Malihabad

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Malihabad
Town
Map of Malihabad CD block
Map of Malihabad CD block
Malihabad is located in Uttar Pradesh
Malihabad
Malihabad
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°56′N 80°43′E / 26.94°N 80.72°E / 26.94; 80.72Coordinates: 26°56′N 80°43′E / 26.94°N 80.72°E / 26.94; 80.72
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLucknow
Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,818
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-32

Malihabad is a town and nagar panchayat in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is also the seat of a tehsil and a community development block of the same name.[1] As of 2011, its population was 17,818, in 3,032 households.[1] Dubbed the "mango capital of India" by the head of the , , Malihabad is the largest of Uttar Pradesh's 14 designated and accounted for 12.5% of all mango production in the state in 2013.[2] Hundreds of mango varieties are grown here, including the Chausa, , Safeda, and most famously the Dasheri, the "king of mangoes",[2] of which it is one of India's main producers and exporters.[1] Mango grower and Padma Shri recipient Kaleem Ullah Khan has contributed to the popularization of Malihabad's mango industry.[2]

Malihabad is also a centre of chikan embroidery work.[1]

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.[1]

Neighbouring places include Garhi Sanjar Khan to the west and Bakhtiyarnagar to the south.[3]

Geography[]

Malihabad is located at

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6°55′N 80°43′E / 6.92°N 80.72°E / 6.92; 80.72.[4] 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.

Malihabad was gifted by akbar to mirza saifullah beg because he sent him to conquered malihabad and he conquered and was brother of akbar and commander chief in mughals army and now days his family exist in malihabad Mirzaganj mirza gali know as mughals History[]

According to tradition, Malihabad is named after its founder, a Pasi named Malia.[3] The Pasis and the are said to have been the original rulers here, with the Pasis having a mint in Malihabad; their coins are sometimes found here.[3] This led to the town acquiring the nickname "Khonta Shahr", or "the city of bad money".[3] 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.[3]

Malihabad was historically the seat of a pargana, as mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari.[3] At the time of Akbar it was colonized by Pathans, who became the primary landowners.[3] Under the Nawabs of Awadh, Malihabad was included in the chakla of Sandila.[3] During the reign of Shuja ud-Daula, the Pathan landlords granted part of Malihabad, known as , to Faqir Muhammad Khan, an Afridi Pathan who came from Rohilkhand.[3] 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.[2] He became enamored with Malihabad and requested permission from the Nawab to grow mangoes here, thus establishing the first mango plantation in Malihabad.[2] His great-grandson was the famous poet Josh Malihabadi.[2] The main haveli where Faqir Muhammad Khan lived later became a set for movies including Junoon (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981).[2]

At the turn of the 20th century, Malihabad was described as a large, picturesque town on the left bank of the , along the road from Lucknow to Sandila.[3] The tehsil headquarters and the police station were on the road, as well as a serai built in 1860.[3] 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.[3] 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 bazaar, as well as the Nawabganj market near Mohan.[3] 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."[3]

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,[5] 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.[1]

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, , 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[citation needed] 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. [6] after all we also remark some famous hindi writers and poet is one of Malihabadi Poet he Wrote Khand Kavya on Rani Durgavati Later, due to economic reasons, he had to go to Madhya Pradesh[7] Now in Malihabad our New inqlabi and loving poet and socialist writer is nowadays popular with their quotes.[8][9]

Villages[]

Malihabad block contains the following 100 villages:[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
800.3 2,420
523.7 4,615
54.8 474
274 1,858
Tarauna 465.6 2,992
352.1 2,566
44.8 1,215
913.6 12,323
692.4 4,433
69.9 1,041
100 460
87.3 1,418
190.4 2,697
80.8 0
81.1 510
82 484
169.3 1,542
320.2 3,456
342.3 4,047
172.4 1,305
196.4 1,456
420.1 2,840
105.2 959
33.6 328
81 810
134.4 2,662
82.7 450
151.8 1,298
350.4 2,216
130.5 1,539
116.7 1,003
Mahmudnagar 149.1 2,390
252.5 1,805
301.5 3,524
57.9 373
63.1 430
171.1 1,534
Garhi Sajar Khan 104.6 2,833
353.4 2,474
110.2 954
80 661
93.9 1,445
60.9 986
237.2 1,313
93 368
139.3 481
52.6 385
780.9 5,810
989.9 5,694
147.5 732
122.8 1,154
53.8 397
57.7 384
101.4 710
137.7 1,219
159.5 1,007
384.8 1,711
82.2 324
371.8 1,909
164.3 1,674
103.9 875
230.8 2,053
32.1 483
71.7 753
179.4 1,463
Dular Mau 117.4 944
142 1,463
182.1 1,450
37.7 182
Bakhtiyarnagar 190.6 2,480
102.8 309
166.5 1,684
142.5 1,452
129 892
225.1 2,832
148.6 1,049
178.8 1,036
303.6 3,271
268.3 1,149
199.1 2,404
44.6 0
109 1,296
123.4 783
92.5 1,095
83.3 832
Kasmandikala 561.5 6,005
205.4 1,336
153.6 1,225
185.6 1,412
233.7 123
228.3 1,346
45.6 688
418 3,380
133.9 1,072
579.3 2,867

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Lucknow, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 28–67, 94–111, 278–292. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Paul, Satarupa (2014). "Malihabad: in the land of famous Dussehri mangoes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Nevill, H.R. (1904). Lucknow - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 236–45. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ it has tropical monsoon climate (am), it has warm climate all year round. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Malihabad
  5. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ^ http://www.urdustudies.com/auinfo/KhanMohsin.html
  7. ^ https://shabd.in/trending/105815/bhaskar-malihabadi
  8. ^ https://shabd.in/user/36976/arun-kumar-singh
  9. ^ https://www.yourquote.in/zakhmi-tv-bs1a3/quotes/
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