Bighapur

Bighapur is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India. First officially classified as a town for the 1981 census, it now serves as a tehsil headquarters(established in Patan). Important items manufactured here include clay pots, leather products, and wooden furniture. As of 2011, the population of Bighapur is 6,501, in 1,201 households.

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Locality: Bighapur
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 6,409
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Bighapur
Settlement.native_name_lang: Hindi(Khariboli and Awadhi) and Indian English
Settlement.settlement_type: Nagar panchayat
Settlement.image_map: Bighapur block map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Bighapur CD block
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Unnao
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.3
Settlement.elevation_m: 122
Settlement.population_total: 6501
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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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 at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 128 rural villages, with a total population of 136,589 people in 27,180 households.

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