Firozabad
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Firozabad | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 9 ′ N , 78 ° 23 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 164 m | ||
| Residents : | 604,214 (2011) | ||
| Postal code : | 283203 | ||
| Website : | Firozabad Nagar Palika Parishad | ||
Firozabad ( Hindi : फ़िरोज़ाबाद , Urdu : فیروزآباد) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India , about 40 kilometers east of Agra and 200 km southeast of Delhi .
Firozabad is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . It has a population of around 600,000 (2011 census), is the center of artisanal glass production and is located on the northern edge of the Dekkan Plateau and on the Agra - Kanpur railway line . Firozabad is known as the glass city of India.
In 2014 the city of Firozabad was promoted to a Municipal Corporation ( Nagar Nigam ).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ^ Gordhan Saini: Prospects of Regional Economic Cooperation in South Asia: With Special Studies on Indian Industry . Elsevier, 2011, ISBN 978-1-78063-330-5 , pp. 222 ( Google Books ).
- ^ Firozabad, UP's 14th municipal corporation . The Indian Express. September 25, 2014.
