Farrukhabad district

Farrukhabad district
Tomb of Nawab Rasheed Khan in Kaimganj
Tomb of Nawab Rasheed Khan in Kaimganj
Location of Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Farrukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionKanpur
HeadquartersFatehgarh
Tehsils3
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesFarrukhabad
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies4
Area
 • Total2,279 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,885,204
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
416,185
Demographics
 • Literacy69.04%
 • Sex ratio874
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways3
Websitefarrukhabad.nic.in

Farrukhabad district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The town of Fatehgarh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Kanpur Division.

Farrukhabad is situated between Lat. 26° 46' N & 27° 43' N and Long. 79° 7' E & 80° 2' E. The district is bounded by Badaun and Shahjahanpur on the north, Hardoi District on the east, Kannauj District on the south, and Etah and Mainpuri districts on the west. The Ganga River and Ramganga River are located to the east and the Kali River to the south.

The district formerly included present-day Kannauj District. It was divided into two separate districts on 18 September 1997. Farrukhabad district consists of three tahsils: Farrukhabad, Kaimganj and Amritpur. Amritpur tahsil was created from Rajepur Block after the district was split in 1997. The district has seven blocks: Kaimganj, Nawabganj, Shamsabad, Rajepur, Barhpur, Mohamadabad and Kamalganj.

Farrukhabad is a historic city with a rich culture defined by the traditions of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, which amalgamates aspects of Hindu and Muslim cultural practices, rituals, folk and linguistic traditions.

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