Bighapur

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bighapur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = [[Hindi]](Khariboli and Awadhi) and [[Indian English]]
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| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Nagar panchayat]]
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| image_map = Bighapur block map.png
| map_caption = Map of Bighapur CD block
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.35|N|80.68|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Unnao district|Unnao]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 2.3
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 122
| population_total = 6501
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 209865
| registration_plate = UP35
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Bighapur''' is a town and [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Unnao district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=36-55, 390-416, 525-44 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/UPA.html |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> First officially classified as a town for the [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]],<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Unnao |date=1982 |page=15 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1294/1/28561_1981_UNN.pdf |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> it now serves as a [[tehsil]] headquarters(established in Patan).<ref name="Census 2011"/> Important items manufactured here include clay pots, leather products, and wooden furniture.<ref name="Census 2011"/> As of 2011, the population of Bighapur is 6,501, in 1,201 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

Bighapur is the headquarters of a [[community development block]], which was first inaugurated on 1 October 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's [[Five-Year Plans of India|Five-Year Plans]] at a local and rural level.<ref name="Gazetteer 1979">{{cite book |last1=Baghel |first1=Amar Singh |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Unnao |date=1979 |publisher=Government Press |location=Rampur |pages=150–2 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.2864 |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> As of 2011, the block comprises 128 rural villages, with a total population of 136,589 people in 27,180 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = 2011 Census of India<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| 1981 | 5125
| 1991 | 5935
| 2001 | 6294
| 2011 | 6501
}}
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Bighapur has a population of 6,501 people, in 1,201 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The town's [[sex ratio]] is 927 females to every 1000 males; 3,374 of Bighapur's residents are male (52%) and 3,127 are female (48%).<ref name="Census 2011"/> The 0-6 age group makes up about 10.1% of the town's population; the sex ratio for this group is 918, which is higher than the district urban average of 903.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Members of [[Scheduled Castes]] make up 25.75% of the town's population, while no members of [[Scheduled Tribes]] were recorded.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The town's [[literacy rate]] was 80.9% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (87.7%) than among women and girls (73.5%).<ref name="Census 2011"/> The scheduled castes literacy rate is 70.8% (78.2% among men and boys, and 62.6% among women and girls).<ref name="Census 2011"/>

In terms of employment, 22.8% of Nawabganj residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 11.6%, and the remaining 65.5% were non-workers.<ref name="Census 2011"/> Employment status varied significantly according to gender, with 53.2% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 14.2% of women.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

27.2% of Bighapur residents live in [[slum]] conditions as of 2011.<ref name="Census 2011"/> There are 4 slum areas in Bighapur: Nageshwar Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, and Sandhohi Nagar (the largest).<ref name="Census 2011"/> These range in size from about 60 to 150 households and have between 5 and 50 [[tap water]] access points.<ref name="Census 2011"/> The number of [[flush toilet]]s installed in people's homes ranges from 10 to 35.<ref name="Census 2011"/> All 4 areas are serviced by [[open sewer]]s.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==Education==
'''''There are 3 degree college -'''''
* Maha Pran Nirala (MPN) Degree College, Osiya, Bighapur, Unnao
* Sardar Patel Banshgopal Sanatan Dharm Degree College, Mahai, Bighapur, Unnao
* RAGHURAJA DIGREE COLLEGE

'''''There are few Inter Colleges -'''''
''Aided Inter colleges are''

''Unaided inter colleges are''

'''''There are others Aided and Unaided College which fall in Bighapur Block -'''''

* KAMLAPATI INTER COLLEGE
* LAKSHMI NARAYAN PUBLIC INTER COLLEGE
* PARWATI BALIKA INTER COLLEGE
* SARASWATI GYAN MANDIR INTER COLLEGE
* PATIRAJA INTER COLLEGE

==Healthcare==
Bighapur has one block level hospital near BSNL telephone exchange, Bighapur.

==Transport==
===Rail===
[[Bighapur Railway Station]] is the junction point for [[Rae Bareli]], unchahar, [[Kanpur]], [[Unnao]]. There are total 4 passenger trains which are passes through Bighapur Railway Station and has stoppage also.

===Road===
Bighapur is situated just 30 km away from [[Unnao]] [[Bypass (road)|Bypass]] Gate near Nirala Nagar and distance from [[Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh]] is approx 70 km. Distance between Bighapur and [[Kanpur]] is only 40 km.

== Villages ==
Bighapur CD block has the following 128 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Lalganj, Bighapur (census code 142667)|Lal Ganj]] || 235.9 || 853
|-
| [[Kalaon]] || 321.5 || 785
|-
| [[Rajapur Garhewa]] || 168.6 || 511
|-
| [[Anon, Unnao|Anon]] || 320 || 2,534
|-
| [[Jagdishpur, Bighapur|Jagdish Pur]] || 232.4 || 711
|-
| [[Baijnath Khera]] || 98.9 || 542
|-
| [[Magrayar]] || 886.4 || 4,248
|-
| [[Behta Gopi]] || 311.7 || 1,666
|-
| [[Pahihardo]] || 523 || 2,734
|-
| [[Saidpur, Bighapur|Saidpur]] || 86.7 || 531
|-
| [[Bighapur Kalan]] || 462.8 || 782
|-
| [[Danda Mau]] || 116 || 930
|-
| [[Tikari Mau]] || 59 || 525
|-
| [[Kalhe Pur]] || 123 || 982
|-
| [[Bighapur Khurd]] || 202.1 || 117
|-
| [[Aosiyan]] || 889.6 || 4,514
|-
| [[Premi Khera]] || 38.4 || 213
|-
| [[Sasan, Unnao|Sasan]] || 233.3 || 1,138
|-
| [[Dhuadhar]] || 75 || 476
|-
| [[Mardanpur, Bighapur|Mardanpur]] || 999.1 || 587
|-
| [[Akbabad]] || 310.6 || 2,055
|-
| [[Jagat Khera]] || 133.7 || 646
|-
| [[Shukla Khera]] || 131 || 851
|-
| [[Kukri, Unnao|Kukri]] || 79.7 || 471
|-
| [[Mirmau]] || 64 || 813
|-
| [[Sukhdev Pur]] || 94 || 387
|-
| [[Dhamni Khera]] || 136.4 || 952
|-
| [[Parsanda]] || 229.2 || 1,715
|-
| [[Maharajpur, Unnao|Maharajpur]] || 55.4 || 592
|-
| [[Dainta]] || 80.4 || 464
|-
| [[Bhairam Pur]] || 154.6 || 1,025
|-
| [[Kheswa]] || 202.3 || 1,028
|-
| [[Gauri, Bighapur|Gauri]] || 138.9 || 964
|-
| [[Manpur, Bighapur|Manpur]] || 100.7 || 1,255
|-
| [[Bhogita]] || 340.2 || 1,329
|-
| [[Indemau Nihali Khera]] || 268.8 || 1,691
|-
| [[Goshi Khera]] || 14.7 || 532
|-
| [[Aram, Unnao|Aram]] || 280.8 || 1,108
|-
| [[Rajapur Piprha]] || 199 || 1,076
|-
| [[Katra Diwan Khera]] || 377.8 || 3,282
|-
| [[Bhabe Mau]] || 102 || 651
|-
| [[Nasirpur, Bighapur|Nasirpur]] || 346 || 1,892
|-
| [[Lalganj, Bighapur (census code 142709)|Lalganj]] || 102 || 1,705
|-
| [[Rujhai|Rujihai]] || 162 || 2,289
|-
| [[Dundpur, Bighapur (census code 142711)|Dundpur]] || 104 || 780
|-
| [[Mawaiya]] || 119.4 || 731
|-
| [[Ghatampur Kalan]] || 601.6 || 3,029
|-
| [[Chak Dhaurehara]] || 42.4 || 186
|-
| [[Ghatampur Khurd]] || 349 || 1,526
|-
| [[Pandeypur]] || 272.9 || 813
|-
| [[Naraotampur]] || 38.9 || 411
|-
| [[Bisenmau]] || 52.6 || 484
|-
| [[Pali, Bighapur|Pali]] || 332 || 1,758
|-
| [[Sarhe Mau]] || 144 || 765
|-
| [[Karnai Pur]] || 137 || 701
|-
| [[Sathniwala Khera]] || 373 || 1,328
|-
| [[Adhurj Pur]] || 260 || 746
|-
| [[Kamra Jana Pur]] || 280 || 1,686
|-
| [[Narghva]] || 404 || 394
|-
| [[Chak Khurd Hai]] || 61.4 || 154
|-
| [[Karmi, Unnao|Karmi]] || 437 || 1,281
|-
| [[Garhewa]] || 405.8 || 1,641
|-
| [[Chautari Khurd]] || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Keola Khera]] || 315.2 || 3
|-
| [[Khurd Hai]] || 94 || 247
|-
| [[Piprasar]] || 55 || 585
|-
| [[Duruharu]] || 200.2 || 38
|-
| [[Terhwa]] || 195 || 954
|-
| [[Bbhadaiya Khera]] || 378.5 || 0
|-
| [[Fatehpur, Bighapur|Fatehpur]] || 95 || 499
|-
| [[Katri Bhadaiya Khera]] || 107.1 || 0
|-
| [[Dariyabad, Unnao|Dariyabad]] || 92.6 || 418
|-
| [[Chak Udhaintal]] || 171.2 || 0
|-
| [[Chilauli, Bighapur|Chilauli]] || 791.3 || 1,707
|-
| [[Qutubuddin Garheva]] || 117.6 || 1,145
|-
| [[Terha]] || 373 || 3,909
|-
| [[Belhadyal Ganj]] || 439.4 || 1,461
|-
| [[Saru Khera]] || 233.5 || 2,533
|-
| [[Bardaha, Bihgapur|Bardaha]] || 763.1 || 3,895
|-
| [[Akberpur]] || 823 || 3,075
|-
| [[Rudrpur]] || 185 || 710
|-
| [[Kharjhara]] || 304.3 || 1,235
|-
| [[Kumbhi, Unnao|Kumbhi]] || 687.5 || 3,800
|-
| [[Ratui Khera]] || 193.9 || 358
|-
| [[Barahardo]] || 267.3 || 3,763
|-
| [[Jhagar Pur]] || 202.3 || 757
|-
| [[Chak Patkan Khera]] || 36 || 101
|-
| [[Parauri Chandika Baks]] || 103 || 799
|-
| [[Parauri Harchand]] || 55.2 || 390
|-
| [[Ruppur Joravarpur]] || 83 || 528
|-
| [[Birpur Dithwa]] || 194 || 815
|-
| [[Purauna]] || 424.2 || 2,095
|-
| [[Kandhiani]] || 114.6 || 386
|-
| [[Dundpur, Bighapur (census code 142670)|Dundpur]] || 129.2 || 1,179
|-
| [[Ramnagar Ahetmali]] || 101.9 || 97
|-
| [[Chak Nihali Khera]] || 71.9 || 9
|-
| [[Sagwar]] || 307.4 || 2,815
|-
| [[Bhartipur]] || 157.9 || 1,467
|-
| [[Nihali Khera]] || 112 || 997
|-
| [[Tilokpur, Bighapur|Tilokpur]] || 134 || 1,107
|-
| [[Ramnagar Gair Ahetmali]] || 330.3 || 266
|-
| [[Chak Jalala]] || 88.5 || 8
|-
| [[Kachi Bari]] || 34.7 || 97
|-
| [[Rasulpur Rata Khera]] || 137 || 896
|-
| [[Mishran Khera]] || 303 || 121
|-
| [[Lala Khera Mustahkam]] || 123.6 || 747
|-
| [[Lala Khera Gair Mustahkam]] || 112.9 || 240
|-
| [[Babu Khera Kachhoh]] || 145.5 || 0
|-
| [[Chahlala]] || 227.4 || 200
|-
| [[Jairaj Mau]] || 132.1 || 971
|-
| [[Raipur, Bighapur|Raipur]] || 135.8 || 1,260
|-
| [[Alipur, Unnao|Alipur]] || 148.5 || 2,200
|-
| [[Harishchandrapur, Unnao|Harishchandrapur]] || 71.7 || 831
|-
| [[Pithai Khera Khurd]] || 47.4 || 490
|-
| [[Digvijaipur]] || 339.4 || 605
|-
| [[Gulal Khera]] || 57.2 || 491
|-
| [[Hilgi]] || 70.3 || 456
|-
| [[Navajikhera]] || 25.3 || 205
|-
| [[Majhigawa]] || 329.6 || 1,350
|-
| [[Bay, Unnao|Bay]] || 88.3 || 715
|-
| [[Rawatpur, Bighapur|Rawatpur]] || 329.1 || 2,640
|-
| [[Bhagulekhera]] || 32.6 || 354
|-
| [[Mahrenda]] || 97.6 || 405
|-
| [[Madhopur, Unnao|Madhopur]] || 49.7 || 351
|-
| [[Ganeshikhera]] || 31 || 94
|-
| [[Dhanuhikhera]] || 184 || 2,760
|-
| [[Bhatkherwa Khurd]] || 39.6 || 159
|-
| [[Bhatkherwa Kalan]] || 67.8 || 846
|-
| [[Pankhupur]] || 94.9 || 44
|-
| [[Ratuakhera]] || 98.5 || 29
|-
| [[Manpur Gair Ahtmali]] || 374.5 || 38
|-
| [[Pasniyan Khera]] || 163.2 || 277
|-
| [[Manpurahtmali]] || 91.4 || 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Unnao district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Unnao district]]

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