Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh

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District of Uttar Pradesh in India

Pratapgarh district

District of Uttar Pradesh

Chauharjan Devi Temple

Location of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh

Coordinates (Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh): 25°53′49″N 81°56′42″E﻿ / ﻿25.897°N 81.945°E﻿ / 25.897; 81.945
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
Division| Prayagraj
Headquarters| Pratapgarh
Tehsils| Raniganj, Kunda, Lalganj, Patti, Sadar
Government

• Lok Sabha constituencies| Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies| 1\. Babaganj 2\. Kunda 3\. Patti 4\. Sadar 5\. Rampur Khas 6\. Raniganj 7\. Vishwanathganj
Area

• Total

| 3,730 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 3,209,141
• Density| 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban

| 175,242
Demographics

• Literacy| 73.1 %
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways| NH-96, NH-236
Website| pratapgarh.nic.in

The Pratapgarh district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Pratapgarh city is the district headquarters. Pratapgarh district is a part of Prayagraj division formerly known as Allahabad. The total area of Pratapgarh district is 3730 Sq. km.[1]

## Wildlife

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The district has Ganga Dolphins in its river.[2]

## History

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The city Pratapgarh is named by famous King of Somvanshi Dynasty, Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh a Rajput ruler who made a castle named Pratapgarh Mahal. After time around the areas of the castle was also known by, Pratapgarh; In 1928, the arrival of Simon Commission in India led to widespread agitations against the British government. Many of the talukdars took the lead in the movement and openly displayed their opposition against the Imperial Government. On 10 July the Congress politician Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohanlal Saxena, visited the Pratapgarh district to address a public meeting at Hadi Hall (in Bela Pratapgarh), they were welcomed by Brajesh Singh. The district was also visited by Mahatma Gandhi on 14 November 1929, who addressed a crowd of 5000 and was awarded a purse of Rs 5,570 by then-Raja Awadhesh Singh of Kalakankar.[3]

## Economy

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In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901| 908,105| —
1911| 895,279| −0.14%
1921| 850,752| −0.51%
1931| 901,618| +0.58%
1941| 1,036,496| +1.40%
1951| 1,106,805| +0.66%
1961| 1,252,196| +1.24%
1971| 1,422,707| +1.28%
1981| 1,801,049| +2.39%
1991| 2,210,700| +2.07%
2001| 2,731,174| +2.14%
2011| 3,209,141| +1.63%
source:[5]

Religions in Pratapgarh district (2011)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 85.11%
Islam |

| 14.10%
Other or not stated |

| 0.79%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh had a population of 3,209,141,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia[8] or the US state of Iowa.[9] This gives it a ranking of 109th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district had a population density of 854 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,210/sq mi).[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.2%.[7] Pratapgarh had a sex ratio of 994 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 73.1%. 5.46% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 22.10% of the population.[7]

Languages of Pratapgarh district (2011)[10]

1. Hindi (90.74%)
2. Awadhi (6.02%)
3. Urdu (3.13%)
4. Others (0.11%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.74% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 6.02% Awadhi and 3.13% Urdu as their first language.[10]

## Administration

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There are 17 blocks in Pratapgarh district.[11]

## Education

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Main article: List of educational institutions in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh

## Notable persons

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* Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay, freedom fighter, later became only member of Constituent Assembly from Pratapgarh and twice elected Member of Parliament from Pratapgarh.
* Swami Karpatri Maharaj, spiritual leader and founder of Ramrajya party
* Rajesh Kumar Mishra, leader and politician at Kisaan Morcha, BJP
* Bajrang Bahadur Singh, founder vice chancellor of Pant Nagar University and later the second Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh state of India
* Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), Hindu spiritual leader and saint from Mangarh, Pratapgarh
* Dinesh Singh (1925–1995), Deputy Minister in the ministry of external affairs and served as a member of parliament
* Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003) poet and professor of Allahabad University, best known for his early work Madhushala; father of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan
* Raghuraj Pratap Singh (born 1969) known as Raja Bhaiya, politician, independent member of legislative assembly and MLA of Pratapgarh district Uttar Pradesh
* Anupam Shyam Ojha (1957–2021), film and television actor, who usually played villainous role on international films set in India
* Babulal Gaur (born 1930) BJP Leader and Ex. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh also hails from Pratapgarh.
* Shweta Tiwari (born 1980), Bollywood and Bhojpuri film actress and winner of the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss
* Rajkumari Ratna Singh (born 1959), politician from Indian National Congress Party, member of parliament.
* Pramod Tiwari (born 1956), senior leader of Congress Party and EX MLA from (Rampur Khas), and current MP of Rajya Sabh Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
* Lal Pratap Singh freedom fighter
* Ajit Pratap Singh, ex-royal and politician
* Sumitranandan Pant, poet
* Dr. Vivek Singh, Assistant prof. Department of English,BHU, Ex. Prof. AMU, PHD-IFLUIndia.

## See also

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* Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay
* Harivansh Rai Bachchan
* Harshpur

## References

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1. ^ "District Pratapgarh,Government of Uttar Pradesh | The City of Aonla | India". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
2. ^ "Gangetic Dolphin Beaten To Death In UP, 3 Arrested As Video Goes Viral". NDTV.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. ^ Dangli Prasad, Varun (1980). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Pratapgarh. Lucknow, Department of District Gazetteers. Retrieved 28 August 2021 - via Internet Archive.
4. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
5. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
6. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Pratapgarh" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. "Mongolia 3,133,318 July 2011 est."
9. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. "Iowa 3,046,355"
10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. ^ "Subdivision & Blocks | District Pratapgarh,Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 27 January 2022.

## External links

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Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.

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Places adjacent to Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh

| Rae Bareli district | Sultanpur district, Amethi district |

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Fatehpur district |

Pratapgarh district

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Kaushambi district | Prayagraj district |

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Pratapgarh district

Cities and
towns|

* Antu
* Atheha
* Bela Pratapgarh
* Katra Gulab Singh
* Katra Medniganj
* Kunda
* Mangraura
* Manikpur
* Patti
* Pratapgarh (district headquarters)
* Sadar
* Sangramgarh
* Vishwanathganj

Tehsils|

Raniganj

Villages|

* Adampur
* Babupatti
* Bahupur
* Benti
* Bhadri
* Derwa
* Fatanpur
* Harshpur
* Heeraganj
* Jethwara
* Kalakankar
* Lilapur
* Mandhata
* Nagapur
* Sagra Sunderpur
* Shaikhpur
* Suryagarh

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Divisions and districts of Uttar Pradesh, India

Agra division|

* Agra
* Firozabad
* Mainpuri
* Mathura

Aligarh division|

* Aligarh
* Etah
* Hathras
* Kasganj

Ayodhya division|

* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Ayodhya
* Barabanki
* Sultanpur

Azamgarh division|

* Azamgarh
* Ballia
* Mau

Bareilly division|

* Bareilly
* Budaun
* Pilibhit
* Shahjahanpur

Basti division|

* Basti
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Siddharthnagar

Chitrakoot division|

* Banda
* Chitrakoot
* Hamirpur
* Mahoba

Devipatan division|

* Bahraich
* Balrampur
* Gonda
* Shravasti

Gorakhpur division|

* Deoria
* Gorakhpur
* Kushinagar
* Maharajganj

Jhansi division|

* Jalaun
* Jhansi
* Lalitpur

Kanpur division|

* Auraiya
* Etawah
* Farrukhabad
* Kannauj
* Kanpur Nagar
* Kanpur Dehat

Lucknow division|

* Hardoi
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lucknow
* Raebareli
* Sitapur
* Unnao

Meerut division|

* Bagpat
* Bulandshahr
* Gautam Buddh Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Hapur
* Meerut

Mirzapur division|

* Mirzapur
* Sant Ravidas Nagar
* Sonbhadra

Moradabad division|

* Amroha
* Bijnor
* Moradabad
* Rampur
* Sambhal

Prayagraj division|

* Fatehpur
* Kaushambi
* Pratapgarh
* Prayagraj

Saharanpur division|

* Muzaffarnagar
* Saharanpur
* Shamli

Varanasi division|

* Chandauli
* Ghazipur
* Jaunpur
* Varanasi

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Prayagraj division topics

General|

* Allahabad High Court
* University of Allahabad
* Doab
* Triveni Sangam
* Prayag Kumbh Mela
* 1954 stampede
* 2013 stampede
* 2025 stampede
* The Leader (Allahabad newspaper)
* The Pioneer (newspaper)
* Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Mythology, history|

* History of Prayagraj
* Nehru–Gandhi family
* Sam Higginbottom

Districts|

* Fatehpur
* Kaushambi
* Pratapgarh
* Prayagraj

Rivers, dams, lakes|

* Ganges
* Yamuna

Languages, people|

* Standard Hindi
* Awadhi
* Hindustani
* Urdu

Transport|

* National Highway 2
* Grand Trunk Road
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Allahabad Bypass Expressway

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Fatehpur
* Pratapgarh
* Phulpur
* Prayagraj

See also|

* Cities and towns in Fatehpur district
* Cities and towns in Kaushambi district
* Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district
* Cities and towns in Prayagraj district
* Villages in Fatehpur district
* Villages in Kaushambi district
* Villages in Pratapgarh district
* Villages in Prayagraj district
* People from Fatehpur
* People from Kaushambi
* People from Pratapgarh
* People from Prayagraj
* University of Allahabad alumni

Other divisions|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Azamgarh
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Chitrakoot
* Devipatan
* Gorakhpur
* Jhansi
* Kanpur
* Lucknow
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Saharanpur
* Varanasi

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State of Uttar Pradesh

Capital: Lucknow

Topics|

* History
* Geography
* Government
* Economy
* Culture
* Architecture
* Tourism
* Demographics
* Education

Administration|

* Government
* Legislative Assembly
* Legislative Council
* Chief Ministers
* Governors
* High Court
* Police
* Emblem

Regions|

* Awadh (Central Uttar Pradesh)
* Purvanchal (Eastern Uttar Pradesh)
* Western Uttar Pradesh

Divisions|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Azamgarh
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Chitrakoot
* Devipatan
* Gorakhpur
* Jhansi
* Kanpur
* Lucknow
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Prayagraj
* Saharanpur
* Varanasi

Districts|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Ambedkar Nagar
* Amethi
* Amroha
* Auraiya
* Azamgarh
* Bagpat
* Bahraich
* Ballia
* Balrampur
* Banda
* Barabanki
* Bareilly
* Basti
* Bhadohi
* Bijnor
* Budaun
* Bulandshahr
* Chandauli
* Chitrakoot
* Devaria
* Etah
* Etawah
* Farrukhabad
* Fatehpur
* Firozabad
* Gautam Buddha Nagar
* Ghaziabad
* Ghazipur
* Gonda
* Gorakhpur
* Hamirpur
* Hardoi
* Hathras
* Jalaun
* Jaunpur
* Jhansi
* Kannauj
* Kanpur Dehat
* Kanpur Nagar
* Kasganj
* Kaushambi
* Kushinagar
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lalitpur
* Lucknow
* Maharajganj
* Mahoba
* Mainpuri
* Mathura
* Mau
* Meerut
* Mirzapur
* Moradabad
* Muzaffarnagar
* Pilibhit
* Pratapgarh
* Prayagraj
* Raebareli
* Rampur
* Saharanpur
* Sambhal
* Sant Kabir Nagar
* Shahjahanpur
* Shamli
* Shravasti
* Siddharthnagar
* Sitapur
* Sonbhadra
* Sultanpur
* Unnao
* Varanasi

Major cities|

* Agra
* Aligarh
* Ayodhya
* Bareilly
* Ghaziabad
* Gorakhpur
* Jhansi
* Kanpur
* Lucknow
* Mathura
* Meerut
* Moradabad
* Noida
* Prayagraj
* Saharanpur
* Vrindavan
* Varanasi

Villages|

* Adhkatiya Kala Khas
* Aharak
* Ahiran, Pindra
* Ahirani, Pindra
* Aily
* Aitha
* Ajaipur
* Akhari
* Akorha
* Amaut
* Amawar
* Amilo, Varanasi
* Araji Line
* Babhanpura
* Baghirua
* Baliakheri
* Bhelupura
* Chadpur
* Dabethuwa
* Deorai
* Eshipur
* Harora Aht.
* Harora Must.
* Jafarabad
* Janakpatti
* Jayapur
* Kathiraon
* Khanzadipur
* Kuri, Varanasi
* Lamhi
* Mehdiganj
* Phoolpur
* Raghunathpur
* Rajesultanpur
* Saifai
* Tisaura
* Vyaspur

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