Sambhal

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?Sambhal Uttar Pradesh • India
Sambhal
Coordinates: 28°35′N 78°33′E / 28.58, 78.55
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	16 km² (6 sq mi) • 193 m (633 ft)
District(s)	Moradabad
Population • Density	182,930 (2001) • 11,433 /km² (29,611 /sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 244302 • +91 5923 • UP21

Coordinates: 28°35′N 78°33′E / 28.58, 78.55 Sambhal is a city and a municipal board in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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As of 2001 India census^[1], Sambhal had a population of 182,930. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sambhal has a literacy rate of 35%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 40%, and female literacy is 29%. In Sambhal, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sambhal is an ancient settlement that was also important during the period of Muslim rule and was one of Sikandar Lodi's provincial capitals in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This ancient city was once the capital of Great Chauhan Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan and is where he was probably killed by Afghans in hot pursuit after his defeat at the Second Battle of Tarain. Also known humorously sometimes as "Makaan Toote Log Jhoote" but this has nothing to do with facts. In the 1991 census, Sambhal was found to have the lowest literacy rate in the whole of India. But the conditions have improved with the passage of time.

Sambhal is famous for its own kind of horn and bone craft items which which are being exported. It is one of the biggest markets for Menthol Oil.One of the major attractions of Sambhal is the Chakki Ka Paat which is assumed to be a place at a great high and on which a person had jumped directly without the use of anything.

It is a small town but everything is available in the town only. It is not mendatory that you have to go out of town for any purchasing. These days ATMs are also avaialble in the town itself.

There are several senior secondary schools, names are as follows : SBSJ Inter College, Sambhal Arya Samaj Manokamna UmaidRai Inter College Bal Vidya Mandir Azad Girls Inter College

There are several temples as well (Manokamna Mandir, Chaumanda Mata Mandir, Kalki Vishnu Mandir, NeemSaar, Suraj Kund etc)

It is also supposed that in Kalyug, Kalki Bhagvan will be born in town itself, as written in the book Sukh Sagar.

Sambhal is an ancient settlement that was also important during the period of Muslim rule and was one of Sikandar Lodi's provincial capitals in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Sambhal has one of the Babri Mosques constructed by the first Mughal Emperor Babar. Situated at a rail terminus, it is a trade centre for agricultural produce.