Sitapur

Sitapur
Village
Sitapur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Sitapur
Sitapur
Location of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, India
Sitapur is located in India
Sitapur
Sitapur
Sitapur (India)
Coordinates: 27°34′N 80°40′E / 27.57°N 80.66°E / 27.57; 80.66
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionLucknow
DistrictSitapur
Established1st century BC
FounderKing Vikramaditya
Named forSita
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodySitapur Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonNeha Awasthi (BJP)
 • Lok Sabha MPRakesh Rathore
 • MLARakesh Rathour Guru (BJP)
Elevation
(in meters)
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
177,351
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE
261001
Vehicle registrationUP-34
Websitesitapur.nic.in

Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. 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.

Administration

The district is divided into 7 Tehsils: Sitapur, Biswan, Mishrikh, Maholi, Laharpur, Mahmoodabad and Sidhauli. There are 19 blocks, 4 parliamentary constituencies (Sitapur, Mishrikh (SC), Mohanlalganj, Dhaurhara), 9 assembly constituencies (Sevata, Biswan, Mahmoodabad, Sidhauli (SC), Laharpur, Sitapur, Hargaon (SC), Mishrikh and Maholi), 19 Blocks and 26 Police Stations. 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

Religions in Sitapur city (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 71.21%
Islam
 
 27.66%
Sikhism
 
 0.42%
Other or not stated
 
 0.71%
Distribution of religions

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.

Hindi is the major language, spoken by 88.03% of the population. Urdu is spoken by 11.67% of the population.

Rail

Sitapur has 2 railway stations, Sitapur Cantonment railway station andSitapur City Junction railway station.[citation needed]

Notable people

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

  1. ↑ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "BJP's Neha Awasthi wins from Sitapur after 20 years". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sitapur Up Travel Guide". Goibibo.com. 19 June 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Tiwari, Akhilesh (19 June 2020). "District Magistrate". My Uttar Pradesh.
  6. ↑ "Blocks | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
  7. ↑ "Police | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
  8. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Sitapur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh (Town level)". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.