Malihabad

Malihabad
Town
Map of Malihabad CD block
Malihabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Malihabad Malihabad (India)
Coordinates: 26.94°N 80.72°E / 26.94; 80.72
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Lucknow
Area
• Total	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,818
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-32

Malihabad is a town and nagar panchayat in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the seat of a tehsil and a community development block of the same name. As of 2011, its population was 17,818, in 3,032 households. Dubbed the "mango capital of India" by the head of the Mango Growers Association of India, Insram Ali, Malihabad is the largest of Uttar Pradesh's 14 designated mango belts and accounted for 12.5% of all mango production in the state in 2013. Hundreds of mango varieties are grown here, including the Chausa, Langda, Safeda, and most famously the Dasheri, the "king of mangoes", of which it is one of India's main producers and exporters. Mango grower and Padma Shri recipient Kaleem Ullah Khan has contributed to the popularization of Malihabad's mango industry.

Malihabad is also a centre of chikan embroidery work.

Malihabad has two slum areas, called Joshin Tola (pop. 475) and Basti Dhanwant Rai (pop. 589), with 5.97% of the town's population living in them.

Neighbouring places include Garhi Sanjar Khan to the west and Bakhtiyarnagar to the south.

Geography

Malihabad is located at 6.92°N 80.72°E / 6.92; 80.72. It has an average elevation of 128 metres (419 feet).The main areas in Malihabad are Mirzaganj, Syedwara, Chaudrana and Kewalhar. And Malihabad major people belong to the rural area and there are most probably 187 village and 67 gram panchayat also included under the tahsheel of Malihabad.

History

According to some reliable sources, Malihabad was originally known by a different name."

Dr. Asmat Malihabadi, a Scholar and founder of Josh Academy and a relative informed that perhaps Malihabad is named after Qazi Maleeh (their descendants still reside in Malihabad) whose mazar or grave is at Dudhiya Shareef, a burial ground of those with a refined soul. Malihabad may have come under Muslim rule as early as the reign of Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, who invaded Awadh in 1202, but this is uncertain.

Malihabad was historically the seat of a pargana, as mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari. At the time of Akbar it was colonized by Pathans, who became the primary landowners. Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Malihabad was included in the chakla of Sandila. During the reign of Shuja ud-Daula, the Pathan landlords granted part of Malihabad, known as Kewalhar, to Faqir Muhammad Khan, an Afridi Pathan who came from Rohilkhand. According to family tradition, Faqir Muhammad Khan, aka Goya Malihabadi, originally came from Landi Kotal on the Khyber Pass and rose to become the commander-in-chief of the Nawab's army. He became enamored with Malihabad and requested permission from the Nawab to grow mangoes here, thus establishing the first mango plantation in Malihabad. His great-grandson was the famous poet Josh Malihabadi. The main haveli where Faqir Muhammad Khan lived later became a set for movies including Junoon (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981).

At the turn of the 20th century, Malihabad was described as a large, picturesque town on the left bank of the Behta, along the road from Lucknow to Sandila. The tehsil headquarters and the police station were on the road, as well as a serai built in 1860. There was also a dispensary, a post office, a cattle-pound, a registration office, a large tehsili school with about 190 students, and a government-run school for girls. The main market, Mirzaganj, which had been built by Mirza Hasan Beg, an official of the Awadh government, was owned at the time by the Pathan taluqdars, who had bought and renovated the marketplace; however, Mirzaganj had quickly declined in importance after the establishment of the Kankarabad bazaar, as well as the Nawabganj market near Mohan. At the time, Malihabad was described as "celebrated for its mangoes, which go by the name of safeda, and for its orchards of ber trees."

Demographics

Religion in Malihabad (2011)
Religion			Percent
Islam			61.67%
Hinduism			38.14%
Sikhism			0.01%
Christianity			0.15%
Buddhism			0.01%
Jainism			0.01%
Others			0.01%

As of 2001 India census, Malihabad had a population of 15,806. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Malihabad has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 45%. In Malihabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economics

Dasheri mango plantations is one of the major income sources of the region, with mangoes being exported to many neighbouring countries. Dasheri Mango is very delicious and known for its sweetness and soft pulp. Other varieties of mangoes such as Chausa, Fazli, Lucknowa, Jauhari, Safeda, etc. are also grown here.

Vegetables are another major export here.

In film

The Filmfare Award winner (1979) and winner of National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (1978), film Junoon was mostly shot in the Mahals of Malihabad. The 1978 Urdu film was produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal and was a hit of its time. The film was based on Ruskin Bond novella A Flight of Pigeons. And other films like (shourgul), (mulk) and show like (savdhaan india) and south film shoot in Malihabad. Malihabad and its famous mangoes find mention multiple times during the movie Lakshya.

Culture

Malihabad prides itself on Nawab Faqueer Mohammad Khan 'Goya', the poet and courtier of Awadh; "Shaayar-e-Inquilaab"Padma Bhushan Josh Malihabadi(born as Shabbir Hasan Khan), who later migrated to Pakistan after this. Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi, Abrar hasan khan asar Malihabadi, Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi take place in poetry; Padma Shri Ghaus Mohammad Khan, the tennis player and Anwar Nadeem, stage artist, writer and poet. was born in Malihabad (India) in 1962. Abdullah Ramzi Khan hails from bakhtiyar nagar, Malihabad is a lawyer, author and a Historian. He is an authority on Malihabad and awadh History. He is the author of a memorable Travelogue in English language , ' The Known and the Unknown Monuments,places and persons of Awadh'(2019 vol 1,2020 vol 2) ,which was published by Royal Book Company. He is a first noted English writer from Malihabad. He has translated a book originally written by William Howe (1895) in English into the Hindi language. It has also produced some great Urdu writers like Mohsin Khan who possess a remarkable writing style. His Urdu play Khvab ki Ta'bir was awarded first prize in a radio-play contest drawing participants from nineteen Indian languages. after all we also remark some famous hindi writers and poet bhaskar malihabdi is one of Malihabadi Poet he Wrote Khand Kavya on Rani Durgavati Later, due to economic reasons, he had to go to Madhya Pradesh Now in Malihabad our New inqlabi and loving poet and socialist writerArun malihabadi is nowadays popular with their quotes.

Villages

Malihabad block contains the following 100 villages:

Village name	Total land area (hectares)	Population (in 2011)
Sahijana	800.3	2,420
Rusena	523.7	4,615
Chaina	54.8	474
Jauria	274	1,858
Tarauna	465.6	2,992
Kaithulia	352.1	2,566
Fatehpur	44.8	1,215
Jindaur	913.6	12,323
Mavai Kalan	692.4	4,433
Daulatpur	69.9	1,041
Bhat Purva	100	460
Tiragavan	87.3	1,418
Mankauti	190.4	2,697
Raghu Rampur	80.8	0
Terva	81.1	510
Belva	82	484
Gosava	169.3	1,542
Dilawarnagar	320.2	3,456
Kahala	342.3	4,047
Harihar Pur	172.4	1,305
Bhadesar Mau	196.4	1,456
Sendharava	420.1	2,840
Ishapur	105.2	959
Kasmandi Khurd	33.6	328
Firozpur	81	810
Bhujasa	134.4	2,662
Sadarpur	82.7	450
Mohammadnagar Talukdari	151.8	1,298
Mohammadnagar Rahmatnagar	350.4	2,216
Nai Basti Dhanewa	130.5	1,539
Nejabhari	116.7	1,003
Mahmudnagar	149.1	2,390
Kanar	252.5	1,805
Ahmedabad	301.5	3,524
Najar Nagar	57.9	373
Tikari Khurd	63.1	430
Sarava	171.1	1,534
Garhi Sajar Khan	104.6	2,833
Madhopur	353.4	2,474
Badaura	110.2	954
Shahjad Pur	80	661
Khushal Pur	93.9	1,445
Bhatoia	60.9	986
Surgaula	237.2	1,313
Hasimpur	93	368
Chandpur	139.3	481
Rasulabad	52.6	385
Gaunda Muajjam Nagar	780.9	5,810
Khar Kuwa	989.9	5,694
Paharpur	147.5	732
Virahim Pur	122.8	1,154
Rampur Basti	53.8	397
Gaurava	57.7	384
Datali	101.4	710
Rasulpur	137.7	1,219
Ataura	159.5	1,007
Mahdoia	384.8	1,711
Bhogalamau	82.2	324
Navi Nagar	371.8	1,909
Kharata	164.3	1,674
Bhulsi	103.9	875
Dheremau	230.8	2,053
Kundara Kalan	32.1	483
Kundara Khurd	71.7	753
Bhausa (Sherpur)	179.4	1,463
Dular Mau	117.4	944
Purava	142	1,463
Tilsua	182.1	1,450
Bari Jalalpur	37.7	182
Bakhtiyarnagar	190.6	2,480
Kukura	102.8	309
Barhi Garhi	166.5	1,684
Belgarha	142.5	1,452
Ludhausi	129	892
Khalispur	225.1	2,832
Habibpur	148.6	1,049
Dugauli	178.8	1,036
Sahilamau	303.6	3,271
Meethenagar	268.3	1,149
Mandauli	199.1	2,404
Sahilabad	44.6	0
Allupur	109	1,296
Budharia	123.4	783
Tikaitganj	92.5	1,095
Vajidnagar	83.3	832
Kasmandikala	561.5	6,005
Ramgarha	205.4	1,336
Kithai Para	153.6	1,225
Bahelia	185.6	1,412
Gukhaura	233.7	123
Fatehnagar	228.3	1,346
Shivdaspur	45.6	688
Katauli	418	3,380
Jamalnagar	133.9	1,072
Malaha	579.3	2,867

Notable people

• Ghaus Mohammad Khan, sportsperson
• Josh Malihabadi, writer, revolutionary poet
• Kaleem Ullah Khan