Tikwapur

Tikwapur[1] Tivikrampur
Village
Nickname(s): Tikmapur
Tikwapur[4] Show map of Uttar Pradesh Tikwapur[7] Show map of India Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°00′0″N 80°0′0″E / 26.00000°N 80.00000°E / 26.00000; 80.00000Coordinates: 26°00′0″N 80°0′0″E / 26.00000°N 80.00000°E / 26.00000; 80.00000
Country	India
state	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur city
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Population
• Total	2,453
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	UP-78
Nearest city	Kanpur

Tikwapur is an Indian village in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.^[8] It is also known by the name of Trivikrampur. Its corrupted name is Tikmapur.

Geographical situation

It is situated in tehsil Ghatampur, district Kanpur of state Uttar Pradesh, India, on left bank of River Yamuna. Tikmapur village is 58 km from Kanpur and 2 km from Kanpur-Sagar National High Way towards west.

Famous persons

An inscription about one of Bhushan's poems about Shivaji, at the Birla Mandir, Delhi

• Kavi Bhushan, India's first national poet
• Kavi Chintamani
• Kavi Matiram

Historical Importance

Ratnakar Tripathi's family in the 17th century lived in this village. Three sons of Ratnakar Tripathi were famous for his poetry in Medival India:

• Bhushan
• Chintamani
• Matiram

References