Shankargarh

Shankargarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Allahabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

For the location in Chhattisgarh state, see Shankargarh, Balrampur.

Shankargarh
City
Shankargarh
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Shankargarh
Shankargarh (India)
Coordinates: 25°11′N 81°37′E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAllahabad
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total17,785
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

History

During the British Raj, it was known as Kasuta Shankargarh Bara Rajya. Raja Kamlakar Singh was most known among all the emperors of the region because of a landmark established by him, the Raja Kamlakar Inter College. Later on in 2000, Raja Kamlakar Degree College was established by Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. These two landmarks leading the education in the area.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Shankargarh had a total population of 17,785, of which 9,343 were males and 8,442 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,712. The total number of literates in Shankargarh was 11,442, which constituted 64.3% of the population with male literacy of 69.8% and female literacy of 58.3%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Shankargarh was 75.9%, of which male literacy rate was 83.2% and female literacy rate was 68.0%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,087 and 107 respectively. Shankargarh had 3095 households in 2011.[1]

As of 2001 the India census,[3] Shankargarh had a population of 13,116. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shankargarh has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Shankargarh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Silica mines

The main occupation of the local population is mining activity and stone quarrying, as the land is not very fertile. The Raja of Shankargarh has mining rights over 46 villages (covering an area of 150 km2) in perpetuity, and gives the rights to contractors who in turn hire local labourers to extract minerals.[4]

References
  1. "Census of India: Shankargarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. "Uttar Pradesh: Sankalp empowers the mineworkers of Shankargarh". India Together. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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