Rura

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Rura
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Rura
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°29′N79°54′E / 26.48°N 79.9°E / 26.48; 79.9
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Founded bySantosh Pandey
Government
 • ChairmanRam ji Gupta
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
15,206
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
209303
Vehicle registration UP 77
Website www.kanpurdehat.nic.in

Rura is a Nagar Panchayat in Kanpur Dehat District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of Lower Ganga canal, 49 km from Kanpur Nagar.

Contents

Education

Places of worship

  1. Waneshwar Mahadev Temple [1]
  2. Parhul Devi Temple, Lamahra [1]
  3. Durga Temple
  4. Patha Mai Temple
  5. Balaji Temple, Dhanirampur
  6. Shiv Bajrang Dham, Kishunpur
  7. Bajrang Bali Dham Tanki Talab
  8. Town Church

Transport

Rura bus stand is situated at Akbarpur Road and Derapur Road meet point. People can get bus for Akbarpur, Raniya, Fazalganj, Ramadevi and Galuwapur, Derapur Route. Bus is also available to Mangalpur via Derapur, Nonari & Dilval. Another bus stand at canal bridge, From where people may get bus to Sheoli, Kalyanpur & Kanpur, and other route to Billhaur via Jhinjhak, Rasulabad and another to Bilhaur via Banipara, Minda ka Kunwa.

Rura railway station is the primary railway station in the town on Howrah–Delhi main line. The station is under the administration of Udit Pandey and North Central railway zone. Kanpur Central is the nearest major railway station. [2]

Following are the express trains stopping at Rura railway station:

  1. Gomti Express
  2. Unchahar Express
  3. Sikkim Mahananda Express
  4. Sangam Express (towards Meerut City)]]
  5. Agra-Lucknow Intercity Express
  6. Patna-Kota Express
  7. Tatanagar/Sambalpur- Jammu Tawi Express

Following are the passenger trains stopping at Rura railway station:

  1. Phaphund <=> Kanpur Central MEMU
  2. Tundla <=> Kanpur Central MEMU
  3. Etawah <=> Kanpur Central MEMU
  4. Aligarh Jn. <=> Kanpur Central Fast MEMU

Geography

Rura is located at 26°29′N79°54′E / 26.48°N 79.9°E / 26.48; 79.9 . [3] It has an average elevation of 127 metres (416 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [4] Rura had a population of 35,206. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rura has an average literacy rate of 70%, lower than the national average of 75%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rura, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of Kanpur-Dehat". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "कालपी-रूरा समेत कई स्टेशन 'आदर्श' श्रेणी में".
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rura
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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