Ghatampur

Ghatampur is a city and a municipal board in Kanpur Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.HistoryAbout 15 km North-East of Ghatampur is a small town named Bhitargaon which has a historical temple of the Gupta Period.and about 14 kilometer viillage named Saraiyan is there, in 2012 BDC election In Ghatampur Tahasil Vikash Babu Gupta won election by 600 difference vote. He try to devlop soo many place near Ghatampur like solar lihghts and drainage system. He takes interest in welfereness because he belongs to gupta ancestor.GeographyGhatampur is located at. It has an average elevation of 122 metres (400 feet) Ghatampur is situated about 30–40 km from southwest from Kanpur Downtown and about 120 km from Lucknow (State Capital).FestivalsKushmanda or Kudaha temple is one of the famous worship place of Ghatampur.It is believed to be one of its own kind in the country. People celebrate "Deepdan" on the fourth day of Navaratri. Navaratri is best time to visit Ghatampur. Post navaratri a five-day Ramleela and Krishna Leela is held in the city.The second biggest festival of Ghatampur is "Kartik Purnima" ( say Katki )on this day Ghatampur Municipality holds a fair on the on grounds of the Kushmanda Mata Temple. This town has three government inter colleges to boast of, one of them being Shri Gandhi vidya peeth,Janta inter college and Islamia Inter college and one government girls inter college ( GGIC ).DemographicsIndia census, Ghatampur has a population of 35,638. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghatampur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 55%. In Ghatampur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.