| Farrukhabad | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 27.39°N 79.581°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Farrukhabad |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1714 |
| Leader Title3: | Chief Development Officer |
| Leader Name3: | M. Arunmoli |
| Leader Title2: | District Magistrate |
| Leader Name2: | Sanjay Kumar Singh[1] |
| Leader Title1: | MP |
| Leader Name1: | Mukesh Rajput |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 275,754 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Farrukhabadi |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 209625 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 05692 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-76 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bareilly (120KM) Kanpur (130 KM) Agra (180 KM) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Effective literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 73.4% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Farrukhabad |
| Founder: | Muhammad Khan Bangash |
| Named For: | Farrukhsiyar |
Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad tehsil. This city is on the banks of river Ganges is 295km (183miles) from the national capital Delhi and 210km (130miles) from the state capital Lucknow.
Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1714. The district of Farrukhabad forms part of Kanpur division.[3] [4]
India census Farrukhabad had a population of 276,581 along with Fatehgarh, 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. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 32,769 and 43 respectively. Farrukhabad had 48,850 households in 2011[5]
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.[6]
Hindi is the most spoken language. Urdu is the second-largest language.[7]
Farrukhabad is one of the cities notable for zardozi embroidery and zari weaving. The craft was brought by the Afghans in the 12th century.[8]
Farrukhabad was a part of the Ganga Expressway, an ambitious project of Rs. 400 billion to provide high speed connectivity between the eastern and the western parts of the state.[9] The city has a bus station belonging to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport System.
Farrukhabad has an airstrip at Mohammadabad so that in case of any natural calamity it can be reached easily by small aircraft and helicopters. The nearest airport is Kanpur Airport.