Malihabad

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

Malihabad

Town

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Malihabad

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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Malihabad

Malihabad (India)

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Coordinates: 26°56′N 80°43′E﻿ / ﻿26.94°N 80.72°E﻿ / 26.94; 80.72
Country|  India
State| Uttar Pradesh
District| Lucknow
Founded by| Shaikh Malih
Area

[1]

• Total| 6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation

| 128 m (420 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 17,818
• Density| 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Languages

• Additional Official| Urdu
• Official| Hindi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| UP-32

Malihabad is a town and nagar panchayat in the 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] Malihabad is the largest of Uttar Pradesh's 14 designated mango belts 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, Langda, 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[edit]

Malihabad is located at 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's major population belongs to the rural areas and there are most probably 187 villages and 67 gram panchayats also included under the tahsheel of Malihabad.

## History[edit]

According to some scholars, Malihabad's name came from Shaikh Malih, a relative of Shaikh Abdul Rahim, who settled here during the time of Akbar. Malihabad may have come under Muslim rule as early as the reign of Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, who invaded Awadh in 1202.[3]

Malihabad was historically the seat of a pargana, as mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari.[3] At the time of Shajhan it was colonized by Ammanzai Pathans, who became the primary landowners.[3] During the reign of Safdarjung, the Pathan landlords Yaar Beg Khan Afridi, Baaz Khan Afridi, Karam Khan Afridi and others were granted a part of Malihabad, known as Kawalhar. In 1257H Nawab Faqir Muhammad khan Goya Grandson of Yaar Beg Khan Afridi became the commander-in-chief in the army of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah.[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]

## Demographics[edit]

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[update] 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[edit]

Dasheri mango plantation 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 and television[edit]

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. Other productions that have shot in Malihabad include the films Shorgul and Mulk and the television series Savdhaan India and Krishna Chali London.

Malihabad and its famous mangoes are mentioned several times in the 2004 film Lakshya.

## Culture[edit]

Malihabad prides itself on Nawab Faqir Muhammad 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. Abdul Hameed Khan Kandhari, who created the mango breed Dasheri in Allupur; Kaleem Ullah Khan, Padma Shri grows 300 varieties of mangoes on one mango tree; Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi, journalist and freedom fighter; Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi ,member of Lok Sabha; and journalist Abrar Hasan Khan; Asar Malihabadi,writer and poet, Ghaus Mohammad Khan, Padma Shri and Wimbledon tennis player; Anwar Nadeem, stage artist, writer and poet; Abdullah Ramzi Khan is a lawyer, author and a historian. 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]

## Villages[edit]

Malihabad block contains the following 100 villages:[1]

Village name  | Total land area (hectares)  | Population (in 2011)

|
|

Sahijana | 800.3 | 2,420
Rusena | 523.7 | 4,615
Chaina | 54.8 | 474
Jauria | 274 | 1,858
Tarauna | 465.6 | 2,992
Kaithulia | 352.1 | 2,566
Fatehpur | 44.8 | 1,215
Jindaur | 913.6 | 12,323
Mavai Kalan | 692.4 | 4,433
Daulatpur | 69.9 | 1,041
Bhat Purva | 100 | 460
Tiragavan | 87.3 | 1,418
Mankauti | 190.4 | 2,697
Raghu Rampur | 80.8 | 0
Terva | 81.1 | 510
Belva | 82 | 484
Gosava | 169.3 | 1,542
Dilawarnagar | 320.2 | 3,456
Kahala | 342.3 | 4,047
Harihar Pur | 172.4 | 1,305
Bhadesar Mau | 196.4 | 1,456
Sendharava | 420.1 | 2,840
Ishapur | 105.2 | 959
Kasmandi Khurd | 33.6 | 328
Firozpur | 81 | 810
Bhujasa | 134.4 | 2,662
Sadarpur | 82.7 | 450
Mohammadnagar Talukdari | 151.8 | 1,298
Mohammadnagar Rahmatnagar | 350.4 | 2,216
Nai Basti Dhanewa | 130.5 | 1,539
Nejabhari | 116.7 | 1,003
Mahmudnagar | 149.1 | 2,390
Kanar | 252.5 | 1,805
Ahmedabad | 301.5 | 3,524
Najar Nagar | 57.9 | 373
Tikari Khurd | 63.1 | 430
Sarava | 171.1 | 1,534
Garhi Sajar Khan | 104.6 | 2,833
Madhopur | 353.4 | 2,474
Badaura | 110.2 | 954
Shahjad Pur | 80 | 661
Khushal Pur | 93.9 | 1,445
Bhatoia | 60.9 | 986
Surgaula | 237.2 | 1,313
Hasimpur | 93 | 368
Chandpur | 139.3 | 481
Rasulabad | 52.6 | 385
Gaunda Muajjam Nagar | 780.9 | 5,810
Khar Kuwa | 989.9 | 5,694
Paharpur | 147.5 | 732
Virahim Pur | 122.8 | 1,154
Rampur Basti | 53.8 | 397
Gaurava | 57.7 | 384
Datali | 101.4 | 710
Rasulpur | 137.7 | 1,219
Ataura | 159.5 | 1,007
Mahdoia | 384.8 | 1,711
Bhogalamau | 82.2 | 324
Navi Nagar | 371.8 | 1,909
Kharata | 164.3 | 1,674
Bhulsi | 103.9 | 875
Dheremau | 230.8 | 2,053
Kundara Kalan | 32.1 | 483
Kundara Khurd | 71.7 | 753
Bhausa (Sherpur) | 179.4 | 1,463
Dular Mau | 117.4 | 944
Purava | 142 | 1,463
Tilsua | 182.1 | 1,450
Bari Jalalpur | 37.7 | 182
Bakhtiyarnagar | 190.6 | 2,480
Kukura | 102.8 | 309
Barhi Garhi | 166.5 | 1,684
Belgarha | 142.5 | 1,452
Ludhausi | 129 | 892
Khalispur | 225.1 | 2,832
Habibpur | 148.6 | 1,049
Dugauli | 178.8 | 1,036
Sahilamau | 303.6 | 3,271
Meethenagar | 268.3 | 1,149
Mandauli | 199.1 | 2,404
Sahilabad | 44.6 | 0
Allupur | 109 | 1,296
Budharia | 123.4 | 783
Tikaitganj | 92.5 | 1,095
Vajidnagar | 83.3 | 832
Kasmandikala | 561.5 | 6,005
Ramgarha | 205.4 | 1,336
Kithai Para | 153.6 | 1,225
Bahelia | 185.6 | 1,412
Gukhaura | 233.7 | 123
Fatehnagar | 228.3 | 1,346
Shivdaspur | 45.6 | 688
Katauli | 418 | 3,380
Jamalnagar | 133.9 | 1,072
Malaha | 579.3 | 2,867

## Notable people[edit]

* Ghaus Mohammad Khan, sportsperson
* Josh Malihabadi, writer, revolutionary poet
* Kaleem Ullah Khan, Mango farmer
* Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi, journalist

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. ^ a b c d e f Paul, Satarupa (2014). "Malihabad: in the land of famous Dussehri mangoes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
3. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "Viasat Satellite Internet | Viasat Internet | American TV".

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