Unchahar
Unchahar is a town and nagar panchayat in Raebareli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of a tehsil as well as a community development block. It is located on Lucknow Allahabad Highway, 115 km from Lucknow, 85 km from Allahabad. The place is well connected by rail and roads to nearby cities of Kanpur, Lucknow, and Allahabad. Unchahar is also a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly (183 Unchahar Vidhan Sabha).
Unchahar | |
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Town | |
Map of Unchahar CD block | |
Unchahar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′N 81°18′E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Lucknow |
| District | Raebareli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Body | Tehsil |
| • MLA | Manoj Kumar Panday |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,033 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-33 |
| Sex ratio | 51/49 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 57% |
| Distance from Lucknow | 115 kilometres (71 mi) |
| Distance from Allahabad | 85 kilometres (53 mi) |
| Distance from Ganges | 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) |
Unchahar changed dramatically after the work done by former Member of Legislative Assembly, Har Narayan Singh. Some of his work include the establishment of the well known Feroze Gandhi Thermal Power Station of the National Thermal Power Corporation, which now has an installed capacity of 1050 MW and the launching of the daily train "Unchahar Express" connecting Allahabad with Chandigarh.
Basic public amenities are not so good despite the NTPC power plant, electricity supply is poor, although it is an important landmark in Raibareli.