| Sitapur | |
| Native Name Lang: | Hindi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.57°N 80.66°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lucknow |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sitapur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Founder: | King Vikramaditya |
| Named For: | Sita |
| Government Type: | Municipal Council |
| Governing Body: | Sitapur Municipal Council |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Neha Awasthi (BJP)[1] [2] |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha MP |
| Leader Name1: | Rajesh Verma (BJP) |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Rakesh Rathour Guru (BJP) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (in meters) |
| Elevation M: | 138 |
| Population Total: | 177351 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 630 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN CODE |
| Postal Code: | 261001 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-34 |
Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] 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.[4]
The district is divided into 7 Tehsils: Sitapur, Biswan, Mishrikh, Maholi, Laharpur, Mahmoodabad and Sidhauli. There are 19 blocks, 4 parliamentary constituencies [5] (Sitapur, Mishrikh (SC), Mohanlalganj, Dhaurhara), 9 assembly constituencies (Sevata, Biswan, Mahmoodabad, Sidhauli (SC), Laharpur, Sitapur, Hargaon (SC), Mishrikh and Maholi), 19 Blocks[6] and 26 Police Stations.[7] Total population of the district is 44.84 lakh and the area is 5,743 km2. There are 2,348 census villages and 1,601 Gram Panchayats in the district. The Vehicle UP-34 is Registered in Sitapur RTO Transport office.
Sitapur municipality has a population of 177,234. Sitapur has a sex ratio of 912 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 80.57%. 19,794 (11.17%) were under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11.36% and 0.13% of the population respectively.[8]
Hindi is the major language, spoken by 88.03% of the population. Urdu is spoken by 11.67% of the population.[9]
Sitapur has 2 railway stations. Sitapur is well connected to Lucknow, Lakhimpur, Mailani, Bhurwal, Gonda, Gorakhpur and Moradabad by broad gauge line. It also has a branch line between Sitapur city and Balamau Junction in Hardoi district.
The major railway station is Sitapur Junction railway station. Some express trains like Jan Sadharan Express, Jan Nayak Express, Amritsar-Saharsa Express, Karmabhoomi Express and Jansewa Express.
The other important station is Sitapur City Junction railway station/SPC. Couple of Express trains stops here.
Sitapur is also well connected by NH24 from Lucknow to Delhi.
Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand.
As the seat of the government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is the site of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Sitapur has 2 Loksabha seats and 9 Vidhan Sabha seats.