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Sitapur district
सीतापुर ज़िला
ستا پور ضلع
—  District of Uttar Pradesh  —
Uttar Pradesh district location map Sitapur
Location of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Lucknow
Established
Headquarters Sitapur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Sitapur, Misrikh, Dhaurahra, Mohanlalganj
Area
 • Total 5,743 km2 (2,217 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,619,661
 • Density 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Website Official website

Sitapur district (Hindi: सीतापुर ज़िला, Urdu: ستا پور ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with Sitapur town as the district headquarters. Sitapur district is a part of Lucknow division. This district covers an area of 5743 km². It has a population of 3,619,661.

Economy[]

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sitapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[1] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]

Divisions[]

The district is divided into six tehsils: Sitapur, Biswan, Mishrikh, Laharpur, Mahmoodabad and Sidhauli.

Sitapur has nine seats in Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. These nine constituencies are:

  • Maholi,
  • Sitapur,
  • Hargaon,
  • Laharpur,
  • Biswan,
  • Sevata,
  • Mahmoodabad,
  • Sidhauli and
  • Misrikh

Sitapur is divided between four Lok Sabha seats:

  • Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency includes Sitapur, Laharpur, Biswan, Sevata and Mahmoodabad Vidhan Sabha seats,
  • Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency includes Maholi and Hargaon Vidhan Sabha seat from Sitapur district,
  • Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha constituency includes Sidhauli Vidhan Sabha seat from Sitapur district,
  • Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency includes Misrikh seat from Sitapur district.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Sitapur district has a population of 4,474,446,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Croatia[3] or the US state of Louisiana.[4] This gives it a ranking of 38th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 779 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,020 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.62 %.[2] Sitapur has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 63.38 %.[2]

Languages[]

Languages spoken here include Awadhi, a vernacular in the Hindi-Urdu continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh region.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Croatia 4,483,804 July 2011 est." 
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Louisiana 4,533,372" 
  5. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed (2009). "Awadhi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=awa. Retrieved 2011-09-28. 

External links[]

Template:Sitapur district

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Coordinates: 27°30′N 80°55′E / 27.5, 80.917



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