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Farrukhabad | |
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 Tomb ofNawab Muhammad Khan Bangash | |
  Farrukhabad Location in Uttar Pradesh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Farrukhabad Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:27°23′24″N79°34′52″E / 27.390°N 79.581°E /27.390; 79.581 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Farrukhabad |
| Founded | 1714 |
| Founded by | Muhammad Khan Bangash |
| Named after | Farrukhsiyar |
| Government | |
| • MP | Mukesh Rajput |
| • District Magistrate | Sanjay Kumar Singh[1] |
| • Chief Development Officer | M. Arunmoli |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 275,754 |
| Demonym | Farrukhabadi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 209625 |
| Telephone code | 05692 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-76 |
| Nearest city | Bareilly (120KM) Kanpur (130 KM) Agra (180 KM) |
| Effective literacy | 73.4% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Farrukhabad |
| Website | farrukhabad.nic.in |
Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state ofUttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabadtehsil. This city is on the banks of riverGanges is 295 kilometres (183 mi) from the national capitalDelhi and 210 kilometres (130 mi) from the state capitalLucknow.
Farrukhabad was founded by NawabMuhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigningMughal emperorFarrukhsiyar, in 1714. The district of Farrukhabad forms part of Kanpur division.[4][5]
| Religions in Farrukhabad (2011)[6] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 74.23% | |||
| Islam | 24.67% | |||
| Christianity | 0.59% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.51% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus Farrukhabad had a population of 276,581 along withFatehgarh, of which 145,641 were males and 130,940 were females. The population in the age group 0 to 6 years was 34,474. The total number of literates in the city 177,793, which constituted 64.2% of the total population, with 98,659 males and 79,134 females being literate. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 73.4% with male literacy of 77.6%, and female literacy is 68.8%. Sex ratio of Farrukhabad is 899 per 1000 male. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 32,769 and 43 respectively. Farrukhabad had 48,850 households in 2011[2]
According to 2001 census, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh had a population of 227,876, of which 120,783 were males and 107,093 were females. Population between the age of 0 to 6 years was 30,120. The total number of literates were 143,736, which constituted 63% of the total population.[7]
Hindi is the most spoken language.Urdu is the second-largest language.[8]
Farrukhabad is one of the cities notable forzardozi embroidery andzari weaving. The craft was brought by the Afghans in the 12th century.[9]
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Farrukhabad was a part of theGanga Expressway, an ambitious project of Rs. 400 billion to provide high speed connectivity between the eastern and the western parts of the state.[10] The city has a bus station belonging to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport System.
Farrukhabad has an airstrip atMohammadabad so that in case of any natural calamity it can be reached easily bysmall aircraft andhelicopters. The nearest airport isKanpur Airport.
