Mandhana, Kanpur

Mandhana
Mandhana is located in Uttar Pradesh
Mandhana
Mandhana
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°05′E / 26.35°N 80.09°E / 26.35; 80.09
Country India
DistrictKanpur
Government
 • TypeGram Panchayat
 • BodyMandhana Gram Panchayat
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total993
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-78
Nearest cityBithoor, Chobepur, Kalyanpur, Ramnagar
Literacy68.73%
Lok Sabha constituencyAkbarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBithoor

Mandhana is a town in the Kanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kanpur on the Grand Trunk Road to Delhi. As of the 2011 Census of India, the town had 213 households with a population of 993 of which 504 were male and 489 female.[1] It has a 60% literacy rate and is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Chobepur, its sister town. It also falls within the Kanpur metropolitan area. The language commonly spoken is Hindi with accent and tone of Kannauji. The IIT Kanpur is just 7 kilometres from Mandhana and also houses some of the successful alumnus of the institute. Mandhana is also known for private institutes like Maharana Pratap Engineering College and Rama University.

  1. ^ "Mandhana village". Census of India. Retrieved 22 July 2015.