Farrukhabad
Sign in to saveFarrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad tehsil. This city is on the banks of river Ganges is from the national capital Delhi and from the state capital Lucknow.
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Place details
- Locality
- Farrukhabad
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 241,152
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Farrukhabad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tomb of Mohd. Khan Bangash Nawab.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tomb of Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uttar Pradesh##Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Key dates
- Inception
- 1714
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Farrukhabad district
- Population
- +291374
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Farrukhabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Farrukhabad tehsil. This city is on the banks of river Ganges is from the national capital Delhi and from the state capital Lucknow.
==History== thumb|Chauraha showing directions to Panchal ghat|left Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1714. The district of Farrukhabad forms part of Kanpur division.