Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad

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. The city is on the banks of river

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and is from the national capital

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and from the state capital

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History

Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning emperor

Farrukhsiyar Farrukhsiyar or Farrukh Siyar () (20 August 16839 April 1719) was the tenth emperor of the Mughal Empire from 1713 to 1719. He rose to the throne after assassinating his uncle, Emperor Jahandar Shah. Reportedly a handsome man who was easily ...

, in 1714, the district of Farrukhabad forms part of Kanpur division.

Demographics

India

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Farrukhabad had a population of 276,581 along with Fatehgarh, of which 145,641 were males and 130,940 were females. The population in the age group 0 to 6 years was 34,474. The total number of literates in the city 177,793, which constituted 64.2% of the total population, with 98,659 males and 79,134 females being literate. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 73.4% with male literacy of 77.6%, and female literacy is 68.8%. Sex ratio of Farrukhabad is 899 per 1000 male. The

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population was 32,769 and 43 respectively. Farrukhabad had 48850 households in 2011 According to 2001 census, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh had a population of 227,876, of which 120,783 were males and 107,093 were females. Population between the age of 0 to 6 years was 30,120. The total number of literates were 143,736, which constituted 63% of the total population.

Economy

Farrukhabad is one of the cities notable for

zardozi Zardozi or zar-douzi or zarduzi (from Classical Persian زَردوزی ''zardōzī'', literally "gold embroidery"; fa, label= Modern Persian, زَردوزی, translit=zarduzi; hi, ज़रदोज़ी, tg, зардӯзӣ, ur, زردوز ...

embroidery and

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weaving. The craft was brought by the Afghans in the 12th century.

Transportation

Railways

* Farrukhabad Junction railway station * Fatehgarh railway station * Yaqutganj railway station * Kaimganj railway station * Kamalganj railway station

Roadways

Farrukhabad was a part of the

Ganga Expressway Ganga Expressway is an under-construction 594 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) greenfield expressway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Phase-1 will connect Bijauli village on NH-334 in Meerut district with Judapur Dandu village on ...

, an ambitious project of Rs. 400 billion to provide high speed connectivity between the eastern and the western parts of the state. The city has a bus station belonging to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport System.

Airways

Farrukhabad has an airstrip at Mohammadabad so that in case of any natural calamity it can be reached easily by

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and

helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attribu ...

s. The nearest airport is

Kanpur Airport Kanpur Airport (), proposed to be renamed as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Airport, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Base that serves the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It provides easier connectivity to major tourist and hist ...

References

{{Farrukhabad district Cities and towns in Farrukhabad district Populated places established in 1714 1714 establishments in Asia Cities in Uttar Pradesh