MarioStpierre: fix information as per guidelines after review

2026-02-11T04:26:45Z

fix information as per guidelines after review

2409:4050:E14:2763:0:0:8589:1806: Thanks Firozabad district

2022-01-16T08:03:18Z

Thanks Firozabad district

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:33, 16 January 2022
Line 4:		Line 4:
	{{More citations needed\|date=April 2010}}		{{More citations needed\|date=April 2010}}
	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Firozabad district		\| name = Firozabad district
	\| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|District of Uttar Pradesh]]		\| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| total_type = Total		\| total_type = Total
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Firozabad.svg		\| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Firozabad.svg
	\| map_caption = Location of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh		\| map_caption = Location of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
	\| coor_pinpoint = Firozabad		\| coor_pinpoint = Firozabad
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = [[India]]		\| subdivision_name = [[India]]
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India\|Division]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India\|Division]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Agra division\|Agra]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Agra division\|Agra]]
	\| established_title = Established		\| established_title = Established
	\| established_date =		\| established_date =
	\| seat_type = Headquarters		\| seat_type = Headquarters
	\| seat = [[Firozabad]]		\| seat = [[Firozabad]]
	\| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India\|Tehsils]]		\| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India\|Tehsils]]
	\| parts_style = para		\| parts_style = para
	\| p1 =		\| p1 =
	\| area_total_km2 = 2,362		\| area_total_km2 = 2,362
	\| area_footnotes =		\| area_footnotes =
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_total = 2,498,156 <ref name=districtcensus/>		\| population_total = 2,498,156 <ref name=districtcensus/>
	\| population_footnotes =		\| population_footnotes =
	\| population_urban =		\| population_urban =
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	\| demographics_type1 = Demographics		\| demographics_type1 = Demographics
	\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]		\| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India\|Literacy]]
	\| demographics1_info1 = 74.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>		\| demographics1_info1 = 74.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
	\| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio		\| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
	\| demographics1_info2 =		\| demographics1_info2 =
	\| leader_title =		\| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]]
	\| leader_name =		\| leader_name = [[Chandra Vijay Singh IAS ]]
	\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]		\| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
	\| leader_name1 = [[Firozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Firozabad]]		\| leader_name1 = [[Firozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Firozabad]]
	\| leader_title2 =		\| leader_title2 =
	\| leader_name2 =		\| leader_name2 =
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +05:30		\| utc_offset1 = +05:30
	\| registration_plate =		\| registration_plate =
	\| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India\|Major highways]]		\| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India\|Major highways]]
	\| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 19 (India)\|NH 19]]		\| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 19 (India)\|NH 19]]
	\| blank_name_sec2 =		\| blank_name_sec2 =
	\| blank_info_sec2 =		\| blank_info_sec2 =
	\| website = http://firozabad.nic.in/		\| website = http://firozabad.nic.in/
	}}		}}
	'''Firozabad district''' forms one of the western [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], which has [[Firozabad]] ~~Town~~ as its district headquarters. The district is a part of the [[Agra division]].		'''Firozabad district''' forms one of the western [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh\|districts]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], which has [[Firozabad]] city as its district headquarters. The district is a part of the [[Agra division]].

	==History==		==History==

imported>Vatsmaxed: /* top */replace, replaced: Indian road network → Roads in India

2021-08-09T17:21:53Z

top: replace, replaced: Indian road network → Roads in India

New page

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Firozabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Firozabad district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Firozabad.svg
| map_caption = Location of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Firozabad
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Agra division|Agra]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Firozabad]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2,362
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,498,156 <ref name=districtcensus/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 74.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Firozabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozabad]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://firozabad.nic.in/
}}
'''Firozabad district''' forms one of the western [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|districts]] of the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], which has [[Firozabad]] Town as its district headquarters. The district is a part of the [[Agra division]].

==History==
The city lies in the cultural region of [[Braj]] and was a part of the [[Surasena]] [[Mahajanapada]] during the [[Vedic Age]]. It was subsequently ruled by the bigger kingdoms like the Mauryas, Guptas, Scythians, Kushans, Indo-greeks before falling into the hands of local [[Rajput]] and [[Jat]] rulers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=2004-06-16 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref>

It was named after Firoz Shah Mansab Dar in 1566 during the reign of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[akbar]]. Tradition holds that while passing through the town on a pilgrimage to [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], Raja [[Todar Mal]] was attacked by robbers and his possessions stolen. At his request, Akbar sent his [[Mansabdar]] Dar Firoz Shah to assist and he landed somewhere near [[Sukhmalpur ullu]]. Firoz Shah's tomb and the ruins of Katra Pathanan his residence now known as Mushtaq Manzil provide evidence for the story.{{citation needed|date=May 2011}}

The 1596 gazetteer of Agra and Mathura records that Firozabad was upgraded to a [[Pargana]] then given to Nabab Sadulla as a [[jagir]] during the reign of [[Shah jahan]] (r. 1627–1658). Mr. Peter, a businessman, connected with the [[East India Company]] visited the town on 9 August 1632 and found it in good condition. [[Etawah]], [[Budaun]], [[Mainpuri]] and Firozabad were all first class mansabdars of the emperor [[Farrukhsiyar]] (r. 1713–1719). The estate of the [[Labhowa]] [[Jhala (clan)|Jhala]] Rajas also worked together with the mughal sultanate to capture many regions in the United Provinces, and by 1680 the Rajas of Labhowa had much of Firozabad district under their control.

Bajirao [[Peshwa]] looted Firozabad and Etmadpur in 1737 in the regime of [[Mohammad Shah]]. [[Jat]] tribesmen from Mahawan attacked Faujdar Hakim Kajim at Firozabad where they killed him on 9 May 1739, then went on to rule Firozabad for 30 years. Gajuddin, Hidayat Vaksh (son of [[Alamgir II]]), his nephew and Mirza Baba his son in law, came to Firozabad. Mirza Nabab Khan stayed here till 1782. At the end of 18th century Firozabad was ruled by Himmat Bahadur Gusain with the cooperation of the Raja of Labhowa.

The French Army Chief [[Marathas D. Wayan]] established an ordnance factory in Firozabad in November 1794, an event that Thomas Traving mentions in his book ''Travels in India''. Marathas appointed his subadar Lakwadads here who built a fort near the old [[tehsil]]. General Lek and General Vellajally attacked Firozabad in 1802. At the beginning of the [[British India|British regime]] Firozabad was in the [[Etawah district]] and later attached to the [[Aligarh district]]. When [[Sadabad district]] was created in 1832, Firozabad was made a part of it then later in 1833 the town came under the aegis of [[Agra district]]. In 1847 the ''lakh'' business flourished in Firozabad.{{Clarify|date=May 2011}}

In 1857, the freedom–fighting Chauhans of Mainpuri, the Jamidar of Chandwar and the local Malahs all took active parts in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]]. Noted [[Urdu]] poet Munir Shikohabadi was sentenced to [[Kala pani (taboo)|Kala pani]] by the ruling East India Company. People from this city took part in the [[Khilafat Movement]], the [[Quit India Movement]] and the [[Dandi March]] with some participants jailed. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited Firozabad 1929 followed by Semant Gandhi in 1935, Pandit [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in 1937 and Netaji [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] in 1940. The Firozabad district was established on February 2, 1989 by an executive order passed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

==Demographics==
{{bar box
| title = Religions in Firozabad District
| titlebar = #Fcd116
| left1 = Religion
| right1 = Percent
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|Orange|85.69}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|Green|12.60}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|Red|0.76}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|1.04}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Firozabad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,498,156,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 173rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1044 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 21.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Firozabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 867 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 74.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.32% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 2.60% [[Urdu]] as their first language. The local language of the district is [[Brajbhasha]].<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue].</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=520466|13=1911|14=501357|15=1921|16=464114|17=1931|18=487700|19=1941|20=580115|21=1951|22=6,66,941|23=1961|24=8,21,189|25=1971|26=10,34,964|27=1981|28=12,79,726|29=1991|30=15,55,685|31=2001|32=20,81,752|33=2011|34=24,98,156|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Culture==
The city have some popular Hindu temples mainly Vaishno Devi Dham, Kela Devi Temple, Gopal Ashram (Hanuman Temple).
There are many [[Jain]] temples in Firozabad including the well-known Chadamilal Jain temple, Shri Shuparshnath Jain Mandir in Gher Khokal (Mahaveer Chowk) and Chandprabhu Jain Mandir in Khidki. The two temples of Gherkhokal and Khidki are approximately 250–300 years old. The old name of Chandwar was taken from the idol of Chandprabhu made at the time of [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]. [[Muhammad of Ghor]] attacked a holy Jain location situated {{Convert|6|km}} from Firozabad 19 times. An annual fair was held in Chandwar on October 2 . The Jama Masjid, founded by the 16th century Mughal Emperor Akbar is the oldest [[mosque]].

==Notable people==
* [[Banarsidas Chaturvedi]]
* [[Totaram Sanadhya]]
* [[Anurag Verma]]
* [[Rajeshwar Prasad]]
* [[Raj Babbar]]

==University==
* [[J.S. University]]

==Geography==
* The District is connected by rail and bus to major cities. The nearest Airport is in [[Agra]].
* Longitude is 78 degree east and latitude 27 degrees north at a height of {{Convert|164.467|m}} above mean sea level.

The district borders Etawah district to the north and Mainpuri and Etawah to the east with the [[Yamuna]] River forming the southern boundary. The area of the district accounts for about 0.8 per cent of the total area of Uttar Pradesh and 1.1 per cent its population. Approximately 73.6 percent of people live in rural areas. Most of the district lies on a plain sloping from north west to south.

==Transportation==
Firozabad district has good transportation links due to [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 19]] linking [[Delhi]] with [[Kolkata]] & Yammuna Express Way passing through it as does the busy railway route from Delhi to Kolkata. Agra is 44 km away, Kanpur is 250 km away, Delhi is 250 km away .

Nearest Airport is in Agra which is a domestic Airport

Nearest Railway station is in the center of Firozabad and one in Tundla named as Tundla Junction.

==Local industries==
Firozabad has a major glass industry producing products that include glass bangles and glass hardware so it is also known as Suhag Nagari.{{Clarify|date=May 2011}} Various work is done on bangles in many places known locally as ''godam''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://firozabad.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Firozabad district
|North = [[Etah district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Mainpuri district]]
|Southeast = [[Etawah district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Agra district]]
|West =
|Northwest =
}}

{{Firozabad district}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Agra Division topics}}

{{coord|27.1518|N|78.4016|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN|display=title}}

{{Uttar Pradesh}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Firozabad District}}
[[Category:Firozabad district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

Firozabad district - Revision history

MarioStpierre: fix information as per guidelines after review

2409:4050:E14:2763:0:0:8589:1806: Thanks Firozabad district

imported>Vatsmaxed: /* top */replace, replaced: Indian road network → Roads in India