Farrukhabad

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Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1714. The district of Farrukhabad forms part of Kanpur division.{{cite book |last1=Yadav |first1=Dr Rashmee |last2=Verma |first2=Dr Mithilesh |title=Exploring the Link between Violence against Women and Women Involvement in Illegal Activities: महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा और महिलाओं की अवैध गतिबिधियो में संलिप्तता के मध्य सम्बन्धो की खोज |date=27 December 2020 |publisher=Shashwat Publication |isbn=978-93-90290-05-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yAcREAAAQBAJ&dq=Farrukhabad+was+founded+by+Nawab+Mohammad+Khan+Bangash&pg=PA73 |language=en|page=73}}{{cite book |last1=Bhasin |first1=Rakesh |title=Dastan-e-Awadh: A Momentous Journey from Faizabad to Lucknow |date=21 May 2018 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-64249-882-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lhbDwAAQBAJ&dq=Farrukhabad+founded+Nawab+Muhammad+Khan+Bangash&pg=PT23 |language=en}}

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{{As of|2011}} India census Farrukhabad had a population of 276,581 along with Fatehgarh, of which 145,641 were males and 130,940 were females. The population in the age group 0 to 6 years was 34,474. The total number of literates in the city 177,793, which constituted 64.2% of the total population, with 98,659 males and 79,134 females being literate. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 73.4% with male literacy of 77.6%, and female literacy is 68.8%. Sex ratio of Farrukhabad is 899 per 1000 male. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 32,769 and 43 respectively. Farrukhabad had 48,850 households in 2011{{cite web |title=Census of India: Farrukhabad |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=169122 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=21 October 2019}}

According to 2001 census, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh had a population of 227,876, of which 120,783 were males and 107,093 were females. Population between the age of 0 to 6 years was 30,120. The total number of literates were 143,736, which constituted 63% of the total population.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}

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Hindi is the most spoken language. Urdu is the second-largest language.{{cite web |title=2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue - Uttar Pradesh (Town Level) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10235/download/13347/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-0900.XLSX |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

Farrukhabad is one of the cities notable for zardozi embroidery and zari weaving. The craft was brought by the Afghans in the 12th century.{{cite book |last1=Experts |first1=Arihant |title=Know Your State Uttar Pradesh |date=22 July 2019 |publisher=Arihant Publications India limited |isbn=978-93-131-9643-3 |page=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehrzDwAAQBAJ&dq=Farrukhabad+zardozi+12th+century&pg=PA282 |language=en}}

{{Railways around Farrukhabad}}

• Farrukhabad Junction railway station
• Fatehgarh railway station
• Yaqutganj railway station
• Kaimganj railway station
• Kamalganj railway station

Farrukhabad was a part of the Ganga Expressway, an ambitious project of Rs. 400 billion to provide high speed connectivity between the eastern and the western parts of the state.{{ cite news|url= http://www.indiantollways.com/tag/expressway/page/2/ |title=Cos may shy away from Delhi-Jaipur Eway if land not acquired |work=IndianTollways |author=PTI |date=7 August 2013 |access-date=27 March 2019}} The city has a bus station belonging to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport System.

Farrukhabad has an airstrip at Mohammadabad so that in case of any natural calamity it can be reached easily by small aircraft and helicopters. The nearest airport is Kanpur Airport.

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