Kunda, India
Kunda | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Kunda Railway Station | |
| Nickname: Kunda | |
Kunda Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Kunda Kunda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°43′N 81°31′E / 25.72°N 81.52°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Pratapgarh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| • MLA | Raghuraj Pratap Singh |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) |
| Elevation 291 | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,500 |
| • Density | 3,433.3/km2 (8,892/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Local | Awadhi[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 230204 |
| Telephone code | 05341 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-72 |
| Website | pratapgarh |
Kunda is a town and a Tehsil in Pratapgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Kunda is at 25°43′N 81°31′E / 25.72°N 81.52°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 9 metres (291 feet). It is on Prayagraj-Lucknow National Highway 24B.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Kunda had a population of 910,447. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. 72% of the whole population are from general caste 27% are from scheduled caste and 0%from scheduled tribe. Kunda has an average literacy rate of 66%, greater than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.[5]
Government and politics
Raghuraj Pratap Singh, founder of Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) party, is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kunda constituency in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 1993.[6][7]
Places of interest
References
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Awadhi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kunda, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "- Kunda". Retrieved 26 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Nistula Hebbar (20 March 2012). "The long rule of Raja Bhaiya".
- ^ "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2020.