Jignipurwa

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Jignipurwa is a village at Sarwan Khera in Kanpur Dehat, northern India.

Jignipurwa
जिग्निपुरवा
village
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictKanpur Dehat
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 • Total927
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code05115

Gram Panchayat: Lohari

Tehsil Name: Akbarpur

About[edit]

Jignipurwa is a small village/hamlet in Akbarpur tehsil in Kanpur dehat district of Uttar Pradesh state, India.

It comes under Lohari gram panchayat. It belongs to Kanpur division. It is 21 km to the east of district headquarters, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat. It is 4 km from Sarwankhera.[citation needed]

Here a temple of god Shiva known as "Bada shiv mandir" and in Jignipurwa have many small temples of god Shiva. There have two primary junior high schools. Outside of village is a big pound known as "Bajar wala Talab". The market of Jignipurwa opens on Sundays and Thursday also.[citation needed]

Cultural activities[edit]

The village is rich in cultural activities and youths of this village registered a society named as "Tejas Jan Samiti" for cultural, sports, educational and motivational purpose.