Fatehgarh is a

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ...

town in Farrukhabad district in the state of

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. It is located on the south bank of the

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. It is the administrative headquarters of Farrukhabad District. Fatehgarh derives its name from an old fort. It is a small city with no significant industrial activity. Asia's largest potato market is located in Farrukhabad, as well as a holy place in

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(sankhisha). It contains a large

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establishment in the form of The Rajput Regimental Centre, 114 Infantry Battalion TA and The Sikh Light Infantry Center.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census,

Farrukhabad Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad tehsil. The city is on the banks of river Ganges and is from the national capital Delhi and from the state capital Lucknow. ...

-cum-Fategarh urban agglomeration had a population of 290,540, out of which males were 154,630 and females were 135,910. The literacy rate was 75.60 per cent. India

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, Fatehgarh had a population of 14,682. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Fatehgarh has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 65%. In Fatehgarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

* Mriganka Sur, neuroscientist *

George Stuart Fullerton George Stuart Fullerton (August 18, 1859 – March 23, 1925) was an American philosopher and psychologist. Early life and education Fullerton was born at Fatehgarh, India, the son of the Rev. Robert Stuart Fullerton and Martha White Fullerton ...

, psychologist *

Anna Martha Fullerton Anna Martha Fullerton (August 16, 1853 – September 16, 1938) was an American physician and medical educator, born in India. Early life and education Anna Martha Fullerton was born in Agra, the eldest of the seven children of American Presb ...

, physician

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Farrukhabad district Cantonment towns in Uttar Pradesh Cantonments of British India Populated places established in 1714 1714 establishments in Asia