Auraiya district is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Auraiya Town is the district headquarters. Apart from being the district headquarters it is also a municipal board. National Highwat 2 passes through this place. The nearest railway station is Dibiyapur RS. The nearest airport is the Kanpur Airport. It is surrounded by the districts of Kannauj, Ettawah tehsil Bharthana and Gwalior. Towards the east are Kanpur Dehat and Jalaun.

Auraiya History

The people of this district supported the Quit India Movement with lots of enthusiasm. There were rampant strikes, protests and processions. People did not follow the mandatory orders and the Indian National flag was hoisted on all the Congress and other private buildings. The British came down heavily on them with Lathi charges, mass arrests and imposition of unnecessary fines. Six people were killed in this place when the police opened fire on August 12, 1942. This movement nonetheless proved that there was massive hatred among all Indians against the British and their rule was soon to be over. By the end of the World War II in 1945, British were ready to free India. The British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act in 1947 and decided to leave India for good. The district of Ettawah had active participation is the movements against British and hence celebrated this moment with much joy. National flag was hoisted on the collectorate building as well as on other private and government buildings.