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?Sitapur Uttar Pradesh • India
Sitapur
Coordinates: 27°34′N 80°41′E / 27.57, 80.68
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 138 m (453 ft)
District(s)	Sitapur
Population	151,827 (2001)

Coordinates: 27°34′N 80°41′E / 27.57, 80.68 Sitapur (Hindi: सीतापुर, Urdu: سیتا پور) is a town and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is in the Lucknow Division of Uttar Pradesh. The town is on the river Sarayan, half-way between Lucknow and Shahjahanpur, on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway No-24 and on the Lucknow-Bareilly railway, 89 km. N.W. from the state capital Lucknow. In British India it was a cantonment, garrisoned by a portion of a British regiment. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the king Vikarmaditya from Lord Ram's wife Sita. It is the location of the Sitapur Eye Hospital.

This place is concerned with ancient, medieval and modern history. This is a land of seer and sufis. According to the Hindu Mythology, Purans were written by Rishi Ved Vyas on Naimisharanya, the 'Panch Dham Yatra' journey of five main religious Hindu places will not be completed without visiting the place. Namisharanya is an ancient place in Sitapur. Very near to Namisharanya is Mishrit which is famous as the place where Maharshi Dadhich donated his bones to Devatas for making of weapon Vajra. Dargah of Hazrat Makhdoom sb. at Khairabad and Hazrat Gulzar Shah are the symbols of communal harmony.

The District of Sitapur has an area of 5743 sq. km. It presents the appearance of a vast plain, sloping imperceptibly from an elevation of 150 m. above sea-level in the north-west to 100 m. in the south-east. It is intersected by numerous streams and ravines, and contains many shallow ponds and natural reservoirs, which overflow during the rains, but become dry in the hot season. Except in the eastern portion, which lies in the doabs between the Kewani and Chauka and the Gogra and Chauka rivers, the soil is as a rule dry, but even this moist tract is interspersed with patches of land covered with saline efflorescence called reh. The principal rivers are the Gogra, which is navigable by boats of large tonnage throughout the year, and the Chauka. As of 1911, the annual rainfall averaged about 38 in. Agriculture is still the primary activity, with wheat, rice, and urad being the main crops with sugarcane, mustard & groundnuts as the cash crops.

The district is traversed by meter gauge railway from Lucknow to Bareilly and on broad gauge train network connecting Gorakhpur and Delhi via Gonda, Burhwal. The history of Sitapur is closely associated with that of the rest of Awadh. The district figured prominently in the Indian rebellion of 1857, when the native troops quartered in the cantonments fired on their officers, many of whom were killed, as were also several military and civil officers, with their families, in attempting to escape.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 About rivers
4 Hospitals
5 Engineering & Management Colleges
6 Degree Colleges
7 Inter Colleges
8 Parks and Picnic Spots
9 Historical places
10 References
11 External links

[edit] Geography

Sitapur is located at 27.57° N 80.68° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Sitapur had a population of 151,827. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sitapur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 63%. In Sitapur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] About rivers

There are five rivers Gomti, Kathana, Pirai, Sarayan and Sharda.

[edit] Hospitals

Eye Hospital: Its present location at Sitapur, in an area of 12 acres. The foundation of the present structure was laid in 1943.

The Sitapur Eye Hospital is managed by Sitapur Eye Hospital Trust, which was created through an initial donation of Rs.10,000/- by the widow of a school teacher, Smt. Naraino Devi.It was started by Dr. Mehra By the year 1945 the vast main building, as it stands today, was completed. The hospital since then has grown from strength to strength to reach the status of a premier Eye Institution of India, a center of excellence and internationally recognized. It continues to render dedicated service to the rural poor irrespective of their inability to meet the high cost of treatment.

The increasing rush of patients through the year saw the hospital grow to reach its current bed count of 1000 out of which 800 caters as general wards and 200 provide service as private wards. With a view to carrying relief to the doorsteps of the uneducated and poor patients, it was planned to set up branch hospitals at many district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh. The first branch hospital was set up in 1949 at Faizabad. At present, the organisation renders service to 32 districts of U.P. through its well-equipped branch hospitals, covering nearly half of the population of the state. The entire organisation has 1000 beds at the base hospital sitapur and another 1400 beds in branch hospitals.

[edit] Engineering & Management Colleges

Institute of Engineering & Technology [1]
Sacred Heart Institute of Management & Technology [2]

[edit] Degree Colleges

Government Degree College (GDC)
Rashtriya Mahajani Pathshala(RMP)
Sacred Heart Degree College
Hindu Kanya Pathshala(Girls College)

[edit] Inter Colleges

Sacred Heart Inter College
Jawaher Navodaya Vidyalaya, Khairabad
Sumitra Montessori Inter College
Anandi Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir
Government Inter College (GIC)
Raja Raghuvar Dayal Inter college (RRD)
Ujagar Lal Inter College
Government Girls Inter College
Arya Kanya Inter College
Maharshi Vidya Mandir
R.M.P.Inter college
Maharishi Vidya Mandir
Study Well Public School
Regency Public School

[edit] Parks and Picnic Spots

Ilasiya Bal Vanodyan (Ilasia Park)
Mahaveer Udyan (Tikunia park)
Sarojini Vatika
Vaidehi Vatika
Neelgaon Picnic spot
Cheeta Pasi ka Tila

[edit] Historical places

Namisharanya: This Place was centre of religious and knowledge. there are 30 thousand Religious places here. 88000 Mendicants meditated here. People from all over India visit this holy places. Some important holy places at Namisharanya are as follows:-

Chakratirth: This places is holiest in the Naimisharanya. It is said that Lord Brahma's Device chakra fell this pious land and created a round "Kund" which is named as Chakra Tirth.
Lalita Devi Temple: This is one of the shaktipeeth. This is very famous temple among religious devotes.
Panch Prayag: This pond is situated near the Lalita Devi temple
'Vyas Gaddi: It is situated near Chakratirth where Rishi Vyas divided Vedas in four parts and also created Purans.
Soot Gaddi: Soot and Shaunak had discourse at this place Sri Hanuman Garhi and Panch Pandav. Large statue of Lord Hanuman is situated. According to popular after killing Ahi Rawan Hanuman appeared will lord Rama and Lakshman at this place from beneath "Pataal".

Mishrikh: This is the another religious place situated 10 km away from Namisharanya. Maharishi Dadhichi Asharam and Sitakund are holy pilgrimage of this place.

Shyamnathan Mandir: This Shiv Temple was built 300-400 years before and is situated in old Sitapur City (Munshiganj). The temple is a great example of Nagar style of temple architecture.