District Profile
Pratapgarh district, lies between 25°34' and 26° 11' latitudes while between 81°S19' and 82°27' longitudes. Primarily, an agragrian district, for a while now, Pratapgarh has risen in ranks as the top producer of Aonla fruit. It is a multi-purpose fruit, is extremely rich in vitamin C, helps cure gastro-intestinal disorders, is said to encourage youth and liveliness and is exported all over india and possibly over world in form of sweets and medicines. Pratapgarh on the Allahabad-Faizabad main road at a distance of 39 km from Sultanpur and 61 Km from Allahabad. It is one of the older districts of Uttar Pradesh, that came into existence in the year 1858. It is at a height of 137 Mt. from sea level.
Facts of Pratapgarh District
| S.N. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geographical Area(0000 ha.) | 3717 |
| 2 | Gross area (0000 ha.) | 361.5 |
| 3 | No. of Villages | 2219 |
| 4 | Net Cultivated area (0000 ha.) | 274.3 |
| 5 | Net irrigated area (0000 ha.) | 194.8 |
| 6 | Area under orchard crop (0000 ha.) | 316.7 |
| 7 | Area shown morethan once (0000 ha.) | 129 |
| 8 | Temperature Max (digree centegrate) | 46.7 |
| Min | 5 | |
| 9 | Rain fall avg. | 749mm |
| 10 | No of co- operative society | 174 |
| 11 | Veterinary Clinics | 45 |
| 12 | A. I. Centre | 67 |
Facts of Pratapgarh District
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|
| District | Pratapgarh |
| District HQ | Pratapgarh |
| Population (2011) | 3209141 |
| Growth | 17.50% |
| Sex Ratio | 998 |
| Literacy | 70.09 |
| Area (km2) | 3717 |
| Density (/km2) | 854 |
| Tehsils | Kunda, Lalganj, Patti, Pratapgarh, Raniganj |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Pratapgarh |
| Assembly Constituencies | Babaganj, Biswanathganj, Kunda, Patti, Pratapgarh, Rampur Khas, Raniganj |
| Languages | Hindi, Awadhi, Urdu |
| Rivers | Sai, Ganga |
| Lat-Long | 25.903703, 81.781425 |
| Travel Destinations | Belha Devi Temple, Aushaan Devi Temple, Baba Belkhar Nath Dham, Bhakti Dham Temple, Shri Ram Janki Hanuman Mandir, Maa Chauharjan (Barahi) Devi Temple, Kamakshi Devi Temple, Shani Dev Temple, Ram Janki Mandir, Old Hanuman Mandir, Ram Janki Mandir, Surya Mandir, Radha Krishna Temple, Inhan Devi Mandirkaali Maata Mandir etc. |
| Government Colleges / Universities | KVK ,Hemwait Nandan Bahuguna Post Graduate Degree College, Mdpg College, P B College, Shiv Pati Devi Yamuna Prasad Mishra Balika Inter College, Govt Polytechnic, Dev Narayan Inter College, G. V. Inter College, S.B.P. Inter College, Shivram Intermediate College, Government Girls Inter College, M. P. S Intermediate College, R. S. B. Inter College etc. |
