Unnao is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters are situated at Unnao Town. The district forms part of the Lucknow division. It lies between Lucknow and Kanpur. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow. It is well connected to both of these cities by road and rail. Amausi is the nearest airport which is 50 kilometers from Unnao. The main language spoken in this region is Awadhi which is derived from both Hindi and Urdu.

Unnao History

Unnao has given birth to many famous freedom fighters, poets and writers. Post the freedom struggle of 1857, the power was  transferred from the British East India Company to the British Crown. The civil administration was re-established in the district which was named district Unnao, with headquarters at Unnao. Unlike its present form, the district was small in size until 1869. The Town of Unnao was also constituted a Municipality in the same year. Hiuen Tsang, the famous Chinese pilgrim to India, stayed at Kannauj for 3 months in 636 AD. He then moved to a city called Na-fo-ti-po-ku-lo situated on the banks of the River Ganga which is 26 kilometers from Kannauj. It was a small city with about 5 kilometers circumference. It had a famous Deva temple, Buddhist monastries and stupas.

Unnao Tourism

Tourist places in Unnao
Badarqa harbans
Baksar
Bangarmau
Daundia khera
Mohan
Nawabganj
Pariyar
Patan (takia)
Safipur