Fatehpur district

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Historical places
Bawani Imali: This monument is the symbol of sacrifices offered by freedom fighters. On 28 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 thats why called BHRIGU THAURA. 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.

BINDKI: It's a very old city about 15 miles off fatehpur which was named after its emperor raja VENUKI. A very rich city by its secularism having fertile land lying in between river Ganga & river Yamuna. Thus, this is among a few oldest in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Besides having a grand religious and historical background, this is motherland of Martyr Jodha Singh Ataiya, and many other freedom fighters & renowned Hindi poet Rashtra-kavi Sohan Lal Dwivedi.

Important characteristics

 * Longitude: 81 20' E
 * Latitude: 26 16' N
 * Height above MSL: 114.66 M
 * Area: 4152 km²
 * Max.Temp: 45-48 °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 km far from Kanpur, 121 km far from Allahabad and State Capital Lucknow is 120 km far. There are frequent buses to Kanpur, Allahabad, Banda, and Lucknow.

Markets and areas
The main market of Fatehpur city is Chowk. A few other markets and main areas of this city are:
 * Chowk (main market)
 * HariharGanj
 * V.I.P Road
 * LalaBazar
 * Verma Chauraha
 * Patel Nagar
 * Collector Ganj
 * Chaudhrana
 * Shadipur Chauraha
 * Murain Tola
 * Civil Lines
 * Jayaram Nagar
 * Abu Nagar
 * Abunagar Kakaraha
 * Lathi Mohal
 * Pakka talab
 * BakarGanj
 * Deviganj
 * P.A.C (Police Lines)
 * RadhaNagar
 * Kheldar
 * Krishnabihari nagar
 * Shyam Nagar (PAC Road) Agni Chauhan

List of the schools & colleges

 * 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
 * Government 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
 * Mahabharat Computer Education (near B.R.Ambedkar college)
 * 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
 * St. Joseph Lal Kothi
 * Smt.r.a.i.c.devi Ganj
 * Usha.s.sec.s.radha Nagar
 * V.b.sec.s.civil Lines
 * Fatehpur Public School, G.T.Road,Baqargunj, Fatehpur
 * S.D.Public School, Sant Nager, Dhakauli Fatehpur

Schools in Bindki-


 * D.i.c. Bindki
 * Gandhi H.s. Old Bindki
 * Nehru I.c. Bindki
 * Rajkiya S.d.g.i.c. Bindki
 * S.m.m.sanskrit V. Bindki
 * Sarvoday Inter College

Temples
District Fatehpur was set up on, as a separate district, taking fertile land lying in between river  and river. 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 there are a few famous temples:
 * Jai Siddheshwar Temple, Chandiyana
 * Kalkan Mandir
 * Tambeshwar Temple
 * Hanuman Mandir, Chowk
 * Bhittora Ghat Temple
 * bara shivala temple

Related links

 * http://www.fatehpur.nic.in