Coordinates: 26°10′N 80°10′E / 26.17°N 80.17°E / 26.17; 80.17

Ghatampur

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Ghatampur
Town
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictKanpur Nagar
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
80,500
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
209206
Vehicle registrationUP78

Ghatampur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is 40 km away from Kanpur, the main industrial and educational hub of the state.

Geography

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Ghatampur is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 122 meters (400 feet) Ghatampur is situated about 30–40 km from southwest from Kanpur Downtown and about 130 km from Lucknow (State Capital).

History

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About 15 km North-East of Ghatampur is the small town of Bhitargaon, site of a historical temple from the Gupta Period. Ghatampur was part of Kanpur district but was merged with Kanpur Nagar after the district's bifurcation into Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Rural.[citation needed]

Earlier, Ghatampur had both a Vidhan Sabha and a Lok Sabha constituency for the election process. The reshuffling of seats by the Election Commission of India led to the creation of the new Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2008 General Elections.

References

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