Chhibramau

Chhibramau Chhibramau
city
Government
• Member of Parliament	Shri [Akhilesh Yadav][1]
Population  (2001)
• Total	50,279

Chhibramau is a city with the status of "Nagar Palika Parishad" and a Subdivision of Kannauj district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.The city is lying along the National Highway No. 91.

Geography

Chhibramau is located at 27.15°N 79.52°E / 27.15; 79.52. It has an average elevation of 152 metres (498 feet).

History

By the time of Akbar this city was the headquarters of a pargana. Early in the eighteenth century, Nawab Muhammad Khan of Farrukhabad founded a new quarter called Muhammadganj, with a fine sarai which was improved 100 years later by a British Collector. The town was administered under Act XX of 1856 during the British Raj, and prospered from its location on the grand trunk road.At present the great grand trunk road's stretch between Kanpur - Kannauj - Etah - Delhi is called National Highway No. 91 ( NH-91). Till 1997 Chhibramau was the part of the Farrukhabad district but after the bifurcation of Farrukhabad District a new district Kannauj was created in 1997 and now Chhibramau is part of the District Kannauj.

The "Chhibramau Disaster" and Hodson's Adventure

At the time of the 1857 uprising, old hostilities between the Raja of Mainpuri and the Nawab of Farrukhabad nearly led to open war, but after a face-off between their forces in Bewar in July, both forces joined hands against British rule. The Raja did not oppose a British armed unit led by Sir James Hope Grant when it marched through the district in October, but in December he heard that Brigadier Seaton was coming with a small force from Etah to join General Walpole at Mainpuri, and advanced to Kuraoli with the intention of barring the road. Seaton, however, easily outmaneuvered the local forces, and the rebels fled in disorder, losing eight guns and about a hundred men. It was after this action that the famous Hodson of Hodson's Horse in 1857-58 carried out one of his most daring exploits. Accompanied by his second-in-command, McDowell, and 75 men, he rode across a countryside swarming with rebels to carry despatches to the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Colin Campbell. He left most of his men at Bewar, but pushed on to Chhibramau with McDowell and 25 native men. There he learnt that Campbell was not at Gursahaiganj as expected, but at Miran ki Sarai, 15 miles further. The two officers rode on alone and reached Campbell's camp in safety, having ridden 55 miles in ten hours without changing horses. On their return the same evening they were warned by a native, to whom Hodson had given alms in the morning, that after their departure a party of 2,000 rebels had entered Chhibramau, killed the twenty-five troopers left there, and were now waiting for Hodson's return. Hodson and his companion nevertheless pressed on and, reaching the village, dismounted and passed quietly through it, unnoticed by the enemy. At Bewar they found a party sent by Seaton, who had heard of the disaster, and next day marched to Chhibramau himself, joining forces there with Brigadier Walpole on the 3rd January and proceeding with him to Fatehgarh. The civil authorities then reoccupied the district, and regained complete control late in 1858.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Chhibramau had a population of 50,279. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chhibramau has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 68% and female literacy of 58%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The population has grown from 6,526 in 1901 to an estimated 60,707 in 2007.

Infrastructure

The city contains Munsafi, Tehsil, Thana, a well equipped Government Hospitals etc.

Schools & Colleges at Chhibramau

Primary, secondary and higher education are of the highest quality with most schools affiliated to the UP Board or ICSE though a few offer the CBSE programme as well. Some of the major schools in Chhibramau are:

1. Nehru Degree (PG) College, Chhibramau
2. Ch. Maneesh College For Women Education, Llalkapur Chhibramau
3. District Institute of Education and Training, Chhibramau
4. Hiralal Baishya Inter College, Chhibramau
5. J.D.Janta Inter College, Chhibramau
6. Chhibramau Girls Inter College, Chhibramau
7. Smt.Ramabai Govt.girls I.C.
8. Rashtriya Vidya Mandir I.C.Akabarpur, Chhibramau
9. Smt. Anwari Begum Girls High School
10. Azad Maktab Pathshala, Ilyas Villa, Birtiya
11. Madarsa Gulshan-e-Raza Birtiya, Chhibramau
12. Kanya Primary Purvy Pathshala
13. Primary Paschimi Pathshala
14. Junior High School, Chhibramau

Places of Interest

Gangeshwar Nath Mandir

It is among the oldest temples of Chhibramau.

Phooti Masjid

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It is one of the oldest mosque in the entire district of Kannauj. It is a functional mosque and namaz of Eid-ul-fitre & Eid-ul-azha are performed here. It is surrounded by cluster of trees and have no minerates.Renovated several times in the past but renovations never succeeds so, it is popularly known as Phooti Masjid. Namaz (Prayer) of Eid-ul-fitre & Eid-ul-Azha are performed here. Janab Syed Mohammad Amir Rizwi Advocate is the Pesh Imam (Head) of this masjid.

Nearby Cities and Towns

West

• Madanpur (10.6 nm)
• Bishangarh (6.1 nm)

North

• Muhammadabad (10.6 nm)

East

• Talgram (9.3 nm)
• Kamalganj (10.0 nm)
• Khudaganj (9.1 nm)
• Gursahaiganj (25 km)

South

• Saurikh (7.2 nm)

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