Akbarpur is a city, municipal corporation, tehsil,[3] and the administrative headquarters of Ambedkar Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

As of 2011 Indian Census, Akbarpur had a total population of 111,447, of which 57,330 were males and 54,117 were females.

Agricultural industries include rice milling and power and distribution transformer manufacturing.

The district has a thermal power station belonging to NTPC Limited.

[5] Akbarpur is well connected with the nearby cities of Faizabad, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Raebareli, Amethi, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh; and with the nearby towns of Tanda, Baskhari, Dostpur, Hanswar, Haiderganj, Jalalpur, Jahangirganj, Goshainganj, Tarun, and Bikapur.

The recent establishment of various local colleges has improved the availability of higher education.

The Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College,[8] Akbarpur, was established in 1997 to provide opportunities in various disciplines to rural, as well as urban, students.

1.Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, a village in Ambedkar Nagar district about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Akbarpur city, is the location of the shrine of the illustrious 13th Century Chisti Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani,[12][13] which is visited by millions of devotees every year, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, and gender.