Farrukhabad district

Farrukhabad District is a of  state in northern. The town of is the district headquarters. The district is part of.

The district is bounded by and  on the north,  on the east,  on the south, and  and  districts on the west. the and  are located to the east and the  to the south.

The district formerly included present day ; it was divided into two districts on. The district consists of three s,, and. Amritpur tehsil was created from Rajepur Block after the district was split in 1997.

Location And Boundaries
Farrukhabad is situated between Lat. 26° 46' N &   27° 43' N and Long. 79° 7' E & 80° 2' E. It forms a part of Kanpur division. It is bounded by Badaun & Shahjahanpur on the north, Hardoi on the east, Kannauj on the south and Etah & Mainpuri on the west.

Topography
The district is a level plane, varied only by a few gentle undulations and slopes, sometimes abrupt, which lead down to the river valleys. The highest recorded elevation is 167m. above sea level at Mohammadabad and the lowest 145.69 m. at Mau Rasulpur in the Trans Ganga flats of Tehsil Farrukhabad. The only marked variation of level is between the two divisions, the upland or bangar, which is a continuation of the doab and the low lands or Tarais, cut away from the upland by the erosive action of the rivers.

Climate
The climate of the district is characterised by a hot dry summer and a pleasant cold season.

Description
The district is on a level, the highest recorded elevation being 167m. above mean at  and  the lowest 145.69 m. at Mau Rasulpur. The of the district is characterised by a hot dry  and a pleasant cold.

Farrukhabad city
Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Mohammad Khan Bangash in  who named it after the reigning  Farrukhsiyar. The of the District is located at. The district with a total area of 2,28,830 hactares and population of 1.284 million (as per census) consists of three s, seven Development Blocks, 511 Gram Panchayats, 1010 s, 13 Police Stations, two Nagar Palikas (Municipal Committees) and four Nagar Panchayats (Town Area committee) and one Cantonment Board.

Kampil
Kampil is a small situated  about 45 k.m from Farrukhabad. It is a very important place from a and  point of view. It is believed to be the birth place of the 13th tirthaiikar Brahlan Vimal Nath. This is a Holy Land where the four - chayavan, birth, diksa and omniscience - of Tirthankar 1008 Bhagawan Vimalnath ji, the thirteenth Tirthnakara took place.

It was also graced by the visit of Lord Mahavir. Two temples dedicated to the 13th Teerthankar one belonging to the Shwetambar and  other to the Digambar Jains are situated at this place. In Digamber Jain temple a 60 centimetres high black coloured idol and in Swetambar temple 45 centimeters high white coloured idol both of Bhagawan Vimalnath in the Padmasana pose are installed. Apart from these, there are many old temples, which prove the historical & religious importance of Kampil.

During the epic period it was the capital of, the father of Draupadi. The sacrificial alter (Yajna Kund) from which Draupadi is believed to have been born from the fire of knowledge, is situated in Kampil till date. Near the sacrificial alter, there’s a structure, which is the hermitage of a sage Kampil, where he used to perform penance. As per mythology the temple of Rameshwarnath Mahadev, is attributed to Shatrughana brother of Rama. It is said that he had brought the idol (Lingam) of, which was worshipped by , the wife of Rama in while she was held in captivity in Lanka and installed in this temple.

Sankisa
Sankisa is located about 47 km from Farrukhabad. It is believed to be the place where, along with and Devraj Indra descended after giving sermons to his mother in heaven. At the spot of descent stands a temple with a statue of Buddha. The place is also known for a temple dedicated to Bisari Devi and an excavated Ashokan elephant pillar. There is also colossal Shiva Linga here A large fair is held at Sankisa in the month of Sravan (July -August) every year.

Neev Karori
A small village near anciet Shankisha is famous for a sage named Lakshamn Das. thousands of People of this region use to visit this place every Tuesday.Baba Lakshamn Das was spiritual saint in 20th centuary. He came to reside and practce spiritualty from.

Population
The population as of the 2001 census is 15,77,237. This population is 0.95 percent of the total population of the entire Uttar Pradesh.

Famous Schools
Kendriya Vidyalaya,St. Anthony Convent School, Army Public School ,C.P. Vidya Niketan(Kaimganj), Shah Public School( kaimganj) ,

S.V.Rosy public school
S.V.Rosy Public School J.N.Verma Road Fatehgarh Farrukhabad(u.p.) India Phone.+915692234149,+915692235010

District Administration
Shri K. Ram Mohan Rao, IAS is the District Magistrate.