Shahjahanpur Explained

Shahjahanpur
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:27.88°N 79.91°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shahjahanpur
Established Date:1647
Named For:Shah Jahan
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Archana Verma (BJP)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:51
Elevation M:194
Population Total:346,103
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi and Urdu
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:880 / 1000
Blank2 Name Sec2:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec2: 61.99%
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:242001
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05842
Registration Plate:UP-27

Shahjahanpur is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Western Uttar Pradesh, India.

The city is between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

This city was established by Diler Khan Dilzak and bahadur Khan Dilzak son of Darya Khan Dilzak

History

Shahjahanpur was established by Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan, sons of Darya Khan, a soldier in army of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Darya Khan was originally from Kandahar, in modern-day Afghanistan.[2] Both Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shah Jahan. Pleased with the services of Diler Khan, Shah Jahan gave him 17 villages with the permission to construct a fort in 1647, following the suppression of the rebellious Katheria Rajputs.[3] The area was then settled by Afghans, brought by Bahadur Khan following one of his campaigns.

On 9 August 1925, the Indian freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandrashekhar Azad and Rajendra Lahiri conducted a robbery of government funds near Kakori railway station. Both Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan were born in Shahjahanpur.[4]

Geography

Shahjahanpur is located at 27.88°N 79.91°W. It has an average elevation of 194 metres (600 feet). It is situated at the junction of two river.

Climate

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Shahjahanpur urban agglomeration had a population of 329,736, out of which males were 173,006 and females were 156,730. The literacy rate was 67.25%: 71.49% for males and 62.59% for females. Scheduled Castes make up 8.47% of the population.[5]

Hindi is the most spoken language. Urdu is the second most-spoken language.[6]

Transport

Shahjahanpur is well-connected with major towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh through road and rail network. National Highway 30 links Shahjahanpur with Bareilly and Lucknow. A spur route National Highway 731 too passes through Shahjahanpur, linking it to the eastern UP town of Jaunpur.

Shahjahanpur railway station lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line of Indian Railways. Several through trains from Lucknow to Delhi pass through Shahjahanpur station.

Cultural heritage

Over the years, the Shahjahanpur gharana contributed eminent sarod players such as Enayat Ali (1883 - 1915), Ustad Murad Ali Khan, Ustad Mohammed Ameer Khan, Pandit Radhika Mohan Moitra and Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.[7] [8] [9] Present Sarod legend, Amjad Ali Khan also belongs to Shahjahanpur gharana.[10]

Notable people

Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History made as Shahjahanpur gets first mayor, BJP's Archana Verma wins. Hindustan Times. 22 May 2023.
  2. Dr. Mehrotra N.C. Shahjahanpur Etihasik Evam Sanskritik Dharohar 1999 Pratiman Prakashan 30 Kucha Ray Ganga Prasad Allahabad 211003 India page 114
  3. Book: Joshi, Rita. The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals 1526-1707. Vikas Pub. House. 1985. 9780706927528. New Delhi. 153.
  4. Book: Chandra, Bipan. India's Struggle for Independence. 24 June 2013. 14 October 2000. Penguin Books Limited. 978-81-8475-183-3. 302.
  5. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Shahjahanpur . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Web site: 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh (Town Level) . 27 June 2022 . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. Web site: Chakraverty. Soumya. History of the Gharana. 8 February 2015.
  8. Book: Miner. Allyn. Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. 1 January 1997. Motilal Banarsidass. 140. 9788120814936 . 8 February 2015.
  9. Web site: Gharana. 8 February 2015.
  10. Web site: Gharana. 25 December 2017.
  11. News: 2024-07-09 . Renowned scientist & educationist Prof GS Gupta no more . 2024-07-22 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College, Shahjahanpur. gfcollege.in.
  13. Web site: Swami Shukdevanand Postgraduate College. sscollegespn.org.