Shankargarh

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.

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Locality: Shankargarh
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 14,137
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Language
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi
Settlement.demographics1_title2: Additional official
Settlement.demographics1_info2: Urdu

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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.

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