Sitapur

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Sitapur district.

For other places with the same name, see Sitapur (disambiguation).

Sitapur
Village
Sitapur Location of Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, India Sitapur Sitapur (India)
Coordinates: 27.57°N 80.66°E / 27.57; 80.66
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Lucknow
District	Sitapur
Established	1st century BC
Founded by	King Vikramaditya
Named after	Sita
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Sitapur Municipal Council
• Municipal Chairperson	Neha Awasthi (BJP)
• Lok Sabha MP	Rakesh Rathore
• MLA	Rakesh Rathour Guru (BJP)
Elevation (in meters)	138 m (453 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	177,351
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE	261001
Vehicle registration	UP-34
Website	sitapur.nic.in

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Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. 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.