Dariyabad, Barabanki Explained

Dariyabad
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.8922°N 81.5556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Barabanki
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:6.38 km
Elevation M:116
Population Total:18338
Population As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN -->
Postal Code:225403
Registration Plate:UP-41
Website:http://dariyabad.org

Dariyabad is a town and a aadharsh nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

History

It is said that, Dariyabad was founded in 1436 AD and established in 1444 AD. Dariya Khan was posted as viceroy after Sultan Mirza Badshah, and came to Awadh Lucknow and stayed in Imperial castle in Mahmudabad. Since this place was famous due to violence by bhad tribe, later viceroy Dariya Khan freed this place by Bhad tribe and named this place as Dariyabad on his own name. But as per some old age seniors and references Dariya Khan was an officer of Delhi kingdom.

Demographics

India census,[1] Dariyabad had a population of 15,661. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dariyabad has an average literacy rate of 67%, lower than the national average of 79.9%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 61%. In Dariyabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Dariyabad (Assembly constituency) represents the area.Satish Chandra sharma is mla from this constituency and minister of food department in up government

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.