The District of Etawah lies in the southwestern portion of Uttar Pradesh 26’47” north latitude and 72’20” east longitude and forms a part of the Kanpur Division. In shape it is a parallelogram with a length from north to south 70 Km. and East to west 66 Km. on one side and 24 Km. on the other side. It is bounded on the north by the districts of Kannauj and Mainpuri, while the small extent of western border adjoins tahsil Bah of the Agra district. The eastern frontier marches with the district of Auraiya, and along the south lie with district Jalaun and the district Bhind, the division line being, except for a short distance, the Chambal and Yamuna rivers. The total area in 2011 is calculated to be 2311 Km square.
