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Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh
Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord Ram's wife Sita. 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 km2. 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biswan
Biswan is a town and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Geography Biswan is located at . It has an average elevation of 133 metres (436 feet). The twin Sharda Canals flow across the outskirts of the town. History In approximately the 15th century, Biswan was founded and named for Bishwar, a yogi belonging to Baba Vishwanatha Nath. Shekhbari was responsible for numerous buildings in the community including mosques and dargahs. An annual Urs/Mela is conducted in Biswan at Gulzaar Shah Baba mazar. Demographics As per Census of India, 2011, the town has a population of 55,780 of which 29,059 are males while 26,721 are females. Male literacy is around 75.30% while female literacy rate is 66.97%. Religion The town population was predominantly Hindu when the town was founded in 14th century. During Muslim rule in following centuries, this town grew in size mainly by Muslim immigration. In 1881, the total population was 8148, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitapur City Junction Railway Station
Sitapur City Junction railway station is a railway station in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its code is SPC. It serves Sitapur Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord ... old city. The station consists of three platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. References Railway stations in Sitapur district Moradabad railway division Sitapur {{UttarPradesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Nayak Express
The 15211 / 15212 Jan Nayak Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15211/15212 train numbers on a daily basis. This train is named after and in honor to Karpoori Thakur(Jan Nayak), a freedom fighter & ex-Chief Minister of Bihar state Service The 15211/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1486 km in 32h 25m. The 15212/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 47 km/hr and covers 1486 km in 31h 55m. Route & Halts The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Coach composition The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches: * 21 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by a Samastipur Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Darbhanga to . From Samastipur, the train i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Sadharan Express
Jan Sadharan Express trains are series of passenger services operated by Indian Railways in different routes. These trains are the first generation of fully unreserved express train sets. The second generation is the antyodya express About Jan Sadharan Express trains are series of passenger services operated by Indian Railways on the lines of Rajdhani Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, etc. Jan Sadharan Express trains are fully unreserved trains thereby providing cheaper transport aimed at common people. The services were first announced during the Interim Rail budget on 30 January 2004. Muzaffarpur–Ahmedabad Jansadharan Express and Muzaffarpur–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Jansadharan Express, were announced as weekly service during the full rail budget on 6 July 2004, of which the latter was introduced on 2 October 2004 along with new service of Hajipur–Ahmedabad Jansadharan Express. During 2007–2008 Railway Budget, a new route of Chhapra–Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Jansa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitapur Cantonment Railway Station
Sitapur Junction is a railway junction in the North Eastern Railway zone in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. This junction lies on Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly-Kasganj Line and Roza-Burhwal Line. Its code is STP. It serves Sitapur Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord ... city. The main line of the Lucknow–Basti–Gorakhpur section is 277 km (172 mi), and also features a branch line which connects to Roza Jn. (Shahjahanpur) from Burhwal Junction with a length of 188 km (117 mi) , and joins to the Lucknow–Moradabad line. The upgraded station now consists of five platforms. Three platforms have been completely renovated to have basic facilities including water and sanitation. References https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/267 Railway station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gram Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the Gram Sabha. There are about 250,000+ Gram Panchayats in India. History Established in various states of India, the Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad, at the district level; Panchayat Samiti, at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village (Nagaur District) being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. The failed attempts to deal with local matters at the national level caused, in 1992, the reintroduction of Panchayats for their previously used purpose as an organisation for local self-governance. Structure Gram P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block (district Subdivision)
A block is an administrative division of some South Asian countries. Bhutan In Bhutan, a block is called a gewog. It is essentially for oil a group of villages. Gewogs are official administrative units of Bhutan. The country is composed of 205 gewogs. Each gewog is headed by a ''gup'' or headman. India Block is a district sub-division for the purpose of rural development department and Panchayati Raj institutes. Cities have similar arrangements under the Urban Development department. Tehsils (also called Taluks) are common across urban and rural areas for the administration of land and revenue department to keep tract of land ownership and levy the land tax. For planning purpose, a district is divided into four levels: # Tehsils # Blocks # Gram Panchayats # Villages A tehsil may consist of one or more number of blocks. Blocks are usually planning & development units of a district in addition to tehsils. A block represents a compact area for which effective plans are p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biswan (Assembly Constituency)
Biswan Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Sitapur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 149. Wards / Areas Extent of Biswan Assembly constituency is KCs Biswan, Manpur, PCs Ahamdabad, Kankarkui, Kauwakhera, Aruwa, Konsar, Kotra, Gurera, Tedawakalan, Nakaila, Belwa Basahia, Puraini, Bagahadhak, Murthana, Lalpur, Sukhawa Kala, Sanda of Jahangirabad KC & Biswan MB of Biswan Tehsil; PCs Saraiyan, Patara Kalan, Daudpur, Mahotepur, Maholi, Lalawa, Saraurakala & Bhithauli of Peer Nagar KC of Sidhauli Tehsil. Members of the Legislative Assembly 16th Vidhan Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevata (Assembly Constituency)
Sevata Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Sitapur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 2012 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed and the constituency was formed in 2008. The constituency is assigned identification number 150. Wards / Areas Extent of Sevata Assembly constituency is KCs Shahpur, Sevata, Rewsa, PCs Jahangirabad & Basudaha of Jahangirabad KC of Biswan Tehsil; KC Rampur Mathura, PCs Chhatauni, Dhamauda & Jaravan of Sadarpur KC of Mahmoodabad Tehsil. Members of the Legislative Assembly 2017 MLA elections Gyan Tiwari won election for Sevata seat 16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections See also *Sitapur district *Sitapur Lok Sabha constituency *Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh *Utt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidhauli
Sidhauli is a town and an Ideal Notified Area Council (Nagar Panchayat) in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It comes under Lucknow division and is in the Awadh region of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Four-lane National Highway 24 passes from the centre of the town. It comes under Mohanlalganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Sidhauli is also a Sidhauli (Assembly constituency) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is the Headquarters of Tehsil Sidhauli and Sidhauli Community Development Block. Sidhauli Block comprises 306 Gram Panchayats. Geography Sidhauli has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet). The relief of the town is entirely flat, as are most other towns in the Ganges valley. There exists no prominent geomorphic feature. The river Sarayan, which meets the river Gomati further on, flows at distance of about 5 kilometres from the town. Because the town is located on alluvial soil, the water table in this region rarely falls below 50 feet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmudabad, India
Mahmudabad, (or Mahmoodabad) also known as ''Mahmudabad Awadh'' is a town and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Mahmudabad tehsil town is the main town in the mandal which has about 66 villages around, while the main city in the district is Sitapur which is about 70 km away and State Headquarter Lucknow is 52 km away. Mahmudabad is approachable by road from all the cities and towns of Uttar Pradesh, while Lucknow Airport situated about 60 km away is the nearest airport. Mahmudabad having a railway station, besides Munda Gopal Ash, Sidhauli and Ataria Railway stations are the nearest rail stations which are around 3 to 32 km distance, and some trains heading to Bihar from Delhi stop at these stations. History Mahmudabad Estate was one of the largest feudal estates in the erstwhile kingdom of Awadh. Mahmudabad is the part of Oudh State (अवध रियासत) during British India. Its raja, during the fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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