Sitapur

 city, taluka headquarter, district headquarter

Tehsil Sitapur, District Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, Bharat
Sitapur is a city and district head quarter of U.P. India.Located on NH24 it is between Bareilley and Lucknow. Also small railway line runs through the city and is on Lucknow Haldwani line. Hindu pilgrimage of Nemisharanya is near by. The city is host to famous eye hospital .

Sitapur was established by the king Vikarmaditya after the name of Lord Ram's wife Sita. This place is concerned with ancient, medieval and modern history. This is a land of seer and sufis. Purans were written by Rishi Ved Vyas on this holi land. According to Hindu mythology the 'Panch Dham Yatra' journey of five main religious Hindu places will not be completed without visiting the Neemsar or Namisharanya, a religious ancient place in Sitapur. Dargah of Hazrat Makhdoom sb. at Khairabad and Hazrat Gulzar Shah are the symbols of communal harmony.
The City is situated on the river bank of 'Sarayan', at Lucknow-Delhi National Highway No-24, 89 Km. from state capital Lucknow, and on meter gauge Railway line from Lucknow to Bareilly via Lakhimpur and Pilibhit. Sitapur is also connected on broad gauge train network connecting Gorakhpur and Delhi via Gonda,Burhwal bypassing Lucknow and Hardoi. Whole district is divided into six tehsils - Sitapur, Biswan, Mishrikh, Laharpur, Mahmoodabad and Sidhauli. There are 19 blocks.
Sitapur is divided between four Lok Sabha seats:
(1)Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency includes Sitapur, Laharpur, Biswan, Sevata and Mahmoodabad Vidhan Sabha seats,
(2)Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency includes Maholi and Hargaon Vidhan Sabha seat from Sitapur district,
(3)Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha constituency includes Sidhauli Vidhan Sabha seat from Sitapur district,
(4)Misrikh Lok Sabha constituency includes Misrikh seat from Sitapur district.
and nine assembly constituencies
(Maholi,Sitapur,Hargaon,Laharpur,Biswan,Sevata,Mahmoodabad,Sidhauli and Misrikh).
Total population of the district is 4474446 where male are 2380666 and female are 209378.
Sex ratio is 879.
The population density is 779.
The literacy rate of district is 63.38.
Rank of district in state on the basis of population is 8th.
The area is 5743 Sq. Km.