Shankargarh
Sign in to saveShankargarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Kasauta Shankargarh.
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Place details
- Locality
- Shankargarh
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 14,137
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shankargarh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Prayagraj
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 17785
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Prayagraj district
- Official language
- Hindi
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Industries
- River
- Politics
- Silica mines
- References
- External links
Shankargarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Kasauta Shankargarh.
==History== During the British Raj, it was known as Kasuta Shankargarh Bara Rajya. Raja Kamlakar Singh was most known among all the emperors of the region 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 are leading the education in the area.