สิตาปุระ
Sign in to saveSitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord Ram's wife Sita.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sitapur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 164,435
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.name
- Sitapur
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Hindi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lucknow
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sitapur
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1st century BC
- Settlement.founder
- King Vikramaditya
- Settlement.named_for
- Sita
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Sitapur district
- Area
- 35
- Elevation
- 137
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Sitapur district
- Image
- Sitapur City Railway Station Outside View 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 5862
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- postal code
- 261001
- Commons category
- Sitapur
- inception
- 1937-00-00
- P8168
- Georg Hirth
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Nematoda
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
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thumb|Sitapur City Railway Station
Sitapur is located at 88 km from Lucknow on the main NH-24 highway connecting the state capital, Lucknow to the country's capital, New Delhi. This city is connected with Lakhimpur-Kheri too.
Do
One can stay here for few days and do nothing only take rest. Roam around local areas greenery, local people and local market. One of the best lively place on the earth.
Buy
Khairabaad handcrafts like Dari.
Go next
Naimisharanya — a pilgrimage place for Hindus. Lakimpur-Kheri - the border district, home to Dudhwa National park and the terai forest trail.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
On the map
2 mapped locations