Kunda is a town and a

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in Pratapgarh district in the

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Geography

Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is located at . It has an average elevation of 9 metres (291 feet). Kunda is not a very old town and probably was founded during the British Raj. Kunda is Located on Allahabad-Lucknow National Highway 24B. Place is developing as main commercial location in the region. About 12 km away from Kunda there is a great temple known as Haudeswar Naath. There lies a natural

shivling A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional im ...

which is worshiped by Hindus all over India. Just 2 km away from Haudeswar Naath Dhaam is Raja Bhaiya's Dr. Ambedkar Bird sanctuary, which is located in Benti village. 5 km north there is Mangarh Dham, where is newly built ''Bhakti Mandir'' is one of the most beautiful constructions in

. Kunda is 50 Kilometre away from Pratapgarh district and is a Taluka or Tahsil of Pratapgarh. Kunda is also known for its mangoes locally known as "Dasahari aam".

Demographics

As of the

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, Kunda had a population of 910,447. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. 72% of the whole population are from general caste 27% are from scheduled caste and 0%from scheduled tribe. Kunda has an average literacy rate of 66%, greater than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

Raghuraj Pratap Singh Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh (born 31 October 1969), popularly known as Raja Bhaiya, is an Indian politician. He is an MLA in the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from his native local assembly constituency Kunda on Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) tic ...

, founder of

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party, is the

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(MLA) from KundaKunda cosntituency in

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since 1993.

Places of interest

* Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj (

Bhakti Mandir Mangarh Bhakti Mandir is a Hindu Temple located in Kunda, India. This temple is situated on the Sai River.This divine temple was established by the world's fifth original Jagadguru ( Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj) in November 2005. It is mainta ...

) at Mangarh in Kunda. * Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Mangarh * Jama Masjid at Parewa Naryanpur village in Kunda.

References

{{Pratapgarh district Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh