Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh

• Name — Pratapgarh • Settlement Type — Town • Image Skyline — Belha Devi Temple Pratapgarh.jpg • Image Caption — Belha Devi Temple Pratapgarh • Pushpin Map — India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Uttar Pradesh, India • Subdivision Type1 — Country • Subdivision Type2 — State • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name1 — India • Subdivision Name2 — Uttar Pradesh • Subdivision Name3 — Pratapgarh • Leader Title1 — District magistrate • Leader Name1 — Sanjeev Ranjan • Unit Pref — Metric • Elevation M — 137 • Population Total — 91204 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Language • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Hindi • Demographics1 Title2 — Additional official • Demographics1 Info2 — Urdu • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 230001-02 • Area Code — +91 05342 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Registration Plate — UP-72 • Blank1 Name Sec1 — Sex Ratio • Blank1 Info Sec1 — 957 ♂/♀ • Website — pratapgarh.nic.in/ Pratapgarh is a town and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Pratapgarh is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Prayagraj division, formerly known as Allahabad.

Pratapgarh was the name of a fort built by Pratap Bahadur Singh (1628–1682), a local ruler, at Rampur. Later, the area around the fort started to be known as Pratapgarh. To distinguish it from nearby Bela Pratapgarh, Pratapgarh is sometimes also referred to as "Pratapgarh city".

According to local tradition, Pratapgarh was founded in 1628 on top of the ruins of an old town called Aror. This is identified with the pattalā (district) of Arureśa mentioned in an 1107 grant under the Gahadavala dynasty as being next to a district called "Māṇighapura" (identified with present-day Manikpur). Aror is also listed in the Ain-i-Akbari (1590s) as a mahal in the sarkar of Manikpur, with the Somavamshis listed as the main landowners.

According to the 2011 census, the Pratapgarh urban area had a total population of 91,204, including Bela Pratapgarh's 76,133 and Pratapgarh NP's 15,071, with a total of 46,960 males and 44,244 females.

The majority in Pratapgarh are followers of Hinduism, with Muslims forming the second largest religious group. The town also has significant populations of Christians and Sikhs.

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pratapgarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Primarily, an agragrian district, for a while now, Pratapgarh has risen in ranks as the top producer of Aonla (Amla). The fruit grown here is sold all over India and the world in the form of sweets and medicines.

Bhakti Mandir is a Hindu temple established by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. It is located in Kunda, Pratapgarh. The temple was inaugurated in November 2005. The temple features life-size deities of Shri Radha-Krishna and Shri Sita-Ram. The temple is managed by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat.

This pond is in the Raniganj tehsil of village Hussainpur, which is also known as Pakka Talab or Bakshi Talab. This pond is believed to be before the British era. It is made from cooked lime. It was built by the zamindar (Bakshi Sao). This pond is situated on the Dehlupur Raniganj main road. The water of this pond has not dried up till date and there is a deep well in the middle of the pond, which directly connects this pond with Hades. This is a very big fish in the pond.A separate bath has been made for women to bathe in this pond

The Belha Devi Temple is one of the important temples, situated in Pratapgarh, on the banks of River Sai on the western side of the Prayagraj-Ayodhya road. Here, Mother Goddess Belha or 'Belha Mai' is worshiped by devotees.

Pratapgarh district has the world's first temple dedicated to farmers, named Kisan Devta Mandir. In this district, farmers are revered as gods. The temple was established by Shailendra Yogi, a homoeopathic doctor, in Sarai Mahesh village of Patti tehsil of Pratapgarh in 2015. The six feet tall idol made of sandstone and holding a plough is accompanied by an idol of Kisan Devi.

A temple dedicated to Maa Barahi in Pratapgarh. is also known as Chauharjan Devi.

The nearest airport Prayagraj Airport is at a distance of about 55 kilometres.

Railway is the main transport form in this district and some junctions are Pratapgarh, Chilbila and Bhupia Mau. Pratapgarh Junction railway station handles 42 trains daily.

• Prayagraj -Ayodhya Highway (NH-330) • Lucknow Varanasi highway (NH-31) • Delhupur Raniganj Patti Akbarpur highway (SH-128) • Ganga Expressway • Prayagraj Unchahar Lucknow Highway

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