Dariyabad, Barabanki

Dariyabad
Dariyabad
	City
	Dariyabad Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 26°53′32″N 81°33′20″E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Barabanki
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,338
Languages
• Official	Hindi and urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 41
Website	http://dariyabad.org

Dariyabad is a town and a aadharsh nagar panchayat in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. And current nagar panchayat chairman Noor Alam Rayeen

History

It is said that, Dariyabad was founded in 1436 AD and established in 1444 AD. Dariya Khan was posted as viceroy after Sultan Mirza Badshah, and came to Awadh (Lucknow) and stayed in Imperial castle in Mahmudabad. Since this place was famous due to violence by bhad tribe, later viceroy Dariya Khan freed this place by Bhad tribe and named this place as Dariyabad on his own name. But as per some old age seniors and references Dariya Khan was an Officer of Delhi kingdom.

Notable residents

Maulana Abdul Majid Dariyabadi - Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an

Major General Afsir Karim - Indian author & Retd. Major General Indian Army

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Dariyabad had a population of 15,661. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dariyabad has an average literacy rate of 67%, lower than the national average of 79.9%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 61%. In Dariyabad, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.