Farrukhabad (District)

Farrukhabad District
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division :	Kanpur
Administrative headquarters :	Fatehgarh
Area :	2181 km²
Residents :	1,885,204 2011
Population density :	864 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://farrukhabad.nic.in/

Farrukhabad ( Hindi : फ़र्रुख़ाबाद ज़िला) is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh .

Farrukhabad is located in the central west of Uttar Pradesh in the Kanpur division . The district is 130 km northwest of the city of Kanpur . The Ramganga flows along the eastern border of the district, while the Ganges flows through the eastern part of the district. The Kali ( Kali Nadi ), a right tributary of the Ganges, runs in the southern district . The district administration is located in the city of Fatehgarh . The district of Farrukhabad covers 2181 km².

population

The population of Farrukhabad was 1,885,204 at the 2011 census. Ten years earlier it was 1,570,408. The gender ratio was 874 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 69.04% (77.40% for men, 59.44% for women). 84.67% of the population were Hindu and 14.69% were Muslim .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 3 tehsils :

• Amritpur
• Farrukhabad
• Kaimganj

Cities of the Nagar Palika Parishad type are:

• Farrukhabad
• Kaimganj

Cities of the Nagar Panchayat type are:

• Kamalganj
• Kampil
• Mohammadabad
• Shamsabad

The garrison town of Fatehgarh also forms a cantonment board .

Web links

Commons : Farrukhabad District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} www.census2011.co.in