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SHERKOT

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Sherkot History
Sherkot
Location of Sherkot in Uttar Pradesh and India

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India Uttar Pradesh Bijnor

152,870 (2002)

Sherkot, meaning the 'Fort of Sher', was founded during the reign of Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler of the Sur Dynasty, who became the Emperor of North India between 1540 and 1545 [1] . Under the reign of Akbar, it was the main town of the pargana region and was attacked in 1805 by Amir Khan, a Pindari invader. Later, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 it was the scene of battle between loyalists and rebels. The first Battle of Sherkot took place on July 28, 1857 and the second on5th August. Up to 1844, it was headquarters of the tehsil, or district and later became a part of the Dhampur tehsil. In 1901, it had a population of 14,999.

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203 m (666 ft)

Geography
+01344 up 20 Sherkot is located at 2921 N 7835 E29.35N 78.58E[4]. It has an average elevation of 203 metres (666 feet).

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Demographics
The Indian census of 2001 [5] showed that Sherkot had a population of 152,870 with males constituting 53% and females 47%. Sherkot has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5% with male literacy at 52% and female 41%. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Sherkot on the Kalagarh Road (NH-74)

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Bijnor history in book References

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Further reading Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan's History of the Bijnor Rebellion, by Sayed Ahmad Khan. Published by Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Dlli, 1982.

References
1. Sherkot The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 2. Chapter 3 - Nawab Mahmud Khan's Relations with Hindu Landlords. 2) First Fighting in Sherkot Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan's History of the Bijnor Rebellion, by sir Sayed Ahmad Khan. Published by Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Dlli, 1982. 3. Dhampur Tahsil The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, 4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sherkot 5. Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.

Cities and towns in Bijnor district

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Cities and towns in other districts

Sherkot is a town called Sherkot in India which is famous worldwide For its small scale brush industry today there are more then 400 units brushes Industries in Sherkot which exporting worldwide. Sherkot brush industries is the Concern of Sheikh Nihal Ahmad ' s Honourary Majistrate (the grandfather of brush Industry in Sherkot) son and grandsons who started brush industry in 1914 because those days for Some reasons brushes are not available in India because import were not Possible from England they belong to landlord (zamindar) family started first brush industry unit In mohalla shekhan since then this brush industry touching new highs in the world Sherkot is a biggest player in this game. Sherkot town that's all entry are covered by rivers(kho Barajas). Main Occupation of this town is people are working all gulf country as (Saudia Arabia, UAE and Qatar, Muscat Bahrain Kuwait etc) Sherkot is painting brush industry .it is town called as Brush Nagari Sherkot. Sherkot is the best example for the secularism in India. There are Hindus and Muslims are living together happily.

Population of Sherkot, India

The population of Sherkot, 257361 according to the Geo Names geographical database. Map and satellite image Map, satellite image, and topographic (terrain) map for Sherkot, India

Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation

Sherkot, India is located at 29.35 [latitude in decimal degrees], 78.5833 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Sherkot, India is 215 meters.

Time zone
The time zone id for Sherkot is Asia/Kolkata. Alternative Names Alternative names for Sherkot, India include: Bijnor

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