Shikohabad Explained

Shikohabad
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.1°N 78.6°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Founder:Dara-Shikoh
Named For:Dara-Shikoh (Shikoh-abad)
Government Type:Democratic
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank:4
Area Total Km2:750.11
Elevation M:163
Population Total:107,404
Population As Of:2011
Population Rank:3
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:283135
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91-5676
Registration Plate:UP-83
Area Water Sq Mi:12

Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situated 22 kilometres south of Shikohabad.

The city lies in the cultural region of Braj and the local language is Brajbhasha.

Geography

Shikohabad is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of . The river Sirsa flows between the main city and pass out the railway station.

History

The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah (the name still exists as Mohmmad mah near Tahsil and Kotwali). Shikohabad is named after Dara Shikoh, the eldest brother of Emperor Aurangzeb. In its present form, the town has hardly any recognisable evidence of that era. Shikohabad was ruled under the estate of Labhowa from 1794 to 1880. As written by Matthew Atmore, Jadaun Rajputs are here in huge numbers and other cities in Firozabad.[2] The Rajas of Labhowa of Jadon, later Jhala Dynasty were well known to the Mughal rulers and their generals and along with them controlled over 100km2 of this area.[3] According to British historian Matthew Atmore Sherring Phatak Ahirs alone have 21 villages in Shikohabad.[4] [5] [6]

Accessibility

Shikohabad is well connected with other cities by roadways as well as railways. This city is connects with cities like Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, New Delhi, Noida, Etawah, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata by National Highway 19 (formerly known as NH-2) and it also connects through Agra Lucknow Expressway through which is connected to Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur Mainpuri, Etawah. It is from district headquarter. It is from New Delhi and from Agra. Shikohabad Railway Station is located on Delhi Mugalsarai main line of North Central Railway having direct connection to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agra, Etawah, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mainpuri and Farrukhabad. It is also well connected by road with all major cities of the state and region. It is further connected to Etah via SH-85 and to Mainpuri via SH-84.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Shikohabad had a population of 107,300, out of which males were 50,107 and females were 50,283. The literacy rate was 81.68 per cent.[7]

See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Shikohabad, India. fallingrain.com.
  2. Book: Matthew Atmore Sherring . Hindu Tribes and Castes - The JS^dus are very numerous in the two districts of Mathuri; and Agra, where it embraces a population of upwards of thirty thousand persons. In Agra, the chief settlement is in the Ferozab&d pargannah^ especially round Kotlah, where the tribe is very influential. . 1872 . Trubner and co.; [etc ., etc.] . Oxford University . 251-252 . English.
  3. Web site: Crumbling Yadav Bastion. OPEN Magazine.
  4. Hindu Tribes and Castes, Volume 1 page 336
  5. Book: Hindu Tribes and Castes, Volume 1 . Ahirs. . Thacker, Spink & Company . Matthew Atmore Sherring . 1872 . 336.
  6. Top Famous Temple of Shikohabad - https://www.bhaktibharat.com/en/list/top-famous-temple-of-shikohabad
  7. Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above . Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 . 2012-07-07 .