Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh
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Fatehabad, Agra
Fatehabad | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 27°06′N 78°11′E / 27.1°N 78.19°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Agra |
Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,278 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 283 111 |
Telephone code | 91 5612 |
Vehicle registration | UP80 |
Website | up |
Fatehabad is a city in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is nearly 35 km south-east of Agra in the direction of Bah.
History
Fatehabad was founded by the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb after his victory over his brother Dara Shikoh on 29 May 1658.[1][2] Aurangzeb's Badshahi Bagh is located around 3 km away from Fatehabad. Later, Fatehabad was the stable of Maratha king Daulatrao Scindia (1794–1827) who ruled over Gwalior. The historical name of the city is Samugarh.[3]
Geography
Fatehabad is located at 27°06′N 78°11′E / 27.1°N 78.19°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 162 metres (534 feet). Village: Mohanpur is adjacent to Fatehabad about 500 meters towards north on Yamuna road. It is located on SH-2 as well as SH-62. The key features of the city are it have a bypass road and a well maintained road system.
Demographics
As of 2000[update] India census,[5] Fatehabad had a population of 19,318. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Fatehabad has an average literacy rate (adult) of 61.72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 70.87% of the males and 50.93% of females literate. A good 16.8% of the population is under 6 years of age. After chote raja (chota bhuchal/lakarbaggha) being post graduate in chemistry from agra bhimrao ambedkar university the literacy rate of fatehabad has sharply increase.
Economy
The major crops grown in the area are : Wheat, Maize, Potato, Tomato, Onion, Carrot, Louki, Karela, Tinda, Parwal, Mung, Urad, Chana, Rajma and Mustard.The is resided with big industrialist, builders and eminent political persons of uttar pradesh government. Currently it is a very fast developing city.
Industries
The major industries which are situated in Fatehabad are
- Kirti Opticals, Owner Mr. Ramesh Gupta
- HariVilas OmPrakash Chemical Fertilizers.
- Pengoria Oil Mill.
- Deepak Photo Point,Cont. For All type Photography By Deepak Kulshreshtha
- H.R. Traders
- Urmila Oil Industries.
- Vodafone cp shri nirmal comm.
- om brick field.
- DaujiHP Filling Centre.
- Sisodia Cold Storage.
- Mr.keshav singh Gurjar riyana
advocates Fatehabad
- Mr Monu Sharma Jan Suvidha Kendra & Aadhar panjikaran kendra Fatehabad
- Shri maha Laxmi Food Products Fateha bad Agra
- M/s Merothiya Traders, near bear bar , bah bypass road , Fatehabad ,Agra
- Radhika submersible pump repairing centre ,Chauraha Mauhalla ,Fatehabad,Agra
- kamal Verma food Court at Badshahi Bagh,tehsil Fatehabad , AGRA
- Mahindra & Mahindra Finance Services Ltd. Fatehabad (Agra)283111
- Narendra Electronic near bus stand Fatehabad Agra
- Gupta Enterprises Ambedkar Chowk Fatehabad #9719199244
- Gupta Medical Store Ambedkar Chowk Fatehabad #9719199244
- Chhote raja (chhota bhuchal) maha centre
- Merothiya Marketing M/s Mahesh Chand Gupta (Merothiya)Bypass Bah Road Fatehabad Agra
Schools and colleges
SENT R L INTER COLLEGE SHIVAJI NAGAR FATEHABAD AGRA,
- S.S.L (Shri Shankar Lal) Convent School, the best school in fatehabad located at sarangpur road.
- Ratan Devi Convent School
- Saraswati Gyan Mandir (Co-Education)
- Janta Inter College - Boys College
- Bhagwan Devi Kanya Inter College - For Girls
- Government Degree College (Dr. B.R.A. University, AGRA)
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir, PITAVALI POKHAR
- Mtek computer institute, Purani Galla MAndi
- Usha Devi convent school, purani state bank, purani galla mandi
- Taxila vidyapeeth school fatehabad agra
- Tech World Computer Institute, near ghandhi chock choraha
- Kanya Inter College, near Bag Colony, Fatehabad Agra
- Gopinath School, Jamuna Gali, Fatehabad Agra
- Usha Devi convent school, purani state bank, purani galla mandi, fatehabad
- B.D.M. Girls Degree College
- H.D. Public school, Gadi Savaray
- NICT Computer Centre
- Janseva Kendra, Jarari (Rasoolpur)
- Astha Computer Education Point, Om Sai Complex, fatehabad (agra) Cont No.8881283812
- All Saints Public School, Jamuna Gali
- Jan Seva Kendra Fatehabad Agra Powred By Aram Singh Monu Sharma
- Jan Seva Kendra Mahadev Pura (Bihari), Fatehabad Agra,
- bharduaj shishu Gyaan Mandir Near tehsil road fatehabad agra
- jitendra singh nishad mo-9675858402jan seva kendra wazidpur fatehabad road agra
- ^ Battle of Samugarh Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Military History of India : The Battle of Samugarh
- ^ Mughal History - Battle of Samugarh
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Fatehabad
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.