Rasulabad

Rasulabad
Rasulabad
city
	Rasulabad railway station
	Rasulabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26.68°N 79.78°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Dehat
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	7,235
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Rasulabad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kanpur Dehat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Rasulabad is located at 26.68°N 79.78°E / 26.68; 79.78.[1] It has an average elevation of 131 metres (429 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Rasulabad had a population of 7,235. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rasulabad has an average literacy rate of 41%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 49%, and female literacy is 31%. In Rasulabad, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

International Airport

The government has proposed a large international airport near Rasulabad named Rasoolabad International Airport to handle domestic and international passengers of mid-Western Uttar Pradesh including Kanpur, Etawah, Bithoor, Kannauj and Jhansi region. The Airport will also serve as Cargo terminal for exports of various Industrial products of Kanpur and Unnao, perfumes of Kannauj, plastic materials of Auraiya and potatoes of Farrukhabad-Etawah belt. The Airport will also serve for international tourists to travel towards Gwalior, Jhansi, Kanpur, Sankassa, Orai, Orchha, Etawah (Lion Safari) and Agra.

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasulabad
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Rasulabad

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.