There she gave birth to sons-Kusha and Lava.Now, here is a well known temple of maa Sita, Kusha and Lava called the Janaki Kunda(meaning a place from where maa Sita went to Kshira Sagara with her spiritual mother Bhumi) and a Shiva temple called Lodheswar.

[2] Before then, under the Nawabs of Awadh, the area was divided between several different districts or chaklas: Purwa covered the eastern part, and to the north were Rasulabad and Safipur.

From here he journeyed a distance of about 26 km and reached the city of Nafotipokulo (Navadevakula) which stood on the eastern bank of Ganga.

[2] The Bais ruled in the south, the Dikshits were prevalent in the central part (their family traditions call this the "kingdom of Dikhitana"), and the north was divided between several smaller clans.

[2] At the time of Akbar, the entire area of modern Unnao district was included in the sarkar of Lucknow, in Awadh Subah.

[2] Also in 1869, the pargana of Auras-Mohan was transferred here from Lucknow district, and Mohan became the seat of a tehsil (replacing Nawabganj).

[4] Unnao has been officially integrated into the State Capital Region by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2024, a move that is expected to enhance investment opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the area.

The economy of the district is predominantly agricultural, with a significant portion of the population engaged in farming and related activities.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of Unnao district, with the major crops grown being wheat, rice, sugarcane, and potatoes.

In addition to agriculture, Unnao district has also witnessed the growth of small-scale industries in recent years.

These include the Brijghat on the banks of the river Ganga, the Shiv Temple at Shivrajpur, and the Hanuman Mandir in Nawabganj.

[1] These are further subdivided into 16 community development blocks, as follows:[1] The current elected representative from Unnao to the Lok Sabha, in the Parliament of India, is Shakshi Maharaj.

The district had 6 Vidhan Sabha seats, namely Unnao, Purwa, Bhagwantnagar, Mohan, Safipur and Bangarmau.

Other prominent Qasba of Unnao include Karowan B.K., Safipur, Neotani, Asiwan, Bangarmau, Mohaan, Magarwara, Shuklaganj, Purwa Maurawan, and Baksar.

[9] The district has a population density of 682 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,770/sq mi), which is lower than Uttar Pradesh as a whole.

Some notable schools and institutions of the district are: In October 2013, Archaeological Survey of India took up the excavation near Daundia Khera village in Unnao district amid reports of over 1000 tonnes of gold deposits buried beneath the ruins of an old fort, which belonged to Ram Baksh Singh, a revolutionary of 1857.

[17] The preliminary investigation of ASI and GSI also confirmed a non-magnetic anomalous zone occurring at 5–20 m depth indicative of possible non-conducting, metallic contents and/or some alloys.