In the Vedic era the region of this district was known as "Antardesh", which means the fertile area between two big rivers.
In the city their are a few famous temples:
kalkan Mandir
Tabeshwar Temple
Hanuman Mandir in Chowk
Bhittora Ghat Temple

Published By Vipul Narayan Singh