4,152 km². The district has a population of 2,308,384 (2001 Census).  Fatehpur  city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the  sacred rivers  Ganges  and  Yamuna , Fatehpur was mentioned in the  puranic  literature. The  ghats  of  Bhitora  and  Asni  were described as sacred in the  puranas