Pratapgarh district is one of the

districts of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts and 1 temporary district. These districts, most of which have populations above 12 lakhs, are grouped into 18 divisions for administrative convenience. The Maha Kumbh area of Pray ...

in the

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. Its administrative headquarters is located in Pratapgarh city. The district is part of the Prayagraj division (formerly known as Allahabad). Pratapgarh covers a total area of 3,730 km².

Wildlife

The district has Ganga Dolphins in its river.

History

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

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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

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. On 10 July the Congress politician

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and Mohanlal Saxena, visited the Pratapgarh district to address a public meeting at Hadi Hall (in

Bela Pratapgarh Bela Pratapgarh is a town and a municipal board in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, Pratapgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the Bela Pratapgarh NPP had a total population of 76,133 ...

), 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.

Economy

In 2006 the

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named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh had a

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of 3,209,141, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 109th in India (out of a total of

). The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.2%. Pratapgarh had a

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of 994 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 73.1%. 5.46% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 22.10% of the population. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.74% of the population in the district spoke

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, 6.02% Awadhi and 3.13%

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as their first language.

Administration

There are 17 blocks in Pratapgarh district.

Education

Notable persons

* Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay, freedom fighter, later became only member of

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from Pratapgarh and twice elected Member of Parliament from Pratapgarh. * Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math. * 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

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state of India * Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), Hindu spiritual leader and

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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)

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and professor of

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, best known for his early work ''Madhushala''; father of Bollywood star

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* 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

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, who usually played villainous role on international films set in India * Babulal Gaur (born 1930) BJP Leader and Ex. Chief Minister of

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also hails from Pratapgarh. * Shweta Tiwari (born 1980),

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and

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film

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and winner of the fourth season of the reality show ''

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'' * 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 *

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, poet *Dr. Vivek Singh, Assistant prof. Department of English,BHU, Ex. Prof. AMU, PHD-IFLUIndia.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh Districts of Uttar Pradesh 1858 establishments in India