Kamalganj is a town and a

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in Farrukhabad district in the

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n state of

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. The town is one of the key contributors to

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production in the district. Kamalganj was named after

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religion promoter and social worker 'Kamal Baba'.

Geography

Kamalganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 135 metres (442 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Kamalganj had a population of 14,659. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 50%. In Kamalganj, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Being one of the major towns of Farrukhabad, Kamalganj remains to be influenced by district culture. So called 'Farrukhabadi' dialect of

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is observable among local people along with

majority speaking

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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is celebrated for eight days in the town, unlike almost all places in India. This whole eight-day celebration is known as 'Holi Milan', locally. Other prominently observed festivals in the town are

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and Eid. In last few years, public celebration of

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has also came in light.

Education

Despite being a small town, Kamalganj has few Intermediate and one degree college within town boundaries, helping neighboring rural areas. All intermediate colleges are affiliated by

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad The Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य हाइ स्कूल और इंटरमीडिएट शिक्षा बोर्ड) is the Uttar ...

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. One degree college, which recently started with post graduate courses in Arts has affiliation with Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University,

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, also known as Kanpur University. For post graduation courses in Science and Technology, inhabitants are dependent to major cities nearby, such as

. Some CBSE affiliated school are also opened.

Transport

Kamalganj has a railway station, situated in the center of town. The station is coded as KLJ under Indian Railway Stations Code dictionary. 4 km away from both sides, its neighboring stations are Yaqutganj and Singhirampur. A broad gauge line connects Kamalganj railway station to

via Kannauj and to

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via Farrukhabad. One important train that stops over Kamalganj is Kalindi Express. This train establishes a transport link between Kamalganj and capital of India,

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. Kamalganj lies 11 km south of Fatehgarh (a cantonment town in Farrukhabad district) along the road, which connects it to Etah and Kannauj. Inhibited on the banks of River Ganges, important

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centers around Kamalganj are Singhirampur and Bhojpur.

References

{{Farrukhabad district Cities and towns in Farrukhabad district