Hanuman visited this place and now it is a temple named Bijethua

Kadipur Kādīpur
Town
Map showing Kadipur CD block
Kadipur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Kadipur Kadipur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°10′N 82°23′E / 26.17°N 82.38°E / 26.17; 82.38
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sultanpur
Area [1]
• Total	4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	8,010
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional official	Urdu[3]
• Regional	Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	228145
Vehicle registration	UP-44
Blocks	Dostpur, Akhand Nagar, Kadipur, Karaundi Kala

Kadipur is a town, tehsil and a nagar panchayat in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.^[4] It is located a short distance from the bank of the Gomti River, at a crossroads between two roads heading from Sultanpur to Surapur and from Pratapgarh to Dostpur and then on to Akbarpur.^[5] On the north side of town is a stream with a steep ravine that drains the surrounding area.^[5] The road to Sultanpur crosses over this stream on a bridge.^[5] The lands surrounding Kadipur are average quality for agricultural purposes.^[5] As of 2011, Kadipur has a population of 8,010 people, in 1,216 households.^[1]

Kadipur tehsil has 4 blocks: Akhand Nagar, Dostpur, Kadipur and Karaundi Kala. The Chairman of Kadipur is Vijay Bhan Singh.

Geography

Kadipur is located at 26°10′N 82°23′E / 26.17°N 82.38°E / 26.17; 82.38.^[6] It has an average elevation of 90 metres (295 feet).

It is situated on the bank of Gomti River.

History

Kadipur was historically a relatively minor village without any particular importance until it was made the headquarters of a tehsil.^[5] It was chosen mainly because it was centrally located within the tehsil.^[5] At the turn of the 20th century, Kadipur had the tehsil offices, a thana, a pound, and a thriving upper primary school.^[5] It also had a bazar, which was described as "a very small one for a tahsili town".^[5] A village bank had also been established.^[5] As of 1901, its population was 793, with the majority of the population being Brahmins.^[5] Kadipur was then held by some minor Rajkumar zamindars, with some of the Brahmins holding under-proprietary rights.^[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Kadipur had a total population of 8,010, of which 4,114 were males and 3,896 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,083. The total number of literates in Kadipur was 5,571, which constituted 69.6% of the population with male literacy of 75.6% and female literacy of 63.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Kadipur was 80.4%, of which male literacy rate was 87.2% and female literacy rate was 73.2%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,304. Kadipur had 1216 households in 2011.^[2]

According to the 2001 census, Kadipur had a population of 6795. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kadipur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kadipur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[7]

Amenities

As of 2011, Kadipur has 2 hospitals with a total of 34 beds.^[1] It has 17 primary schools.^[1] There is no public library.A fire station is under construction on Chanda Road almost one kilometre from the Patel Chowk;  .^[1] Wastewater and sewage are disposed of using an open drainage system.^[1] Water supply comes from both tube well and hand pump sources.^[1]

Villages

Kadipur CD block has the following 94 villages:^[1]

References