Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh
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Sindoorpuram (formerly known as Fatehabad) is a town in
Agra district Agra () is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the historical city of Agra. Agra district is a part of Agra division. Geography The district lies in the cultural region of Br ...
in the state of
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
, India. It is nearly 35 km south-east of
Agra Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...
in the direction of
Etawah Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...
. The historical name of the town is Samugarh


History

Fatehabad was founded by the
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ruler
Aurangzeb Alamgir I (Muhi al-Din Muhammad; 3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, also called Aurangzeb the Conqueror, was the sixth Mughal emperors, Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707, becomi ...
after his victory over his brother
Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659), also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' () and was favoured ...
on 29 May 1658. Before the
Battle of Samugarh Battle of Samugarh, also known as Jang-e-Samugarh (29 May 1658), was a decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor's serious ill ...
(1658), the town was known as Samugarh. Aurangzeb's Badshahi
Bagh Bagh (, meaning "garden") may refer to: Places Bangladesh * Bagh Prachanda Khan, a village in Beanibazar, Sylhet district * Lal Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka * Mali Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka * Rajar Bagh, a neighbourhood in Dhaka * ...
is located around 3 km away from Fatehabad. Later, Fatehabad was the stable of
Maratha The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
king Daulatrao Scindia (1794–1827) who ruled over
Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...
. In 2025, the town was named as Sindoorpuram after
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success.


Geography

Fatehabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 162 metres (534 
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). Village: Mohanpur is adjacent to Fatehabad about 500 meters towards north on Yamuna road. It is located on SH-2 as well as SH-62. The key features of the town are it have a bypass road and a well maintained road system.


Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Fatehabad had a total population of 23,278, of which 12,356 were males and 10,922 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,478. The total number of literates in Fatehabad was 13,858, which constituted 59.5% of the population with male literacy of 66.1% and female literacy of 52.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Fatehabad was 70.0%, of which male literacy rate was 77.7% and female literacy rate was 61.1%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 5,320 and 1 respectively. Fatehabad had 3496 households in 2011. India
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Fatehabad had a population of 19,318. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Fatehabad has an average literacy rate (adult) of 61.72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 70.87% of the males and 50.93% of females literate. A good 16.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Politics

Fatehabad Assembly constituency represents the area. Chotelal Verma is currently MLA from here and Rajkumar chahar is currently MP from here.


Economy

The major crops grown in the area are :
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, Louki, Karela, Tinda, Parwal, Mung,
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, Chana,
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and
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.
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References

{{Agra district Cities and towns in Agra district 1650s establishments in India 1650s establishments in the Mughal Empire 1658 establishments in Asia es:Fatehabad