Situated on the banks of the holy Ganga, Dalmau is a historical town in the district of Rae Bareli. The town has several attractions to its credit including the King Dal's fort, Dargah of several sufies and martyrs like Makhdoom Badruddin Badr e Alam, Qubool Aalam, Sheranshah, Malik Mubarak Shaheed, Saat Sulema Saat Daud, Muhammad Shah Sharqi, Chand Matmin Shaheed, Historical Mosque of Haji Zahid, Pakka Ghat built by Raja tikait Rai, Rani ka Shivala, Zanana Ghat of Mughal period, Bara Math, and Mahesh Giri Math. Dalmau also enjoys a unique place in the literary world because it was here that the famous Hindi poet, Surya Kant Tripath Nirala wrote his poems while sitting on the fort and overlooking the scene below. Dalmau was also centre of sufism in fourteen century because Maulana Daud a Chishti saint who was attached to Dalmau royal court was living here and he wrote first awadhi masnawi world famous book Chandayan. Dalmau is also home to the Ebrahim Sharki palace belonging to the Nawab Shuza-ud-daula. Visitors can also see the Baithak of Alhaa Udal and enjoy a stroll along the Dalmau Pump canal. Famous Personalities: Maulana Daud, Pandit Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Baba Lalan Das, Miran Shah
Geography
It is located at and has an average elevation of 115 metres.
School
Bappa DevtaDeen Agrahari Industrial Training Institute Sri Bhagirathi Inter College New Adarsh Shiksha Niketan Inter College Shanti Manohar Balika Inter College Maharaja AgrasenPublic School Maya Devi Public School Kashi Bright Angeles School Aryan Deep Public School Mohan Bal Vidhya Mandir
Cultural Significance
It is considered to be a holy place, situated on the banks of the riverGanges. The famous poet and writer Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' wrote poems sitting on the top of the fort built by the King Dal Dev. The town is also featured prominently in his eponymous biography of his friend Kulli Bhaat.By tradition a large crowd comes in KARTIK PURNIMA MELA from neighbouring areas to have a dip in holy Ganga
Dalmau Population
The Dalmau city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Dalmau Nagar Panchayat has population of 9,983 of which 5,189 are males while 4,794 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1190 which is 11.92 % of total population of Dalmau. In Dalmau Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 924 against state average of 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Dalmau is around 954 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Dalmau city is 77.95 % higher than state average of 67.68 %. In Dalmau, Male literacy is around 86.83 % while female literacy rate is 68.29 %. Dalmau Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,882 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
