Shikohabad


Shikohabad is a town and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Dominated of Phatak Ahirs.
Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situated 22 kilometres south of Shikohabad. Shikohabad is the center of education and is well connected by all nearby towns with good roads. Shikohabad also has a good education system and it is known for its art and it was a main junction city of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Shikohabad is located at. It has an average elevation of. The rivers Sirsa and Bamba. Sirsa flows between the main city and the railway station.

History

The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah and Shikohabad was named after a famous person of the Mughal era called Dara Shikoh the eldest of brothers of Emperor Aurangzeb. In its present form, the town has hardly any recognizable evidence of that era. Shikohabad was ruled under the estate of Labhowa from 1794–1880. The Rajas of Labhowa of Jadon dynasty Later Jhala Dynasty were well known to the Mughal rulers and their generals and along with them controlled over of this area. According to British historian Matthew Atmore Sherring Phatak Ahirs alone have 21 villages in Shikohabad.

Accessibility

is from Shikohabad. The nearest airport is away at Agra. Shikohabad railway station is located on Delhi Mugalsarai main line of North Central Railway having direct connection to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agra, Etawah, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mainpuri and Farrukhabad. It is also well connected by road with all major cities of the state and region as it is located on NH-2 also the State road-85 to Etah and the state road-84 to Mainpuri.

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.