Mohammadi is a town and a
municipal board
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Lakhimpur Kheri district
Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur.
Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of . The natio ...
in the
India
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state
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Uttar Pradesh
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. The town and nearby area is known for sugarcane farming. Mohammadi is also known for a special kind of flower known as ‘Ketki Flower’. The fragrance from this flower, only available in Mohammadi, spreads in the whole bagh and nearby areas.
Demographics
As of the
2001 Census of India
The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. The total population increased b ...
, Mohammadi had a population of 38,427.
Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mohammadi has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 43%. In Mohammadi, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Tourism
Tourist places include Mohammadi Tiger Reserve in Maheshpur, Gola Road, Mehndi Bagh, Devisthan Mandir, Shri Hanuman Mandir, Tedhenath Shiv Mandir, Grand Jama Masjid, Gurudwara and a Jangali Nath Shiv mandir..
Education
Mohammadi has three degree colleges for getting higher education, named Ganna Kisan Mahavidyalaya, Krishna Mahavidyalaya and Mohammadi Mahavidyalaya. Some local inter colleges are (1) J P Inter College (2) P D Inter College (3) R P Inter College (4) Doon Public School and (5) Yugnirman Kanya Vidyalaya.
References
Cities and towns in Lakhimpur Kheri district
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