Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (/ˈʃɑːdʒəˌhɑːnpʊr/) is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shahjahanpur | |
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City | |
 River Garrah flowing through Shahjahanpur | |
  Shahjahanpur  Shahjahanpur | |
| Coordinates: 27.88°N 79.91°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Shahjahanpur |
| Named for | Shah Jahan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Archana Verma (BJP)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 346,103 |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 242001 |
| Telephone code | 05842 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-27 |
| Sex ratio | 880 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Literacy |  61.99% Medium |
| Website | shahjahanpur |
The city is between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
History
Shahjahanpur was established by Dilir Khan and Bahadar Khan, sons of Dariya Khan, a soldier in army of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Dariya Khan was originally from Kandahar, in modern-day Afghanistan.[2] Both Dilir Khan and Bahadar Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shah Jahan. Pleased with the services of Dilir Khan, Shah Jahan gave him 17 villages with the permission to construct a fort in 1647, following the suppression of the rebellious Katheria Rajputs.[3] The area was then settled by Afghans, brought by Bahadar Khan following one of his campaigns.[4]
On 9 August 1925, the Indian freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandrashekhar Azad and Rajendra Lahiri conducted a robbery of government funds near Kakori railway station. Both Bismil and Khan were born in Shahjahanpur.[5]
Geography
Shahjahanpur is located at 27.88°N 79.91°E. It has an average elevation of 194 metres (600 feet). It is situated at the junction of two river.
Climate
| Climate data for Shahjahanpur (1981–2010, extremes 1977–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.2 (115.2) |
43.2 (109.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
46.2 (115.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.6 (0.57) |
21.6 (0.85) |
9.8 (0.39) |
11.6 (0.46) |
30.2 (1.19) |
133.1 (5.24) |
289.3 (11.39) |
239.9 (9.44) |
198.0 (7.80) |
38.2 (1.50) |
2.7 (0.11) |
10.9 (0.43) |
999.9 (39.37) |
| Average rainy days | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 44.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 70 | 56 | 46 | 30 | 33 | 48 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 59 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Shahjahanpur urban agglomeration had a population of 346,103, out of which males were 183,087 and females were 163,016. The literacy rate was 69.81 per cent.[8]
Transport
Shahjahanpur is well-connected with major towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh through road and rail network. National Highway 30 links Shahjahanpur with Bareilly and Lucknow. A spur route National Highway 731 too passes through Shahjahanpur, linking it to the eastern UP town of Jaunpur.
Shahjahanpur railway station lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line of Indian Railways. Several through trains from Lucknow to Delhi pass through Shahjahanpur station.
Cultural heritage
Over the years, the Shahjahanpur gharana contributed eminent sarod players such as Enayat Ali (1883 - 1915), Ustad Murad Ali Khan, Ustad Mohammed Ameer Khan, Pandit Radhika Mohan Moitra and Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.[9][10][11] Present Sarod legend, Amjad Ali Khan also belongs to Shahjahanpur gharana.[12]
Notable people
- Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri (Pakistani Islamic Scholar)
- Dil Shahjahanpuri (Urdu Ghazal Writer)
- Madan Shahjahanpuri (Indian Muslim Theologian)
- Ram Prasad Bismil (Freedom Fighter)
- Ashfaqulla Khan (Freedom Fighter)
- Roshan Singh (Freedom Fighter)
- Prem Krishna Khanna (Freedom Fighter)
- Ram Chandra (Babuji) (Indian Spiritual Leader)
- Rajpal Yadav (Film Actor)
- Alok Pandey (Film Actor)
- Hira Thind (Punjabi singer)
- Jitin Prasada (Former Central Government Cabinet Minister)
- Vivek Agnihotri (Movie Director)
- Jitendra Prasada (Former M.P.)
- Naik Jadu Nath Singh (Param Vir Chakra)
- Mithlesh Kumar (Former member of parliament)
- Krishna Raj (Former MP)
- Suresh Kumar Khanna (UP Government Cabinet Minister)
- Rammurti Singh Verma (Former Minister of UP)
- Roshan Lal Verma (MLA Tilhar)
- Sharad Vir Singh (MLA Jalalabad)
- Salona Kushwaha (MLA Tilhar)
Education
- State medical college shahjahanpur(http://www.smcshah.in)
- varun arjun medical college shahjahanpur(https://www.vamcrh.com/)
References
- "History made as Shahjahanpur gets first mayor, BJP's Archana Verma wins". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Dr. Mehrotra N.C. Shahjahanpur Etihasik Evam Sanskritik Dharohar 1999 Pratiman Prakashan 30 Kucha Ray Ganga Prasad Allahabad 211003 India page 114
- Joshi, Rita (1985). The Afghan Nobility and the Mughals 1526-1707. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. p. 153. ISBN 9780706927528.
- Hambly, Gavin R. G. (1 April 1982), "Mughal India", The Cambridge Economic History of India, Cambridge University Press, p. 443, doi:10.1017/chol9780521226929.025, ISBN 9781139054515, retrieved 7 January 2022
- Chandra, Bipan (14 October 2000). India's Struggle for Independence. Penguin Books Limited. p. 302. ISBN 978-81-8475-183-3. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- "Station: Shahajahanpur Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 693–694. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M223. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- Chakraverty, Soumya. "History of the Gharana". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Miner, Allyn (1 January 1997). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 140. ISBN 9788120814936. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Gharana". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Gharana". Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Gandhi Faiz-E-Aam College, Shahjahanpur". gfcollege.in.
- "Swami Shukdevanand Postgraduate College". sscollegespn.org.