Sultanpur district
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- This article is about a district in Uttar Pradesh. For other uses, see Sultanpur.
Sultanpur is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The district is a part of Faizabad Division. Its administrative capital is Sultanpur.
It has an area of 1713 sq. mi. The surface is generally level, being broken only by ravines in the neighborhood of the rivers. The central portion is highly cultivated, while in the south are widespread arid plains and swampy jhils or marshes. The principal river is the Gomti River, which passes through the centre of the district and affords a valuable highway for commerce. Minor streams are the Kandu, Pili, Tengha and Nandhia, the last two being of some importance, as their channels form the outlet for the superfluous water of the jhils, draining into the Sai. There: are ner the decade. o forests in the district, only stunted dhdk jungles used for fuel.
In .... the population was 1,083,904, showing an increase of less than 1% over the decade.
Owing to its plain fertile land and irrigation facilities, the district has agricultural importance. Primarily an agricultural district, its principal crops are rice, pulses, wheat, barley, sugarcane and a little poppy.
Jagdishpur is the main industrial area in the district with BHEL(Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), Indo gulf (urea factory) and some leather factories established in that area. Apart from these the district also has Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) testing centre located in Korwa near Munshiganj and ACC cement factory in Gauriganj. The main line of the Oudh & Rohilkhand railway from Lucknow to Rae Bareli and Mogul Serai serves the south-western portion.
Politically the district is famous for its Amethi constituency due to its association with Gandhi family.
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[edit] History
The only incident worthy of note in the 19th century history of the district since the British annexation of Oudh is the revolt of the native troops stationed at Sultanpur during the Mutiny. The troops rose in rebellion on the 9th of June 1857, and, after murdering two of their officers, sacked the station. Upon the restoration of order, Sultanpur cantonment was strengthened by a detachment of British troops; but in 1861 it was entirely abandoned as a military station.
[edit] Notable residents
There are several persons from the district to be proud of.
One such example is Mr. Mata Badal Tiwari from Pure Gurouli, Jamon.He retired in 1997 from the post of Deputy Central Intelligence Officer after serving the nation for several years as an Intelligence Officer.He was awarded with Indian Police Medal in 1997 by the then home minister Mr Lal Krishna Advani for his honest and faithful services to the country. He was the first police officer of the district to be honored with this medal since India got its independece in 1947.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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Coordinates
: Latitude: 26°15′0″N
Longitude: 82°0′0″E
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| Coord | 26°15′0″N, 82°0′0″E +info.pngGoogle Earth |
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