Kunda | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Alt: | Not available |
Nickname: | Kunda |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 25.72°N 81.52°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Pratapgarh |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | MLA |
Leader Name: | Raghuraj Pratap Singh |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 15000 |
Elevation Footnotes: | 291 |
Elevation M: | 135 |
Population Total: | 51500 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 3433.3 |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
Demographics1 Title3: | Local |
Demographics1 Info3: | Awadhi[2] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 230204 |
Area Code: | 05341 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | UP-72 |
Kunda is a town and a Tehsil in Pratapgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 9 metres (291 feet). Kunda is not a very old town and probably was founded during the British Raj. Kunda is Located on Prayagraj-Lucknow National Highway 24B.[4] Place is developing as main commercial location in the region.
About 12 km away from Kunda there is a great temple known as Haudeswar Naath. There lies a natural shivling which is worshiped by Hindus all over India.
Just 2 km away from Haudeswar Naath Dhaam is Raja Bhaiya's Dr. Ambedkar Bird sanctuary, which is located in Benti village.
5 km north there is Mangarh Dham, where is newly built Bhakti Mandir is one of the most beautiful constructions in Uttar Pradesh. Kunda is 50 Kilometre away from Pratapgarh district[5] and is a Taluka or Tahsil of Pratapgarh.Kunda is also known for its mangoes locally known as "Dasahari aam".
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.[6]
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.[7] [8]