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Sitapur district in the
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Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital,
Lucknow
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. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King
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from Lord
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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 km
2. 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.
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 b/w SITAPUR city and BALAMAU Jn 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 also well connected by NH24 FROM LUCKNOW TO DELHI
Stadium
Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand.
Notable people
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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
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in 1999.
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Wajahat Mirza – Indian screenwriter and film director
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Ilyas Sitapuri - An Indian born Pakistani historical fiction writer
References
External links
NIC WebsiteSitapur travel guide
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Sitapur
Cities in Uttar Pradesh