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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is located at {{Coord\|25.72\|N\|81.52\|E\|}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kunda.html\|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kunda, India\|website=www.fallingrain.com\|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> 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 Allahabad-Lucknow National Highway 24B.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php \|title=- Kunda \|access-date=26 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120711222503/http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php \|archive-date=11 July 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Place is developing as main commercial location in the region.		Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is located at {{Coord\|25.72\|N\|81.52\|E\|}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kunda.html\|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kunda, India\|website=www.fallingrain.com\|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> 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 Allahabad-Lucknow National Highway 24B.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php \|title=- Kunda \|access-date=26 March 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711222503/http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php \|archive-date=11 July 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.		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.
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	Kunda is also known for its mangoes locally known as "Dasahari aam".{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}		Kunda is also known for its mangoes locally known as "Dasahari aam".{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}

	==~~2017 Assembly Elections~~==		==Demographics==
	[[~~Raghuraj Pratap Singh]], currently an [[Independent (political)~~\|~~Independent]] [[Member~~ of ~~Legislative Assembly~~]] ~~(MLA)~~, ~~has been elected sixth time in~~ a ~~row~~ from Kunda in the ~~[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]~~.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.~~financialexpress~~.~~com~~/~~news~~/~~the~~-~~long-rule-of-raja-bhaiya~~/~~925892~~/ \|title= ~~The long rule~~ of ~~Raja Bhaiya~~\|~~author~~= ~~Nistula Hebbar~~\|~~date~~= ~~20 March 2012~~}}</ref>		As of the [[2001 Census of India\|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 59%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=16 June 2004\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=1 November 2008\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

	==~~Demographics~~==		==Government and politics==
	As of the [[~~2001 Census~~ of ~~India~~\|~~2011 Census of India~~]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.~~censusindia~~.~~net~~/~~results~~/~~town.php?stad~~=~~A&state5~~=~~999~~\|~~archive-~~url=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web~~/~~20040616075334~~/~~http:~~//~~www.censusindia~~.~~net/results/town~~.~~php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=16 June 2004\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)~~\|access-date=~~1 November 2008~~\|~~publisher~~= ~~Census Commission of India~~}}</ref> 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 59%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.		[[Raghuraj Pratap Singh]], founder of [[Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik)]] party, is the [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Kunda (Assembly constituency)\|Kunda]]Kunda cosntituency]] in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] since 1993.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-long-rule-of-raja-bhaiya/925892/ \|title= The long rule of Raja Bhaiya\|author= Nistula Hebbar\|date= 20 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly \|url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12244/17 \|website=uplegisassembly.gov.in \|access-date=18 August 2020\|lang=hi}}</ref>

	==Places of interest==		==Places of interest==
	* [[Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj]] ([[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh]]) at Mangarh in Kunda.		* [[Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj\|Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj]] ([[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh]]) at Mangarh in Kunda.
	*~~[[Jama Masjid (Juma Masjid)\|'''~~Jama Masjid~~''' (''Juma Masjid'')]]~~ at Parewa Naryanpur village in Kunda.		* Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Mangarh
			* Jama Masjid at Parewa Naryanpur village in Kunda.{{cn\|date=March 2022}}

	==References==		==References==

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'''Kunda''' is a town and a [[Tahsil]] in [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Geography==
Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is located at {{Coord|25.72|N|81.52|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kunda.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kunda, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> 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 Allahabad-Lucknow National Highway 24B.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php |title=- Kunda |access-date=26 March 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120711222503/http://maps.live-translator.net/IN/Kunda/Allahabad/route.php |archive-date=11 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roaddistance.in/uttar-pradesh/pratapgarh-uttar-pradesh-to-kunda-distance/by-road/|title=Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh and Kunda By Road, Distance Between Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh and Kunda, Distance By Road From Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh and Kunda with Travel Time, Kunda Distance from Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh, Driving Direction Calculator from pratapgarh uttar pradesh and kunda|website=www.roaddistance.in|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> and is a Taluka or Tahsil of Pratapgarh.
Kunda is also known for its mangoes locally known as "Dasahari aam".{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

==2017 Assembly Elections==
[[Raghuraj Pratap Singh]], currently an [[Independent (political)|Independent]] [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA), has been elected sixth time in a row from Kunda in the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-long-rule-of-raja-bhaiya/925892/ |title= The long rule of Raja Bhaiya|author= Nistula Hebbar|date= 20 March 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[2001 Census of India|2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 59%, and female literacy is 41%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Places of interest==
* [[Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj]] ([[Bhakti Mandir Mangarh]]) at Mangarh in Kunda.
*[[Jama Masjid (Juma Masjid)|'''Jama Masjid''' (''Juma Masjid'')]] at Parewa Naryanpur village in Kunda.

==References==
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{{Pratapgarh district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh]]