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			\| subdivision_name3 = [[Sitapur district\|Sitapur]]
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	\|established_date =1857		\|established_date =1857
	\|founder =		\|founder =
	\|named_for = [[Goddess Sita]]		\|named_for = [[Goddess Sita]]
	\|government_type =		\| government_type = [[Municipal council (India)\|Municipal Council]]
	\|governing_body =		\| governing_body = Sitapur Municipal Council
			\| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
			\| leader_name = Neha Awasthi ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx\|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results\|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh\|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/news/neha-awasthi-won-sadar-seat-for-bjp-after-20-years-sp-retained-2-seats-independents-won-4-131281557.html\|title=BJP's Neha Awasthi wins from Sitapur after 20 years\|work=Dainik Bhaskar\|accessdate=23 May 2023}}</ref>
			\| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha MP]]
			\| leader_name1 = [[Rajesh Verma (politician)\|Rajesh Verma]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
			\| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]]
			\| leader_name2 = [[Rakesh Rathore]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]])
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	'''Sitapur''' is a ~~town~~ and a [[municipal board]] in [[Sitapur district]] in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=19 June 2020\|title=Sitapur Up Travel Guide\|url=https://www.goibibo.com/destinations/sitapur-up/\|url-status=live\|website=Goibibo.com}}</ref> It is ~~in the~~ [[Lucknow ~~Division~~]]. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King [[Vikramāditya]] from Lord [[Rama\|Ram]]'s wife [[Sita]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhatt\|first=Vijay Kumar\|title=Asst. Director\|publisher=Ministry of MSME, Government of India\|year=2016\|location=Kanpur\|pages=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIP%20Sitapur%20VKB%20AD%20EI.pdf}}</ref>		'''Sitapur''' is a city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Sitapur district]] in the [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=19 June 2020\|title=Sitapur Up Travel Guide\|url=https://www.goibibo.com/destinations/sitapur-up/\|url-status=live\|website=Goibibo.com}}</ref> 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 [[Rama\|Ram]]'s wife [[Sita]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhatt\|first=Vijay Kumar\|title=Asst. Director\|publisher=Ministry of MSME, Government of India\|year=2016\|location=Kanpur\|pages=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIP%20Sitapur%20VKB%20AD%20EI.pdf}}</ref>

	==Administration==		==Administration==
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	==Stadium==		==Stadium==
	Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand. ~~{{Citation needed span\|text~~=~~Major hockey~~ and ~~cricket tournament are often played~~. ~~In 2020 Virendra Singh Memorial cricket tournament~~ has ~~been organised~~.~~\|date=December 2020}}~~		Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand.

			==Notable people==
			* [[Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey]] - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, '''PVC''' was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the [[Kargil War]] in 1999.

			* [[Wajahat Mirza]] – Indian screenwriter and film director
			* [[Ilyas Sitapuri]] - An Indian born Pakistani historical fiction writer

			== Politics ==
			As the seat of the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]], Lucknow is the site of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]], Sitapur has 2 Loksabha seats and 9 Vidhan Sabha seats.

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==~~Sitapur Websites~~==		==External links==
	~~{{Wikivoyage}}~~
	* [http://sitapur.nic.in/ NIC Website]		* [http://sitapur.nic.in/ NIC Website]
	* [https://www.goibibo.com/travel-guide/india/destination-sitapur-up/ Sitapur travel guide]		* [https://www.goibibo.com/travel-guide/india/destination-sitapur-up/ Sitapur travel guide]

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{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Sitapur district}}
{{Other places}}
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'''Sitapur''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Sitapur district]] in the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2020|title=Sitapur Up Travel Guide|url=https://www.goibibo.com/destinations/sitapur-up/|url-status=live|website=Goibibo.com}}</ref> It is in the [[Lucknow Division]]. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King [[Vikramāditya]] from Lord [[Rama|Ram]]'s wife [[Sita]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhatt|first=Vijay Kumar|title=Asst. Director|publisher=Ministry of MSME, Government of India|year=2016|location=Kanpur|pages=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIP%20Sitapur%20VKB%20AD%20EI.pdf}}</ref>

==Administration==
The district is divided into 7 Tehsils: Sitapur, [[Biswan]], [[Misrikh Neemsar|Mishrikh]], [[Maholi]], [[Laharpur]], [[Mahmudabad, India|Mahmoodabad]] and [[Sidhauli]]. There are 19 blocks, 4 parliamentary constituencies <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiwari|first=Akhilesh|date=19 June 2020|title=District Magistrate|url=https://sitapur.nic.in/|url-status=live|website=My Uttar Pradesh}}</ref> (Sitapur, Mishrikh (SC), Mohanlalganj, Dhaurhara), 9 assembly constituencies ([[Sevata (Assembly constituency)|Sevata]], [[Biswan (Assembly constituency)|Biswan]], Mahmoodabad, Sidhauli (SC), Laharpur, Sitapur, Hargaon (SC), Mishrikh and Maholi), 19 [[Block (district subdivision)|Blocks]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sitapur.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|title=Blocks | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India}}</ref> and 26 Police Stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sitapur.nic.in/police/|title=Police | District Sitapur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India}}</ref> Total population of the district is 44.84 lakh and the area is 5,743 km<sup>2</sup>. There are 2,348 census villages and 1,601 [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]] in the district. The Vehicle UP-34 is Registered in Sitapur RTO Transport office.

==Transportation==
===Rail===
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 b/w SITAPUR city and BALAMAU Jn in Hardoi district.

The major railway station is '''[[Sitapur Cantonment railway station|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 also well connected by NH24 FROM LUCKNOW TO DELHI

==Stadium==
Sitapur has a stadium named after the Major Dhyan Chand. {{Citation needed span|text=Major hockey and cricket tournament are often played. In 2020 Virendra Singh Memorial cricket tournament has been organised.|date=December 2020}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sitapur Websites==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://sitapur.nic.in/ NIC Website]
* [https://www.goibibo.com/travel-guide/india/destination-sitapur-up/ Sitapur travel guide]

{{Sitapur district}}
{{Lucknow division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Sitapur]]
[[Category:Cities in Uttar Pradesh]]