Shikohabad

Shikohabad – Labhowa
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Shikohabad – Labhowa Location of Shikohabad – Labhowa in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	27°06′N 78°36′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Population	88,075 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 163 metres (535 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 91-5676 • Telephone • +205135

Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city has been famous since the British Period for its Glass Industry. Shikihabad has one of the oldest Bulb and Electric Tube manufacturing units (HIND LAMPS Ltd), established in 1951, which was the largest in Asia at that time — the company is now owned by Bajaj Electricals. The vast factory premises also have a residential area with all the modern amenities of a township. This industrial unit has provided a major boost to the business of traders and other service providers in the city.

Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Lord Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of river Yamuna, is situated 22 kilometres from Shikohabad. Shikohabad falls under the Taj Trapezium Zone.

Geography

Shikohabad is located at 27.1°N 78.6°E / 27.1; 78.6. It has an average elevation of 163 metres (534 feet). It is situated on the bank of river Sirsa.

History

The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah(Still name exist as Mohmmad mah near Tahsil and kotwali ) and SHIKOHABAD had named after one of the famous personalities in Mughal era called Dara Shikoh. In its present form, the town has hardly any recognizable evidence of that era. Shikohabad was ruled under the estate of Labhowa from 1794–1880. The Rajas of Labhowa of Jhala dynasty were well known to the Mughal rulers and their generals and along with them controlled over 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of this area.

Accessibility

The nearest airport is 65 km away at Agra. Shikohabad Junction is well connected to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agra, Kanpur, Farrukhabad and Lucknow by rail network. It is also well connected by road with all major cities of the state and region as it is located on NH-2. Another main road to reach Mainpuri is there from NH2.

In Medical Section there are many Hospitals and Nursing homes as SAROJ HOSPITAL, AHUJA HOSPITAL, Singhal nursing home, Agrawal nursing home .

In life Style Portion there is restaurants as Neha's Restaurant and Green Park & Restaurant.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Shikohabad had a population of 107,300; of which male and female are 57,017 and 50,283 respectively. The sex ratio of Shikohabad city is 882 per 1000 males.In education section, total literates in Shikohabad city are 77,060 of which 43,030 are males while 34,030 are females. Average literacy rate of Shikohabad city is 81.68 percent of which male and female literacy was 86.21 and 76.59 percent,which is more than normal literacy rate of India 74.04 percent.Total children (0-6) in Shikohabad city are 12,956 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 7,106 boys while 5,850 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 823 per 1000 boys.

Schools and Colleges

PRT Saraswati Inter College is one of the most reputed college in shikohabd .this college student clear tough exam like IIT, AIEEE, CLAT(common law admission test),CAT and many more. Though it is a small town but, in addition to a large number of intermediate colleges, it also has many degree colleges namely; Adarsh Krishna Mahavidyalaya (formerly known as Ahir College), Bhagawani Devi Maheshwari Girls Degree College, Narain Post Graduate College, Paliwal Post Graduate Degree college, TTS inter college etc. These colleges offer a plethora of courses in Science, Arts and Agriculture streams. Students can enroll for any stream for their graduation or post graduation and all the colleges are affiliated to Agra University(This city is Education hub for surrounding area). Students from all nearby districts as well as those from other states come to study here.For intermideate level there are some famous schools as Young Scholar's Academy,GyanDeep School and Maa Anjani School affiliated to CBSE board and Prahalad Rai Tikmani Sarswati Vidya Mandir and Puratan Vidya Mandir affiliated to UP Board are famous widely .In 1998 many students listed their name in the merit list of up board from the PRT Saraswati Inter College few of them being DHRUV GOPAL, RISHI GOPAL,Sumit Gupta, Kirtimaan Singh, Rahul Agrawal and others.

Many of the students have cleared exams like IIT JEE, Roorkee, CLAT and AIPMT few of them being Vijay K. Minocha, Neha Sharma, Jayati Agrawal, Some of these fellows have done exceedingly well in their professional life. Prof. Vijay K. Minocha, who has been the distinguished alumni of I.I.T. Roorkee and I.I.T. Kanpur is the Principal of a Prestigious Government Engineering College of Govt. of NCT of Delhi. Prof. Minocha, was earlier Director in the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India, and has also served at Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi college of Engineering, Delhi Technological University. Prof. Minocha has contributed about 30 Research Discussions in various journals of American Society of Civil Engineering, and only a few such examples are there in the world to match this tall achievement.recently in 2011 10th-board examination, Anjali Singh secured top-position among the girls in district Firozabad.

St.Gyananand Inter College is one of the best inter college of Shikohabad which is affiliated to UP Board. It is situated at nagla gulal near Shikohabad.

Georgions Academy the day boarding school is good point for children to fulfill their ambition. It is situated on NH-2 Makkhanpur, at a few distance from Shikohabad.Chandrawati Matarumal Saraswati Shishu Mandir and Keshavpuram Saraswati Shishu Mandir are well known school due to their religious and tradition based education.

Shikohabad is also known for its contribution to quality education in field of engineering. J. S. Institute of Management & Technology, Agra (Shikohabad).J.S. Institute of management & technology (JSIMT) was established in 2007 by Shri Jagdeesh Jan Kalyan Educational trust under the guidance of Dr. Sukesh Yadav, Shikohabad affiliated by AICTE & U.P.Technical University Lucknow. JSIMT started M.B.A from 2009–10 premises.

Shikohabad, despite having given many renowned leaders to the state stands testimony to the backwardness of the region and the leaders have largely remained unconcerned about the opportunities going past this fertile area(Gangitic region). It is, however, famous for its colleges and facilities for higher education. People are mostly engaged in agricultural activities and the rest either take up teaching as a job or join Indian Army / Air Force. The common thread that binds all of them together is their obsession with politics and the resultant power play.

A Radha Swami ashram can also be seen on Shikohabad Etah Road.

Religious Places

Shikohabad has been famous for some temples.Kali Devi at the Bara Bazaar is famous for its beautiful idol of Somya Kali where people flock at the time of religious festivals.Shitala Maa Temple situated at Bara Bazar is very famous temple. Banke Bihari Temple which is known as Kila wala Mandir is famous for its peace.Balaji Temple situated near the Agra road is known for the Hindu God Hanuman pathwari mandir.

There is a famous temple of Lord Shiva in "Mela vala baag", the temple location in itself is too calm and serene and it is believed that Lord Shiva resides in the temple and an actual snake can be seen roaming in the temple premises around midnight.

There is Also a vast Jain Mandir which is situated at Jain Streat behind Punjab National Bank.

References

In professional education, ACE Institute is a well known name. It provides computerized accounting training. Many students have been placed. It also provides basic computer education and English language training.