Skip to content
Fatehgarh
EntityQ1023671· pop 32· linked from 120 articles

Also known as Futteghar

Key facts

Settlement.native_name
Cantt
Settlement.name
Fatehgarh
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
south
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Farrukhabad
Settlement.government_type
Cantonment Board
Settlement.governing_body
Cantonment Board
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
28.86
Settlement.elevation_m
138
Settlement.population_total
2,76,581
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

via Wikipedia infobox

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • References

Fatehgarh is a cantonment town in Farrukhabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the south bank of the Ganges River, it is the administrative headquarters of Farrukhabad District. Fatehgarh derives its name from an old fort. It is a small city with no significant industrial activity. Asia's largest potato market is located in Farrukhabad. It contains a large Indian Army establishment in the form of the Rajput Regimental Centre, 114 Infantry Battalion TA and the Sikh Light Infantry Center.

== Demographics == As per provisional data of 2011 census, Farrukhabad-cum-Fategarh urban agglomeration had a population of 290,540, out of which males were 154,630 and females were 135,910. The literacy rate was 75.60 per cent.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fatehgarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

2 mapped locations