Phaphund

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| settlement_type = town

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Auraiya

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| government_type = Nagar Panchayat

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| elevation_m = 133

| population_total = 15,341

| population_as_of = 2001

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Phaphund is a town and a nagar panchayat in Auraiya district in the India state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Phaphund is located at {{coord|26.6|N|79.47|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Phaphund.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phaphund] It has an average elevation of 133 metres (436 feet).

History

Phaphund was listed in the Ain-i Akbari ({{circa}} 1595) as a mahal under sarkar Kannauj. It was listed with an assessed revenue of 5,432,391 dams and was expected to supply 2,000 infantry and 300 cavalry to the Mughal army.{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |author1-link=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |translator-last1=Jarrett |translator-first1=Henry Sullivan |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=21 January 2021}}{{rp|185}}

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Phaphund had a population of 15,341. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Phaphund has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Phaphund, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

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Category:Cities and towns in Auraiya district

Category:Parganas of sarkar Kannauj listed in the Ain-i-Akbari