Bighapur

Bighapur
Map of Bighapur CD block
Bighapur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bighapur
Bighapur (India)
Coordinates: 26°21′N 80°41′E / 26.35°N 80.68°E / 26.35; 80.68
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Area
 • Total
2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,501
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
209865
Vehicle registrationUP35
Websiteup.gov.in

Bighapur is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India. First officially classified as a town for the 1981 census, it now serves as a tehsil headquarters(established in Patan). Important items manufactured here include clay pots, leather products, and wooden furniture. As of 2011, the population of Bighapur is 6,501, in 1,201 households.

Bighapur is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 October 1959 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 128 rural villages, with a total population of 136,589 people in 27,180 households.