Sitapur
Sitapur | |
|---|---|
  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 |
| Founder | King Vikramaditya |
| Named for | Sita |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sitapur Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairperson | Neha Awasthi (BJP)[1][2] |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Rakesh Rathore |
| • 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 |
Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[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 Rama's wife Sita.[4]
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]
Rail
[edit]Sitapur has 2 railway stations, Sitapur Cantonment railway station andSitapur City Junction railway station.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Manoj Kumar Pandey - Indian military officer
- Wajahat Mirza – Indian screenwriter and film director
- Ilyas Sitapuri - 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. https://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.
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