Malihabad
ملیح آباد | |
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Town | |
 Map of Malihabad CD block | |
  Malihabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Malihabad Malihabad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°56′N 80°43′E / 26.94°N 80.72°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Founded by | Shaikh Malih |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,818 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Additional Official | Urdu |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-32 |
Malihabad is a town and nagar panchayat in the Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is also the seat of a tehsil and a community development block of the same name.[1] As of 2011, its population was 17,818, in 3,032 households.[1] Malihabad is the largest of Uttar Pradesh's 14 designated mango belts and accounted for 12.5% of all mango production in the state in 2013.[2] Hundreds of mango varieties are grown here, including the Chausa, Langda, Safeda, and most famously the Dasheri, the "king of mangoes"[2] of which it is one of India's main producers and exporters.[1] Mango grower and Padma Shri recipient Haji Kaleem Ullah Khan has contributed to the popularization of Malihabad's mango industry.[2]
Malihabad is also a centre of chikan embroidery work.[1]
Malihabad has two slum areas called Joshin Tola (pop. 475) and Basti Dhanwant Rai (pop. 589), with 5.97% of the town's population living in them.[1]
Neighbouring places include Garhi Sanjar Khan to the west and Bakhtiyarnagar to the south.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 28–67, 94–111, 278–292. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Paul, Satarupa (2014). "Malihabad: in the land of famous Dussehri mangoes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 236–45. Retrieved 13 March 2021.