Google Map Of Pratapgarh

• District Code: PR
• Population Of Pratapgarh - 3,173,752
• Area (km²) - 3,717 km2 (1,435 sq mi) 
• Division - Allahabad
• Parliamentary Constituency - Pratapgarh
• Assembly Constituency - NA
• Time zone Of Pratapgarh - IST (UTC+5:30)
• Elevation Of Pratapgarh - NA
• Sex Ratio - 994 (2011)
• Official Website - http://pratapgarh.nic.in/

The District that forms a part of Faizabad Divison is named after its headquarters town Bela Pratabgarh, commonly known as Pratapgarh. It is the birthplace of the national poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Pratapgarh is one of the top producers of Aonla fruit.

History:

In 1628-1682 King named Pratap Singh ruled. During his reign he built fort and called it Pratabgarh after his own name. Subsequently the locality around the fort came to be known as Pratapgarh. When the district was constituted in 1858 its headquarters was established at Bela which came to be known as Bela Pratapgarh.

Demographics:

• District has the population of 12,339 as per 2001 census.
• Population of males – 52% and females – 48%
• Average literacy rate: 59.5%

Geography:

Longitude is 82 degree east, latitude 26 degree north. The district has an area of 3,730 km2.

Places:

Famous places to visit are as follows:

• Belha Devi
• Radha Krishna Temple
• Baba Ghusmeshwar Nath
• Baba Bhayaharan Nath Dham
• Ghuisarnath Dham and many more