Sitapur
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Sitapur | ||
| Sub-district : | Sitapur | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 34 ′ N , 80 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 141 m | ||
| Residents : | 177,234 (2011) | ||
Sitapur is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .
Sitapur is located in the north Indian plain on the course of the Sarayan , a left tributary of the Gomti . The city is 85 km north of Lucknow . Sitapur is the administrative center of the district of the same name .
Sitapur is located on the national highway NH 24 , which connects Shahjahanpur with Lucknow. The parallel railway line also runs through the city. Main roads lead to the surrounding larger cities of Bahraich , Hardoi and Lakhimpur .
Sitapur as a city has the status of Nagar Palika Parishad . It is divided into 30 wards . At the 2011 census, Sitapur had 177,234 inhabitants.
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