The Pratapgarh district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradeshstate of India, and Pratapgarh city is the district headquarters. Pratapgarh district is a part of Prayagraj division formerly known as Allahabad. The total area of Pratapgarh district is 3730 Sq. km.[1]
The city Pratapgarh is named by famous King of Somvanshi Dynasty, Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh a Rajput ruler who made a castle named Pratapgarh Mahal. After time around the areas of the castle was also known by, Pratapgarh; In 1928, the arrival of Simon Commission in India led to widespread agitations against the British government. Many of the talukdars took the lead in the movement and openly displayed their opposition against the Imperial Government. On 10 July the Congress politician Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohanlal Saxena, visited the Pratapgarh district to address a public meeting at Hadi Hall (in Bela Pratapgarh), they were welcomed by Brajesh Singh. The district was also visited by Mahatma Gandhi on 14 November 1929, who addressed a crowd of 5000 and was awarded a purse of Rs 5,570 by then-Raja Awadhesh Singh of Kalakankar.[3]
According to the 2011 census Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh had a population of 3,209,141,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Mongolia[8] or the US state of Iowa.[9] This gives it a ranking of 109th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district had a population density of 854 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,210/sq mi).[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.2%.[7] Pratapgarh had a sex ratio of 994 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 73.1%. 5.46% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 22.10% of the population.[7]
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Raghuraj Pratap Singh (born 1969) known as Raja Bhaiya, politician, independent member of legislative assembly and MLA of Pratapgarh district Uttar Pradesh
Anupam Shyam Ojha (1957–2021), film and television actor, who usually played villainous role on international films set in India
Babulal Gaur (born 1930) BJP Leader and Ex. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh also hails from Pratapgarh.