Shahjahanpur district
Shahjahanpur district | |
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Area | |
• Total | 4,575 km2 (1,766 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,006,538 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 59.54% |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | http://shahjahanpur.nic.in/ |
Shahjahanpur is a district of
History
Very little is known about the early history of this region.
During the middle ages, Shahjahanpur district was part of the greater region of Katehr.
One such campaign took place in 1421, which is around when Gola was likely established as a Muslim outpost.[1] Given its remote position, though, it could not have been much more than an outpost, and today it is only marked by a mound.[1] Muslim coins have been found here, as they have at Mati, and the writers Zia-ud-Din Barni and Firishta mention Gola as part of the governorship of Hisam-ul-Mulk, who was governor of both Sambhal and Awadh in 1377.[1] Kant, on the other hand, was permanently inhabited as Muslim power became consolidated in the region, and Jalalabad was probably established as a garrison even earlier, since it lay on the main route used by Muslim armies in the region.[1]
16th century
It was under Sher Shah Suri that the area of modern Shahjahanpur district was incorporated more firmly into Muslim territory, as the sarkar of Kant-o-Gola.[1] After the governor of Sambhal, Nasir Khan, was unsuccessful in his attempts to subjugate the Katehrias, Sher Shah made him the subordinate of Isa Khan Kalkapuri, and he granted Isa Khan a jagir consisting of the parganas of Kant and Gola, along with Tilhar.[1] The two men together had great success in not only defeating the local zamindars, but also extending the cultivation in the region.[1]
During the early part of Akbar's reign, Kant-o-Gola remained a separate sarkar, but after the death of its governor Hussain Khan Tukriya in 1576 it appears that Kant-o-Gola was merged into the sarkar of Budaun.[1] This arrangement is reflected in the Ain-i-Akbari, which lists Kant and Gola as mahals of Budaun sarkar.[1] Besides those two, the area of modern Shahjahanpur district was then also included in the mahals of Bareilly, also in Budaun sarkar, and Shamsabad, which was in Kannauj sarkar.[1]
17th century: foundation of Shahjahanpur city
Nothing more is recorded about the Shahjahanpur area until the reign of
Diler Khan chose the site of Noner Khera, near the
Kingdom of Rohilkhand
The ruling Pathans of Shahjahanpur were at least nominally subjects of the governors of Bareilly, but during the 1700s they became closely aligned with the
Rohilla rule over the Shahjahanpur area was never very strong — the Pathan families of Shahjahanpur and Tilhar, the Gaur rajas of
The massive pargana of Bareilly was also completely split up by the Rohillas.[1] In the area of Shahjahanpur district, the tappa of Charkhaula was made into the pargana of Jalalpur, while another part of the pargana became Khera Bajhera, which also included a small corner detached from Kant pargana.[1] The only other change to Kant pargana was that Tilhar was split off to become its own pargana.[1] Finally, the new pargana of Mihrabad was created from Shamsabad pargana.[1] Another pargana which would later become part of Shahjahanpur district, Katra, had already been created during the reign of Aurangzeb.[1]
Nawabs of Awadh and British rule
As a result of the
In 1813-14, a separate Shahjahanpur district was created, and originally it covered the entire territory between the Ganges and Ramganga down to the reduced border with Awadh.[1] At that time, it included the parganas of Shahjahanpur, Mihrabad, Tilhar, Nigohi, Jalalpur, Khera Bajhera, Miranpur Katra, Baragaon, Pawayan, Khutar, Marauri, Bangaon, Amritpur, Khakhatmau, Paramnagar, Khairigarh, and Puranpur Sabna.[1] Many changes to its boundaries then occurred: in 1816, Khairigarh was given to the Nawab of Awadh, in return for part of Jaunpur district and the small pargana of Palia, which became part of Shahjahanpur district.[1] Then in 1829, Amritpur, Bangaon, Khakhatmau, and Paramnagar were transferred into Farrukhabad district, although Bangaon would later be moved back into Shahjahanpur district in 1842 and joined with Mihrabad to form Jalalabad tehsil.[1] In 1841-42, Marauri was moved into Bareilly district, and finally, in 1865, Palia was moved into Kheri district and Puranpur Sabna was also transferred to Bareilly district.[1]
District headquarters
The district headquarters is still known as Shahjahanpur, which is called Shahjahanpur shahr. It has a separate municipality.
Geography
Located in the south-east of
The
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 911,065 | — |
1911 | 934,083 | +0.25% |
1921 | 829,821 | −1.18% |
1931 | 877,505 | +0.56% |
1941 | 953,673 | +0.84% |
1951 | 974,037 | +0.21% |
1961 | 1,093,987 | +1.17% |
1971 | 1,247,199 | +1.32% |
1981 | 1,596,417 | +2.50% |
1991 | 1,925,650 | +1.89% |
2001 | 2,464,930 | +2.50% |
2011 | 3,006,538 | +2.01% |
source:[3] |
According to the
At the time of the
Notable people
- Madan Shahjahanpuri, 18th-century theologian
- Ahmadullah Shah (Freedom Fighter)
- Ram Prasad Bismil (Freedom Fighter)
- Ashfaqulla Khan (Freedom Fighter)
- Thakur Roshan Singh(Freedom Fighter)
- Prem Krishna Khanna (Freedom Fighter)
- Rajpal Yadav (Bollywood Actor)
- Salona Kushwaha (MLA Tilhar) (First Women MLA in Shahjahanpur on unreserved seat)
- Alok Pandey (Bollywood Actor)
- Hira Thind (Punjabi singer)
- Naik Jadunath Singh (Param Veer Chakra Winner)
- Jitendra Prasad)
- Alam Khan (TV Actor)
- Suresh Kumar Khanna (Indian Politician)
References
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- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Shahjahanpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S.Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.