Malihabad is a town and nagar panchayat in the Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the seat of a tehsil and a community development block of the same name. As of 2011, its population was 17,818, in 3,032 households. 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. Hundreds of mango varieties are grown here, including the Chausa, Langda, Safeda, and most famously the Dasheri, the "king of mangoes" of which it is one of India's main producers and exporters. Mango grower and Padma Shri recipient Haji Kaleem Ullah Khan has contributed to the popularization of Malihabad's mango industry.

Malihabad is also a centre of Chikan embroidery work.

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.

Neighbouring places include Garhi Sanjar Khan to the west and Bakhtiyarnagar to the south.

Geography Malihabad is located at . It has tropical monsoon climate (am), it has warm climate all year round.Falling Rain Software Ltd., Malihabad It has an average elevation of 128 metres (419 feet).The main areas in Malihabad are Mirzaganj, Syedwara, Chaudrana and Kewalhar. 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 Malihabad was historically the seat of a pargana, as mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari. At the time of Shah Jahan it was colonized by Ammanzai Pathans, who became the primary landowners. 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. He became enamored with Malihabad and requested permission from the Nawab to grow mangoes here, thus establishing the first mango plantation in Malihabad

Demographics

India census, 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 Dasheri mango plantations are one of the major income sources of the region, with mangoes being exported to many neighbouring countries.

Vegetables are another major export here.

In film and television 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.

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

Villages Malihabad block contains the following 100 villages:

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 Nawab Faqir Muhammad khan Goya, Warrior, Writer, Poet Ghaus Mohammad Khan, sportsperson Josh Malihabadi, writer, revolutionary poet Maulana Abdur Razzaq Malihabadi, Islamic Scholar, Writer, Journalist, Freedom Fighter. Prof. Khan Muhammad Atif , Persian Scholar, Ex. MLA, Writer, HOD Persian Department University of Lucknow Mohsin Khan, Urdu fiction writer and novelist. Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi, Ex. Member of Parliament, Writer, Journalist. Kaleem Ullah Khan, Mango farmer Zafaryab Jilani – Senior advocate known for representing the Muslim side in the Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid case.

Historical Landmarks Barah Kamba (Shamir Khan Tomb)

References

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