Shahjahanpur

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Tehsil Shahjahanpur, District,Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Shahjahanpur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Shahjahanpur Metropolitan Region. The Shahjahanpur city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Shahjahanpur in 2011 is 329,736;
Shahjahanpur was established by Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan, sons of Dariya Khan, a soldier in the army of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Both Diler Khan and Bahadur Khan were dignitaries in the regime of Shahjahan. Pleased with the services of Diler Khan, Shahjahan gave him 14 villages with the permission to construct fort. Diler Khan developed a fort at Nainar Khera, situated on the rivers Garrah and Khannaut. It is the home to Shaheed Ashfaqallah Khan ( of Kakori Kand)
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Coordinates:   27°52'51"N   79°55'11"E

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