Shikohabad - My City

It has an average elevation of 163 metres (534 feet). The river Sirsa flows between the main city and the railway station. History::
The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah (the name still exists as Mohmmad mah near Tahsil and kotwali) and Shikohabad was named after a famous person of the Mughal era called Dara Shikoh the eldest of brothers of Emperor Aurangzeb. In its present form, the town has hardly any recognizable evidence of that era. Shikohabad was ruled under the estate of Labhowa from 1794–1880. The Rajas of Labhowa of Jhala dynasty were well known to the Mughal rulers and their generals and along with them controlled over 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of this area. Shikohabad is a Yadav dominated place. According to British historian Matthew Atmore Sherring Phatak Ahirs alone have 21 villages in Shikohabad. Accessibility::
New Delhi is 273 km (170.00 miles) from Shikohabad. The nearest airport is 65 km away at Agra. Shikohabad railway station is located on Delhi Mugalsarai main line of North Central Railway having direct connection to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Agra, Kanpur, Jaipur, Lucknow , Mainpuri and Farrukhabad. It is also well connected by road with all major cities of the state and region as it is located on NH-2 also the State road-85 to Etah and the state road-84 to Mainpuri.