General facts

• Coordinates: 26°38′09″N 79°34′24″E
• District: Auraiya
• District Headquarters: Kakor (Auraiya) Mukhyalaya
• State: Uttar Pradesh
• Main highways: State Highway 21
• Main railway line: Howrah–Delhi main line & Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line.
• Serving railway station: Phaphund railway station (PHD)
• Serving bus station: Under construction

Surrounding areas

• North: Kannauj, Rasulabad
• West: Etawah, Mainpuri
• East: Kanpur, Sahayal
• South: Auraiya, Jhansi

Rail

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

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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 (earlier, National Highway 2). Also it is connected to Kannauj (distance 60 km), which is located on the historical Grand Trunk Road.

Air

The nearest airport is Kanpur Airport located in Chakeri, Kanpur.^[4] Its distance from the town is approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi) and is around 2 hours drive from the town.

Nearest international airport is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow which is at 170 km from town.

General administration

• District Magistrate – Neha Prakash^{[citation needed]}

Dibiyapur comes under the administration of Auraiya district which is headed by the district magistrate and collector (DM) 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.^[5][6]

• Superintendent of Police – Charu Nigam^{[citation needed]}

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

Political administration

• Member of Parliament – Prof. Ram Shankar Katheria^{[citation needed]}

Dibiyapur comes under Etawah Lok Sabha constituency.

Prof. Ramshankar Katheria, (BJP) is the current Member of Parliament.

• Member of Legislative Assembly – pradeep kumar singh^{[citation needed]}

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.^[7]

He was appointed as Minister of State in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.^[8]

• Chairman of Municipality (Nagar Panchayat) – Raghav Mishra^{[citation needed]}

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

Notable schools and colleges

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Religion demographics

Working profile

Hospitals and dispensaries in the town

• Community health center (CHC Dibiyapur)
• Dr. G. P. Chaudhary clinic
• Krishna Medical Center
• Dhanvantari Hospital
• GAIL Vihar Dispensary
• NTPC Health Center
• Radhey Pediatrics Centers

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.^[15]
2. Pata Petrochemical plant
3. Gas compressor station of GAIL^[16] (previously known as Gas Authority of India 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.

Religious attractions

• Devi Mahamai Mandir, Gahesar
• Sehud Hanuman Mandir, Sehud
• Sarveshwar Mandir, Gail Gaon
• Panchmukhi Shiv Mandir, Sahayal Tiraha

Historical attractions

• Pani Ki Chakki, Nahar Bazaar

Civic and public buildings

• Indradhanush Club, Gail Gaon
• Samudayik Kendra, Alok Nagar (NTPC)
• Sargam Auditorium
• Open Gymnasium, Gail Gaon
• Shalimar Shopping Complex

Hindu Festivals

According to Hindu calendar Vikram Samvat lunar calendar chaitra is considered as first month.

Navaratri & Rama Navami

Festivals of Hindus starts from very first day as chaitra navratri. In the period of nine days festival the forms of Shakti are worshipped. On ninth day birthday of God Rama is celebrated and jhanki of lord Rama passes from the heart of the town.

Rakshabandhan

Raksha Bandhan is also known as Rakhi. On this day sisters tie rakhi on the right hand of their brothers and according to rituals brothers give gift to their sisters and give assurance of protection in any mishap or calamity.

Deepawali

Deepawali or Diwali is one of the biggest and most important Hindu festivals. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout town. It is a festival of lights that it falls on the Amavasya of the month of Kartik every year according to Hindu calendar.

Holi

Holi is a festival of colours. It is celebrated every year on the purnima in the month of Falgun. The festival starts with lighting a bonfire in the mid night. On next day morning colours are spread out by the people over each other.

Muslim Festivals

The Muslim calendar begins with the month of Muharram.

Muharram The tenth day of this month is spent in great mourning, as it was on this day that Muhammad's grandson Hussain, was killed.

Mawlid (Barah Wafat Celebration)

Id-e-Milad is a festival of both rejoicing and mourning. The festival of Id-e-Milad popularly known as Barah Wafat the twelfth day is one of the important festival in the Muslim calendar. The day commemorates the birth and also the death anniversary of Muhammad. It falls on the twelfth day of the third month Rabi-ul-Awwal of the Muslim calendar. The word 'barah' signifies the twelve days of Muhammad's sickness.

Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr was originated by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is observed on the first of the month of Shawwal at the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims undergo a period of fasting. Thus, Eid ul-Fitr is also known as the Feast of Breaking the Fast and the Lesser Eid. As per the Hijiri calendar Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of the month known as Shawwal, it is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.

Bakra Eid

Eid al-Adha 'Feast of the Sacrifice' also called the Sacrifice Feast. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. Before Abraham sacrificed his son, God provided a male goat to sacrifice instead. In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed and divided into three parts: one third of the share is given to the poor and needy; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is retained by the family.

Sikh Festivals

The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab, are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.

The birth of the Guru Gobind Singh Ji is celebrated as Prakash Utsav in the town as it is celebrated in other parts of country by the Sikh Community.

Fairs & exhibitions

• Dibiyapur Pradarshni (Numaish Maidan)
• Navratri Mela (Devi Mahamai Mandir, Gahesar)
• Budhwa Mangal Mela (Sehud Hanuman Mandir)
• Dussehra Mela (Vivekanand Sports Complex)
• Deepawali Mela (Gail Gaon)