Sherkot is a city and

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in the Bijnor of the

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History

Sherkot, was founded by Emperor Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler of the

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, who ruled North India from 1540 AD to 1545 AD after defeating

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, a Mughal emperor. Under the reign of Akbar, it was the main town of the pargana region and was attacked in 1805 by

Muhammad Amir Khan Nawab Muhammad Amir Khan (1769–1834) was a military general in the service of Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire and later became the first ruler of the princely state of Tonk (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). He was of Pas ...

, a

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invader. Later, during the

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it was the scene of battle between loyalists and rebels. The first Battle of Sherkot took place on 28 July 1857 and the second on 5 August. Up to 1844, it was headquarters of the

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, or district and later became a part of the Dhampur tehsil. In 1901, it had a population of 14,999Sherkot

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, v. 22, p. 273. Shershah Suri Is called the father of Sherkot.

Geography

Sherkot is located at . It has an average elevation of 203 metres (666 feet).

Economics

Sherkot Town in the Dhampur Assembly constituency of western Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor districtis, is called the ‘Brush Nagari’ of India. The town major and small scale industries includes only painting and drawing brushes and its related works are done in almost every house of the town. The brush works is major earning livelihood of people of town except some individual small agriculture. Sherkot town has around 600 small-scale and cottage industry units that produce an estimated 70 per cent of the painting and drawing brushes in India. They employ between 25,000 and 30,000 people from in and around the Nagar Palika town. This small-scale and cottage industry is mainly unorganized. The most of the indian brushes are produced in Sherkot, Uttar Pradesh (also known as the ‘brush capital of India’), the supply chain extends to Rajasthan, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal etc.

River

* Kho Beraj Kho Beraj is only river in Sherkot. This is also known as RamGanga or Ramanga in local language. This river provides water for irrigation.

Demographics

The Indian

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of 2011 showed that Sherkot had a population of 62,226 with males constituting 52% and females 48%. Sherkot has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 74.09% with male literacy at 62% and female 53%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Villages on the Kalagarh Road (NH-74)

Village Ledarpur is about 6 km from Sherkot on the way to Kaalagarh on National Highway 74. Ramganga is about 2 km from this village toward Kaalagarh. It is a small village with no more than fifty houses. This village is combined with Mubarak Pur for the purpose of election of Graam Pradhan. Bhikkawala is a village, about 4 km from Sherkot. This village has its own Graam Pradhan. There is a Junior High School in this village. Aaraji Kandla is a village, about 7 km from Sherkot. This village has its own Graam Pradhan. There are two Junior High School in this village.

References

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The Swaddle News Article of 21 Nov' 2019. {{Authority control Cities and towns in Bijnor district Populated places established in the 16th century