Dibiyapur


Dibiyapur is a municipality-based town in Auraiya district in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is situated on State Highway 21. It is linked to Phaphund railway station on Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line which is operated by North Central Railway. The district administrative headquarter of the town is Auraiya. The town is situated between Agra and Kanpur and is famous for industries and education.
Many industries including GAIL Limited and NTPC are located in the town. As an initiative, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is constructing Plastic City in the town. Due to industrial settlements, the town has got the name of Audyogik Nagari. The town has notable reputation in the field of education as it houses many reputed Schools and Coaching Institutes.

Geography & Location

Dibiyapur town is located on State Highway 21 between Auraiya and Kannauj.
It is served by Phaphund railway station which is on Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line operated by North Central Railway at a distance 82 kilometer from Kanpur Central railway station and 148 km from Tundla Junction.

General Facts

Rail

Dibiyapur is served by its local "A" graded Phaphund railway station which is located on Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line.

General information

Train statistics at Phaphund Railway Station

Some of the trains that are available at Phaphund railway station are below tabulated-
Train No.Train NameTrain Type
12179Lucknow Jn.-Agra Cantt. IntercitySuperfast Express
12180Agra Cantt.-Lucknow Jn. Intercity ExpressSuperfast Express
12311Howrah-Delhi Kalka MailSuperfast Mail Express
12312Kalka MailSuperfast Mail Express
12419Gomti ExpressSuperfast Express
12420Gomti ExpressSuperfast Express
13007Udyan Abha Toofan ExpressMail Express
13008Udyan Abha Toofan ExpressMail Express
14163Sangam ExpressMail Express
14164Sangam ExpressMail Express
14217Unchahar ExpressMail Express
14218Unchahar ExpressMail Express
15483Sikkim Mahananda ExpressMail Express
15484Sikkim Mahananda ExpressMail Express
18101TATA MURI -HTE - JAT EXPRESSMail Express
18102Jat Muri Tata ExpressMail Express
19037Avadh ExpressMail Express
19038Avadh ExpressMail Express
19039Avadh ExpressMail Express
19040Avadh ExpressMail Express
64153CNB-ETW MEMUMEMU
64156ETW-CNB MEMUMEMU
64161PHD-SKB MEMUMEMU
64162PHD-CNB MEMUMEMU
64587CNB-TDL MEMUMEMU
64588TDL-CNB MEMUMEMU
64590PHD-CNB MEMUMEMU
64159CNB-PHD MEMUMEMU
64589CNB-PHD MEMUMEMU
64164SKB-PHD MEMUMEMU

Road

Town is well connected by roads. It is connected to major cities like Agra, Mathura, Firozabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Hathras, Kanpur, Allahabad etc. by bus network. It is located on State Highway 21. It is about 25 km from National Highway 19. Also it is connected to Kannauj, which is located on the Historical Grand Trunk Road.

Facts at a glance

PlaceDistance
Kannauj64.2 km
Etawah70.3 km
Kanpur100 km ,
112.5 km and
128.9 km
Jhansi223.8 km and
219.7 km
Auraiya20.4 km
Mainpuri95.7 km
Agra186.5 km
183.0 km
Firozabad146.7 km
Lucknow200.1 km
Source:Google Maps

Air

The nearest airport is Kanpur Airport located in Chakeri, Kanpur. Its distance from the town is approximately and is around 2 hours drive from the town.

Administration

General Administration

[District Magistrate] - Mr. Abhishek Singh

Dibiyapur comes under the district administration of Auraiya district. District administration is headed by the district magistrate and collector of Auraiya, who is an IAS officer. The DM is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the central government and oversees the elections held in the city. The DM is also responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.

Superintendent of Police">Superintendent of police (India)">Superintendent of Police - Ms. Suniti Singh

The district police is headed by a senior superintendent of police, who is an IPS officer.

Politics

Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament (India)">Member of Parliament- Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria">Ram Shankar Katheria">Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria

Dibiyapur comes under Etawah Lok Sabha constituency.
Prof. Ramshankar Katheria, is the current Member of Parliament.

Member of Legislative Assembly">Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">Member of Legislative Assembly - Mr. Lakhan Singh Rajput">Lakhan Singh">Mr. Lakhan Singh Rajput

Dibiyapur is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Dibiyapur.
Lakhan Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in 2017 as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Pradeep Kumar Yadav from Samajwadi Party with a margin of 12,094 votes.
He has been appointed as Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.

Chairman of Municipality (Nagar Panchayat)">Nagar Panchayat">Chairman of Municipality (Nagar Panchayat) - Mr. Arvind Porwal

The local body government body is Nagar Panchayat Dibiyapur, which is headed by a Chairman.

Education

Dibiyapur is the notable educational town in Kanpur-Agra zone. In the education field, the town is popular as it provides good quality education for nurturing minds and for gaining high productivity.

Popular Schools and Colleges

CBSE affiliated schools and colleges

As of the 2011 Indian census, there were 27,237 people living in Dibiyapur. The male population was 14,323 and females 12,914. Scheduled Castes constituted 4,915 of the population.

Religion Demographics

Working Profile

Climate

The town features mild winters, hot and dry summers and a monsoon season. However, the monsoons, though substantial in Dibiyapur, are not quite as heavy as the monsoon in other parts of India. This is a primary factor in Dibiyapur featuring a semi-arid climate as opposed to a humid subtropical climate.
The lowest recorded temperature in Dibiyapur was 1°C; the highest was 45°C.

Healthcare

Although Dibiyapur does not house plenty of health centers, it still has local Hospitals, dispensaries, and clinic services which serve to the health standards. Many medical centers, pathology centers,sample collection centers are located in the town. The town has its local public health center, Community Health Center, along with many other private hospitals. Residents of the town generally prefer to visit nearby cities like Kanpur and Agra.
The town has its local public health center "Community Health Center " along with many other private hospitals.
Recently when 4 COVID-19 patients were found in Auraiya district, they were all admitted to isolation centers made in Community Health Center.

Hospitals and Dispensaries in the Town

Dibiyapur is a notable industrial town in the Kanpur-Agra region.The town is well equipped with industries. Many small scale industries also operate in the town. Agriculture being the most popular occupation in the rural sides of the town, shops, and organised retail outlets also serve as "money raisers in the town".

Large Scale Industries

Dibiyapur is a notable industrial town of Auraiya district which has installations of India's leading Public Sector Enterprises viz.
  1. Cycle power plant of NTPC.
  2. Pata Petrochemical plant
  3. Gas compressor station of GAIL Limited .

    Small Scale Industries

The Rice-mills and Dal-mills are working well.Other than these mills some steel furniture and cement products small scale industries are there in town located at different places. The raw material for these small scale industries is imported from Agra and Kanpur. Mainly, the rice, pulses and desi ghee is transported at large scale to the other districts and states. In the Dibiyapur town itself the wooden furniture work is on large scale and due to its cost and quality factor, the furniture has made a good place in the market of nearby districts.

Market Places

Bhagwatiganj Market located in heart of town, is a main shopping market in Dibiyapur where you can get all sorts of items. Sahayal Road Market and Vedic Market are also prominent marketplaces in the town. Shalimar Shopping Complex located in Gail Gaon is modern marketplace equipped with all types of modern facilities and caters for all needs related to market.
The town also houses an Naveen Mandi Samiti popular in nearby districts and town for being a space of selling and buying wholegrains, vegetables, fruits, and other agricultural based products. The town houses other three small-sized vegetable and fruit markets i.e. Badi Sabzi Mandi, Choti Sabji Mandi, Vimal Dwar Mandi. Moreover, the town has a good market for milk products like Desi Ghee, Panner, etc. and sweets.

Modern Townships

, a small township in the outskirts of town is well equipped and well planned residential society having all types of dream facilities that a person needs.
GAIL Limited has also established a compressor station near Gail Gaon which has one more residential society named as GAIL Vihar,just like as Gail Gaon, a small, well-facilitated colony.
A residential township is also built named as NTPC Township.
A residential township is also built for Central Industrial Security Force employees at Auraiya Road,known as CISF Township.
The town has a big market named Bhagwatiganj Market in the heart of main town.

Notable Buildings

Religious Attractions

Fairs & Exhibitions

and football are the most popular sports in the town. Vivekanand Sports Complex at Gail Gaon and Ambedkar Stadium in NTPC Township serve for the outdoor games. Indradhanush Club at Gail Gaon provides facilities of Indoor games and spaces a good Gymnasium and Swimming Pool.
There are several other grounds, or maidans like Vaidik ground,VGM ground,Mandi Samiti ground located in the town.
The school grounds of the town have also organised many Zonal level sports tournament like DAV National Sports.