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Malihabad

Total population

15,806

Elevation128 m
Land area6 km²
Coordinates26.92°, 80.71°

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City facts

Elevation
128 m
Area
6 km²

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Overview

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.

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History & geography

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

Geography

Malihabad is located at . It has tropical monsoon climate (am), it has warm climate all year round. 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.

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Geography

Latitude
26.9232
Longitude
80.7100
Water area
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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,780

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743
Avg daily Wikipedia views
26
Attention level
Obscure

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