Bithoor
Sign in to saveBithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur district, 25 km (15mi) by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges, and is a centre of Hindu pilgrimage. Bithoor is also the centre for War of Independence of 1857 as Nana Sahib, a popular freedom fighter who was based there. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur metropolitan area.
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Key facts
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- Bithoor
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- Brahmavart
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- town
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- Brahmavart GhatPicture taken on Shivaratri day shows the pilgrims about to start their two-day austerity trek.
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- India Uttar Pradesh
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- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Country
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- State
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- Uttar Pradesh
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- District
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- Kanpur Nagar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kanpur Nagar district
- Population
- +9647
- Area
- +8.7
- Elevation
- +114
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.tourism-of-india.com/bithoor.html
- Image
- 1167 main-ghat-at-bithoor.jpg
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Bithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur district, 25 km (15mi) by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges, and is a centre of Hindu pilgrimage. Bithoor is also the centre for War of Independence of 1857 as Nana Sahib, a popular freedom fighter who was based there. The city is enlisted as a municipality of Kanpur metropolitan area.
==History== thumb|Nana Sahib memorial at Bithoor, which previously had their fort thumb|A temple of goddess Sita in Bithoor, where according to mythology, she left for her heavenly abode by entering into the earth. thumb|An old minaret built by the Peshwa of Bithoor Baji Rao II