Ghatampur
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| name = Ghatampur
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kanpur Nagar
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| elevation_m = 122
| population_total = 80500
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
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| postal_code = 209206
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Ghatampur is a town and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.{{Cite web |title=Where is Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, India on Map Lat Long Coordinates |url=https://www.latlong.net/place/ghatampur-uttar-pradesh-india-3141.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.latlong.net}} It is 40 km away from Kanpur, the main industrial and educational hub of the state.
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.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
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.
Geography
Ghatampur is located at {{Coord|26.17|N|80.17|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Ghatampur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ghatampur] 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).
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903013316/http://www.upelections.co.in/ Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2012]
- [http://www.upelections.co.in/uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies/ghatampur Ghatampur Assembly Elections 2012]
- https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/tourist-place/bhitargaon-temple/
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