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'''Faridnagar''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Faridnagar is located at {{Coord|28.77|N|77.62|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Faridnagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Faridnagar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 212&nbsp;metres (695&nbsp;feet).<br />
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==History==<br />
Faridnagar was founded during the rule of the great mogul emperor [[Akbar]] by Nawab Farid-ud-din. He was awarded the "Zagir" of seventeen villages between Pilkhua and Begmabad by emperor Akbar the great. The town used to be a garrison for a small mugal military unit and housed the Taksal - a place to mint mugal coins during the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir. The major source of revenue were farming, gardening and trade. Important industries were cotton weaving and Khandsari-the gud making, oil extraction and pottery making.<br />
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The decline of the town started in the early 1930s when the British constructed highways and built rail roads. All of them bypassed Faridnagar and [[Modinagar]] became the major industrial and educational center. Cotton industries shifted to [[Pilkhuwa]].<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> Faridnagar had a population of 11,271. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Faridnagar has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 32%. In Faridnagar, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population is mixed, almost equally divided between Hindus and Muslims. Most of the Hindu population live on Pilkhua side while Muslims live on Hapur side. A high percentage of Muslims went to Pakistan after partition of the country in 1947.<br />
The decline of town started in the early nineteen hundreds when the railway lines were laid and roads were paved. The town was bypassed by only few miles. Other town grew particularly Pilkhuwa and Modinagar at the expense of Faridnagar. The sugar mill in Modinagar caused the death of local "Gud" making. Later on failure of electric supply killed the weaving industry too. The weaver community fled ''en masse'' to nearby cities.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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District Gazettier of United Province of Agra and Oudh- 1904 by H.M.Elliot Pages 65,73.145 and 223<br />
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{{Ghaziabad district}}<br />
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