Places of Interest
Bawani
Imali
This monument is the symbol
of sacrifices offered by freedom fighters . On 28th April, 1858, fifty two freedom fighters were hanged on an "Imali" tree
by the british army . The "Imali" tree still exists, people believe that the growth of tree has stopped after the massacre.
This place is very near to town Khajuha in Bindki Subdivision of the district .
Bhitaura
This is block headquarter situated at the bank of holy river
Ganga . This is the place where renowned saint Bhrigu worshipped for a long time . Here, flow of river Ganga is towards north
direction, which is very important from the religious point of view .
Hathgam
This is also block headquarter and birth place of great freedom
fighter Late Shri Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi & renowned Urdu poet Shri Iqbal Verma . It is said, this was populated by Saint
Parashar .
Renh
A very old village situated on the bank of river Yamuna . Two decades before a very old idol
of Lord Vishnu, made up of precious alloy, was found in this village . Now that idol is in a temple in village Kirtikheda
on Bindki Lalauli road .
Shivrajpur
This village is situated at the bank of river Ganga near Bindki, which is a sub-division
. In this village, there is a very old temple of Lord Krishna, which is known as "Mirabai Ka Mandir" (temple of Mirabai) .
It is said that idol of Lord Krishna was founded by Mirabai, a renowned devotee of Lord Krishna and a member of royal family
of Mewar state .
Tenduli
A village situated on Chaudagara-Bindki
road . It is believed that victims of snake/dog biting, persons suffering from parapsychological problems get relief from
the temple of Baba Jhamdas in this village
Khajuha
Khajuha is a historical
town in Fatehpur District. It is located to the north of Fatehpur, about 51 km from Kanpur. Bindki lies 8 km west of it.
Khajuha witnessed one of the fiercest battles ever fought
in India. At the battle, which took place on 5th January 1658, Aurangzeb decisively won over his brother, Shah Shuja.
Karbigwan Railway Station and C A Kanpur Airport are the nearest railway station and airport.
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