Rura

Rura
—  city  —
Rura Location of Rura in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	26°29′N 79°54′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Ramabai Nagar
Chairman	Ghanshyam. Omar
Population	15,206 (2009)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 127 metres (417 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 209303 • Telephone • +915111
Website	www.kanpurdehat.nic.in

Rura is a loving town and a nagar panchayat in Ramabai Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The town is situated on the banks of Ram Ganga canal. It is a major town in the Kanpur Dehat and the chairman of rura Ghanshyam Omar (rural) district and is connected by fast route of Howrah-Delhi railway line. Some express trains stopped by the sources of chairman for general public. It has primary and secondary schools and two government intermediate colleges to provide both sciences and arts education. The nearby cities are Kanpur (44 km) towards the East and Etawah (60 km) towards the West. The district headquarter is nearly 15 km away at Akbarpur-Mati.

Transport

Rura Railway Station is on the Agra-Kanpur rail route. It is a major station between etawah and kanpur central.It falls on the North Central railway zone. Kanpur-Etawah Passenger and Kanpur-Tundla Passenger among the main trains that pass pass through this station. To the east, Roshan Mau Halt Station (8 km) is the nearest Station. Going west, Ambiyapur (9 km) is the next station. Kanpur Central Railway Station is the nearest major railway station.

Station Code: rrh

Geography

Rura is located at 26.48°N 79.9°E / 26.48; 79.9. It has an average elevation of 127 metres (416 feet). Station Details Station Name  : rura Station Code  : rrh City  : rura

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Rura had a population of 35,206. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rura has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 65%. In Rura, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.