Pratapgarh district | |
Settlement Type: | District of Uttar Pradesh |
Total Type: | Total |
Coordinates: | 25.897°N 81.945°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Prayagraj |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Pratapgarh |
Parts Type: | Tehsils |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Raniganj, Kunda, Lalganj, Patti, Sadar |
Area Total Km2: | 3,730 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3,209,141 |
Population Urban: | 175242 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
Demographics1 Info1: | 73.1 % |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name1: | Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
Leader Name2: | 1. Babaganj 2. Kunda 3. Patti 4. Sadar 5. Rampur Khas 6. Raniganj 7. Vishwanathganj |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | NH-96, NH-236 |
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. The total area of Pratapgarh district is 3730 Sq. km.[1]
The district has Ganga Dolphins in its river.[2]
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 widespreadagitations against the British government. Many of the talukdars took the lead in the movement and openly displayed their opposition against the Imperial Government. On July 10, 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 November 14, 1929, who addressed a crowd of 5000 and was awarded a purse of Rs 5,570 by then-Raja Awadhesh Singh of Kalakankar.[3]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]
According to the 2011 census Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh had a population of 3,209,141,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia[6] or the US state of Iowa.[7] This gives it a ranking of 109th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district had a population density of 854PD/sqkm.[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.2%.[5] Pratapgarh had a sex ratio of 994 females for every 1000 males,[5] 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.[5]
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.[8]
There are 17 blocks in Pratapgarh district.[9]
See main article: List of educational institutions in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.