| Sultanpur district सुल्तानपुर ज़िला سلطان پور ضلع |
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Location of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Faizabad |
| Headquarters | Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Area | 4,436 km2 (1,713 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,214,820 (2001) |
| Tehsils | 7 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Sultanpur, Amethi |
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Sultanpur District (Hindi: सुल्तानपुर ज़िला, Urdu: سلطان پور ضلع) is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The district is a part of Faizabad Division. Its administrative head is Sultanpur.
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The only incident worthy of note in the 19th century history of the district since the British annexation of Oudh is the revolt of the native troops stationed at Sultanpur during the Mutiny. The troops rose in rebellion on the 9th of June 1857, and, after murdering two of their officers, sacked the station. Upon the restoration of order, Sultanpur cantonment was strengthened by a detachment of British troops; but in 1861 it was entirely abandoned as a military station. Facebok group "Ghar sultanpur" created by "Nitin Mishra" is nowdays very growing and very active social network group. This group is linked with lots of famous personalities from sultanpur.
It has an area of 1713 sq. rn. The surface is generally level, being broken only by ravines in the neighborhood of the rivers. The central portion is highly cultivated, while in the south are widespread arid plains and swampy jhils or marshes. The principal river is the Gomti River, which passes through the centre of the district and affords a valuable highway for commerce. Minor streams are the Kandu, Pili, Tengha and Nandhia, the last two being of onieimiiortanee, as their channels form the outlet for the superfluous water of the jhils, draining into the Sai. There: are ner the decade. The forests in the district, only stunted jungles used for fuel. In the population was 1,083,904, showing an increase of less than 1% over the decade. Due to its plain fertile land and irrigation facilities. It has got an agricultural importance. Primarily an agricultural district, its principal crops are rice, pulses, wheat, barley, sugarcane and a little poppy.
Jagdishpur is the main industrial area in the district with BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), Indo gulf (urea factory) and some leather factories established in that area. Apart from these the district also has Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) testing centre located in Korwa near Munshiganj and ACC cement factory in Gauriganj. The main line of the Oudh & Rohilkhand railway from Lucknow to Rae Bareli and Mogul Serai serves the south-western portion. Politically the district is famous for its Amethi constituency due to its association with Gandhi family.
According to the 2011 census Sultanpur district has a population of 3,790,922,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Liberia[2] or the US state of Oregon.[3] This gives it a ranking of 69th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 855 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,210 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.92 %.[1] Sultanpur has a sex ratio of 978 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 71.14 %.[1]
Languages spoken by the denizens of the district include Awadhi, a dialect in the Hindi-Urdu continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh region.[4]
Durga Pooja celebration in Sultanpur is pretty famous. In Sultanpur Durga Puja celebrated from 1st day of navratri till Poornima. whole 14 days there will be lots of cultural activities .And Moorty Visarjan is also a big event as it takes approx. 90 hours to complete. Sultanpur was a part of the Ayodhya in earlier times. People of the area are very loyal descendants of royals in the Ayodhya empire of lord Ram. Major castes which are present are those of prominent Brahmins, kshatriyas and backward castes.A large percentage of Muslim population is also found in the urban areas.people are known for their hard work, patience and carefree life style.Facebook group "Ghar" Sultanpur by Nitin Mishra is its biggest social Community.
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