Shankargarh

Shankargarh
city
Shankargarh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 25°11′N 81°37′E / 25.183°N 81.617°E / 25.183; 81.617Coordinates: 25°11′N 81°37′E / 25.183°N 81.617°E / 25.183; 81.617
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Population (2001)
• Total	13,116
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Shankargarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. During the British Raj, it was known as "Kasuta Shankargarh Bara Rajya". Lt. Raja Kamlakar Singh was most known among all the emperors because of a landmark established by him, the "Raja Kamlakar Inter College". Later on in 2000 "Raja Kamlakar Degree College" was established by Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. These two landmarks leading the education in the area.There is a Governement Girls Inter College which was established in 1980s Shankargarh Sadar Bazar is the main market of the area. Shankargarh has Government Hospital, Police Station, Post Office and Railway Station facilities in the heart. Recently a NTPC plant is in the process of development which is located 2 km away from Shankargarh towards Lohgara.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2001 the India census,^[1] Shankargarh had a population of 13,116. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shankargarh has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Shankargarh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Silica mines

The main occupation of the local population is mining activity and stone quarrying, as the land is not very fertile. The Raja of Shankargarh has mining rights over 46 villages (covering an area of 150 km²) in perpetuity, and gives the rights to contractors who in turn hire local labourers to extract minerals.^[2]

References

External links

• Indian cave art saved from the wreckers from The Times online dated 2002-10-31