- Geographic Features : 26N to 25 55'N latitude
: 79"30'E to 80"E Longitude
- River Yamuna divides Kanpur-Dehat and Jalaun.
- Area of 3134.95 Sq.Kms.
- Rivers in Kanpur-Dehat -> Isan, 16 Kms;Southern None,26;
Northern None, 55 Kms;Sengur, 63 Kms;Pandu, 30 Kms;
Rind, 115 Kms.
Kanpur-Dehat is surrounded by districts Kanpur-Nagar, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Etawah,
Kannauj. River Yamuna divides Kanpur-Dehat & Jalaun.
Name Kanpur is a transformed version of its original
name Kanhapur given by the two rulers Hindu Singh of Sachendi
and Ghanshyam Singh of Ramaipur. The british ruler Hobson
Johnson found the word difficult to pronounce and he changed it
to Cawnpore. Later it came close to its name as Kanpur.
Kanpur Divided into two district namely Kanpur-Nagar and Kanpur-Dehat
in year 1977. Reunited again in year 1979. Again seperated in year 1981.Akbarpur(MATI)
is the administrative headquarters which is under construction and hence still till the administrative headquarters is in Kanpur Nagar.
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