Sitapur

27°34′N 80°40′E / 27.57°N 80.66°E / 27.57; 80.66Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDivisionLucknowDistrictSitapurEstablished1st century BCFounded byKing VikramadityaNamed forSitaGovernment • TypeMunicipal Council • BodySitapur Municipal Council • Municipal ChairpersonNeha Awasthi (BJP)^[1][2] • Lok Sabha MPRajesh Verma (BJP) • MLARakesh Rathore (BJP)Elevation138 m (453 ft)Population • Total177,351 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Languages • OfficialHindi, UrduTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN CODEVehicle registrationUP-34Websitesitapur.nic.in

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]

Administration

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

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

Rail

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

Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand.

Notable people

• 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

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

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