Kunda, India
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kunda
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Kunda Harnamganj Railway Station.jpg
| image_alt = Not available
| image_caption = Kunda Railway Station
| nickname = Kunda
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.72|N|81.52|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_name2 = Pratapgarh
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| governing_body = Gram panchayat
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = Raghuraj Pratap Singh
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =15000
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| elevation_footnotes =291
| elevation_m =135
| population_total = 51500
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_density_km2 = 3433.3
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=6 March 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = Urdu
| demographics1_title3 = Local
| demographics1_info3 =Awadhi{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/awa |title=Awadhi |website=Ethnologue |access-date=7 May 2019}}
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 230204
| area_code = 05341
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-72
| website = {{URL|pratapgarh.nic.in/}}
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Kunda is a town and a Tehsil in Pratapgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Kunda is located at {{Coord|25.72|N|81.52|E|}}.{{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}} 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 Prayagraj-Lucknow National Highway 24B.{{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 }} 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{{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}} 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}}
Demographics
As of the 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 73%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kunda, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{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}}
Government and politics
Raghuraj Pratap Singh, founder of Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) party, is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kunda constituency in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 1993.{{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}}{{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}}
Places of interest
- Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj (Bhakti Mandir Mangarh) at Mangarh in Kunda.
- Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Mangarh
- Jama Masjid at Parewa Naryanpur village in Kunda.{{cn|date=March 2022}}