Bishungarh, Uttar Pradesh

Bishungarh विष्णुगढ़
Village
Bishungarh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Bishungarh Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°20′N 79°14′E / 27.34°N 79.24°E / 27.34; 79.24Coordinates: 27°20′N 79°14′E / 27.34°N 79.24°E / 27.34; 79.24
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kannauj
Government
• Member of Parliament	Smt. Dimpal Yadav [1]
Population (2011)
• Total	7,400
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	209720
Member of Legislative Assembly from Chhibramau	Shri Arvind Singh Yadav
Member Zila Panchayat	Smt.Sushma Sisodia
District Magistrate	Mr. Anuj Kumar Jha

Bishungarh, also known as Vishungarh, is a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). It is located in the Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district.

History

Bishungarh was included the administrative district of Chhibramau until 1997, when the Farrukhabad district was divided. Chhibramau and Bishnugarh were then included in the southern Kannauj region.

Politics

The Bishungarh village falls under the Assembly constituency of Chhibramau and Lok Sabha constituency of Kannauj. Both Assembly and "Loksabha" constituencies are in the unreserved category.

Notable locations

• Bishungarh Bharatgas Gramin Vitrak Gas group
• Aryavart Gramin Bank
• Shyam Lal Khandelwal Inter College
• A K Degree College

Location

Bishungarh is 8 km from Chhibramau, which can be accessed via National Highway 91 (Delhi – Etah – Kannauj - Kanpur).

Agriculture

Potato, sugarcane, and tilhan (an oilseed) are the main agricultural products in the area. Raipura is one of the larger producers of potatoes in the area. It is connected to the Mainpuri district in the south.

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