Malihabad

Malihabad is located at {{Coord|6.92|N|80.72|E|}}.it has tropical monsoon climate (am), it has warm climate all year round.

[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Malihabad.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Malihabad] It has an average elevation of 128 metres (419 feet).The main areas in Malihabad are Mirzaganj, Syedwara, Chaudrana and Kewalhar. And Malihabad's major population belongs to the rural areas and there are most probably 187 villages and 67 gram panchayats also included under the tahsheel of Malihabad.

According to report of the land revenue settlement of the Lucknow district, Malihabad was founded by Raja Maliha, a Pasi king whose brother saliha pasi founded sandila.

Asmat Malihabadi, founder of Josh Academy and a relative informed that perhaps Malihabad is named after Qazi Maleeh (their descendants still reside in Malihabad) whose mazar or grave is at Dudhiya Shareef, a burial ground of those with a refined soul.

Malihabad was historically the seat of a pargana, as mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari. At the time of Shah Jahan it was colonized by Ammanzai Pathans, who became the primary landowners. During the reign of Safdarjung, the Pathan landlords Yaar Beg Khan Afridi, Baaz Khan Afridi, Karam Khan Afridi and others were granted a part of Malihabad, known as Kawalhar. In 1257H Nawab Faqir Muhammad khan Goya Grandson of Yaar Beg Khan Afridi became the commander-in-chief in the army of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah. He became enamored with Malihabad and requested permission from the Nawab to grow mangoes here, thus establishing the first mango plantation in Malihabad

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{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Malihabad had a population of 15,806. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Malihabad has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 45%. In Malihabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Dasheri mango plantations are one of the major income sources of the region, with mangoes being exported to many neighbouring countries.{{Cite journal |last=Verma |first=A K |last2=Gurjar |first2=P S |last3=Mishra |first3=Maneesh |last4=Jaiswal |first4=Rohit |last5=Rajan |first5=Rajan |last6=Punia |first6=Vinay |date=2020-06-22 |title=Impact assessment of GAP adoption in augmenting mango grower’s income in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/101507 |journal=The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences |volume=90 |issue=3 |pages=639–642 |doi=10.56093/ijas.v90i3.101507 |issn=2394-3319|doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal |last=Ravi |first=S.C. |last2=Beer |first2=Karma |last3=Gupta |first3=A.K. |last4=Amrutha |first4=T. |last5=Mishra |first5=Maneesh |last6=Jaiswal |first6=Rohit |last7=Damodaran |first7=T |date=2023-12-31 |title=A comprehensive analysis of the value chain dynamics of Dashehari mango in Uttar Pradesh, India |url=http://horticultureresearch.net/title.php?a=1054 |journal=The Journal of Applied Horticulture |volume=25 |issue=03 |pages=297–302 |doi=10.37855/jah.2023.v25i03.53 |issn=0972-1045}}

Vegetables are another major export here.

The Filmfare Award winner (1979) and winner of National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (1978), film Junoon was mostly shot in the Mahals of Malihabad.{{Cite news |date=2018-05-31 |title=I had a wonderful time shooting Junoon in and around Lucknow: Shyam Benegal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-had-a-wonderful-time-shooting-junoon-in-and-around-lucknow-shyam-benegal/articleshow/63567558.cms |access-date=2024-08-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} The 1978 Urdu film was produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal and was a hit of its time. The film was based on Ruskin Bond novella A Flight of Pigeons.

Malihabad and its famous mangoes are mentioned several times in the 2004 film Lakshya.{{Cite web |last=Mallick |first=Anurag |last2=Ganapathy |first2=Priya |date=2019-05-25 |title=Yum for Mango |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/yum-for-mango-736070.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}

Malihabad prides itself on Nawab Faqir Muhammad Khan Goya.{{Cite book |last=Das |first=Sisir Kumar |title=A history of Indian literature, 1800-1910: Western impact, Indian response |date=1991 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-7201-006-5 |location=New Delhi}}

Malihabad block contains the following 100 villages:

• Ghaus Mohammad Khan, sportsperson{{Cite web |title=Ghaus Mohammed Khan - Draws Archive |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/player_profile/500f630b-8c21-4ca5-8162-b3ea6e3d445a.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.wimbledon.com}}
• Josh Malihabadi, writer, revolutionary poet{{cite news |author=Diwan Singh Bajeli |date=18 July 2019 |title=The life and times of Josh Malihabadi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/the-life-and-times-of-josh/article28547832.ece |access-date=2024-08-26 |newspaper=The Hindu}}
• Kaleem Ullah Khan, Mango farmer
• Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi, journalist{{Cite journal |last=Nasir |first=Rosina |date=2020-04-02 |title=Contradictions in the Khilafat Movement & Transformations in Abul Kalam Azad: A Historical Analysis of Muslim Politics in British India – 1912–1947 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13602004.2020.1783768 |journal=Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs |language=en |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=255–270 |doi=10.1080/13602004.2020.1783768 |issn=1360-2004}}

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