Shikohabad
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Shikohabad | |
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City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 283135 |
| Telephone code | +91-5676 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-83 |
Shikohabad is a city and a
The city lies in the cultural region of
Geography
Shikohabad is located at 27°06′N 78°36′E / 27.1°N 78.6°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 163 m (535 ft). The river Sirsa flows between the main city and pass out the railway station.
History
The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah (the name still exists as Mohmmad mah near Tahsil and Kotwali). Shikohabad is named after
Accessibility
Shikohabad is well connected with other cities by roadways as well as railways. This city is connects with cities like Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, New Delhi, Noida, Etawah, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata by National Highway 19 (formerly known as NH-2) and it also connects through
Demographics
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Shikohabad had a population of 107,300, out of which males were 50,107 and females were 50,283. The literacy rate was 81.68 per cent.[6]
References
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Shikohabad, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "Crumbling Yadav Bastion". OPEN Magazine.
- ^ Hindu Tribes and Castes, Volume 1 page 336
- ^ Matthew Atmore Sherring (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes, Volume 1. Thacker, Spink & Company. pp. 336.
Ahirs.
- ^ Top Famous Temple of Shikohabad - https://www.bhaktibharat.com/en/list/top-famous-temple-of-shikohabad
- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.