Sitapur
Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord Ram's wife Sita.[4]
Sitapur | |
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Sitapur Location of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, India Sitapur Sitapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′N 80°40′E / 27.57°N 80.66°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Lucknow |
| District | Sitapur |
| Established | 1st century BC |
| Founded by | King Vikramaditya |
| Named for | Sita |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sitapur Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairperson | Neha Awasthi (BJP)[1][2] |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Rajesh Verma (BJP) |
| • MLA | Rakesh Rathour Guru (BJP) |
| Elevation (in meters) | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 177,351 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 261001 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-34 |
| Website | sitapur |
Administration edit
The district is divided into 7 Tehsils: Sitapur, Biswan, Mishrikh, Maholi, Laharpur, Mahmoodabad and Sidhauli. There are 19 blocks, 4 parliamentary constituencies [5] (Sitapur, Mishrikh (SC), Mohanlalganj, Dhaurhara), 9 assembly constituencies (Sevata, Biswan, Mahmoodabad, Sidhauli (SC), Laharpur, Sitapur, Hargaon (SC), Mishrikh and Maholi), 19 Blocks[6] and 26 Police Stations.[7] Total population of the district is 44.84 lakh and the area is 5,743 km2. There are 2,348 census villages and 1,601 Gram Panchayats in the district. The Vehicle UP-34 is Registered in Sitapur RTO Transport office.
Demographics edit
Sitapur municipality has a population of 177,234. Sitapur has a sex ratio of 912 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.57%. 19,794 (11.17%) were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11.36% and 0.13% of the population respectively.[9]
Hindi is the major language, spoken by 88.03% of the population. Urdu is spoken by 11.67% of the population.[10]
Transportation edit
Rail edit
Sitapur has 2 railway stations. Sitapur is well connected to Lucknow, Lakhimpur, Mailani, Bhurwal, Gonda, Gorakhpur and Moradabad by broad gauge line. It also has a branch line between Sitapur city and Balamau Junction in Hardoi district.
The major railway station is Sitapur Junction railway station. Some express trains like Jan Sadharan Express, Jan Nayak Express, Amritsar-Saharsa Express, Karmabhoomi Express and Jansewa Express.
The other important station is Sitapur City Junction railway station/SPC. Couple of Express trains stops here.
Sitapur is also well connected by NH24 from Lucknow to Delhi.
Stadium edit
Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand.
Notable people edit
- Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999.
- Wajahat Mirza – Indian screenwriter and film director
- Ilyas Sitapuri - An Indian born Pakistani historical fiction writer
Politics edit
As the seat of the government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is the site of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Sitapur has 2 Loksabha seats and 9 Vidhan Sabha seats.
References edit
- ^ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "BJP's Neha Awasthi wins from Sitapur after 20 years". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Sitapur Up Travel Guide". Goibibo.com. 19 June 2020.
- ^ Bhatt, Vijay Kumar (2016). Asst. Director. Kanpur: Ministry of MSME, Government of India. pp. http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIP%20Sitapur%20VKB%20AD%20EI.pdf.
- ^ Tiwari, Akhilesh (19 June 2020). "District Magistrate". My Uttar Pradesh.
- ^ "Blocks | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
- ^ "Police | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Sitapur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh (Town level)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links edit
- NIC Website
- Sitapur travel guide