Shahjahanpur district

Shahjahanpur district is one of the historical districts of Uttar Pradesh in the republic of India. It is a part of Bareilly division which is situated in south-east of Rohilkhand division. It was established in 1813 by the British Government. Previously it was a part of district Bareilly. Geographically the main town is Shahjahanpur city which is its headquarters. Its Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad,Kalan, and Sadar.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Shahjahanpur.

Shahjahanpur district
District of Uttar Pradesh
Location of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionBareilly
HeadquartersShahjahanpur
TehsilsSadar,Powayan,Tilhar,Kalan and Jalalabad
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesShahjahanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1.Katra
2. Jalalabad
3. Tilhar
4. Powayan
5. Shahjahanpur
6. Dadraul
Area
 • Total4,575 km2 (1,766 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,006,538
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy59.54%
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://shahjahanpur.nic.in/

History

Shahjahanpur was established by Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan,[1] sons of Dariya Khan, a soldier in the army of Mugal Emperor Jahangir. Both Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shahjahan. Pleased with the services of Diler Khan, Shahjahan gave him 14 villages with the permission to construct fort. Diler Khan developed a fort at Nainar Khera, situated on the joint confluence of two different rivers Garrah and Khannaut.

District headquarters

The district headquarters is still known as Shahjahanpur, which is called Shahjahanpur shahr. It has a separate municipality.

Geography

Located in the south-east of Bareilly Division, Shahjahanpur is an agriculture-based district of Uttar Pradesh. As per government notification it was established in the year 1813. Before its creation it was a part of Bareilly district. Geographically, it is situated at 27.35 N latitude and 79.37 E longitude. Adjoining districts of Shahjahanpur are Lakhimpur Kheri, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Bareilly, Badaun, and Pilibhit. Its geographical area is 4575 metres 2.

The Ramganga, the Garrah and the Gomti are the main rivers of the district. The Kathana, the Jhukma the Mensi Rivers flow into the Gomti. The Khannaut, the Suketa and the Kai Rivers feed the Garrah.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901911,065—    
1911934,083+0.25%
1921829,821−1.18%
1931877,505+0.56%
1941953,673+0.84%
1951974,037+0.21%
19611,093,987+1.17%
19711,247,199+1.32%
19811,596,417+2.50%
19911,925,650+1.89%
20012,464,930+2.50%
20113,006,538+2.01%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census Shahjahanpur district has a population of 3,006,538,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Albania[4] or the US state of Mississippi.[5] This gives it a ranking of 123rd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 673 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,740/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.84%.[3] Shahjahanpur has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males[3] and a literacy rate of 61.61%.[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.29% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 7.25% Urdu and 1.40% Punjabi as their first language.[6]

Notable people

References
  1. Dr. Mehrotra N.C. Shahjahanpur Etihasik Evam Sanskritik Dharohar 1999 Pratiman Prakashan 30 Kucha Ray Ganga Prasad Allahabad 211003 India page 114
  2. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Albania 2,994,667 July 2011 est.
  5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S.Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Mississippi 2,967,297
  6. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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