Shikohabad

Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction 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.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Shikohabad had a population of 88,075. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shikohabad has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 58%. In Shikohabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools and Colleges

PRT sarswati vidya mandir is one of the most reputed college in shikohabd .this college student clear tough exam like iit aieee clat(common law admission test) and many more. Though it is a small town but, in addition to a large number of intermediate colleges, it also has four degree colleges namely; Adarsh Krishna Mahavidyalaya (formerly known as Ahir College), Bhagawani Devi Maheshwari Girls Degree College, Narain Post Graduate College and Paliwal Post Graduate Degree college and TTS inter college. 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 sorounding 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 2002 ,seven students crossed the merit list of up board from the prts college.

Many of the students have cleared exams like IIT JEE, Roorkee, CLAT and AIPMT few of them being Vijay K. Minocha, Raghvendra singh, Kauhlendra singh, Aseem Gupta, Ravi agarwal Neha Sharma, Jayati Agrawal, Amit Babu etc. Some of these fellows have done exceedingly well in their professional life. Prof. Vijay K. Minocha, who has been the distinguished alumini 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.

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.

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 beutiful idol of Somya Kali where people flock at the time of religious festivals.Balaji Temple situated near the Agra road is known for for the Hindu God Hanuman pathwari mandir.

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.