Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur (/ʃɑːdʒəˌhɑːnˈpʊər/) is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.

This article is about the municipal Corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Shahjahanpur district. For the city in Bangladesh, see Shajahanpur Upazila.

Shahjahanpur

Shaheedon Ki Nagri
City
River Garrah flowing through Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur
Coordinates: 27.88°N 79.91°E / 27.88; 79.91
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictShahjahanpur
Named forShah Jahan
Government
 • BodyNagar Nigam
Area
 • Total51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,461,030
 • Density68,000/km2 (180,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
242001
Telephone code05842
Vehicle registrationUP-27
Websiteshahjahanpur.nic.in

The city is the home for prestigious industries like Kribhco fertilizers limited, Roza thermal power plant , Ordnance Clothing Factory, Shahjahanpur.

History

Shahjahanpur was established by Dilir Khan and Bahadur Khan, sons of Dariya Khan, a soldier in army of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Dariya Khan was originally from Kandahar, in modern-day Afghanistan.[1] Both Dilir Khan and Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shah Jahan. Pleased with the services of Dilir Khan, Shah Jahan gave him 17 villages with the permission to construct a fort in 1647, following the suppression of the rebellious Katheria Rajputs.[2]

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 Bismil and Khan were born in Shahjahanpur.[3]

Geography

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

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Shahjahanpur urban agglomeration had a population of 346,103, out of which males were 183,087 and females were 163,016. The literacy rate was 69.81 per cent.[4]

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.[5][6][7] Present Sarod legend, Amjad Ali Khan also belongs to Shahjahanpur gharana.[8]

Notable people

Education
  • Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College[9]
  • Swami Shukdevanand Post Graduate College[10]
  • Government polytechnic, Shahjahanpur
  • Lakshya institute
  • Don & Donna Convent
  • Ryan international school
  • jaypuriya international
  • Dr. Sudama prasad girls inter College
  • St. Paul's college
  • Government inter College
  • Islamia inter college
  • Sardaar patel hindu inter college
  • Arya Kanya inter college
  • Arya mahila degree College

References
  1. Dr. Mehrotra N.C. Shahjahanpur Etihasik Evam Sanskritik Dharohar 1999 Pratiman Prakashan 30 Kucha Ray Ganga Prasad Allahabad 211003 India page 114
  2. Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals 1526-1707. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. p. 153. ISBN 9780706927528.
  3. Chandra, Bipan (14 October 2000). India's Struggle for Independence. Penguin Books Limited. p. 302. ISBN 978-81-8475-183-3. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. Chakraverty, Soumya. "History of the Gharana". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. Miner, Allyn (1 January 1997). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 140. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. "Gharana". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. "Gharana". Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  9. "Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College, Shahjahanpur". gfcollege.in.
  10. "Swami Shukdevanand Postgraduate College". sscollegespn.org.
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