Farrukhabad was founded by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash, who named it after the then reigning Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1714.

[4][5] As of 2011[update] India census Farrukhabad had a population of 276,581 along with Fatehgarh, of which 145,641 were males and 130,940 were females.

400 billion to provide high speed connectivity between the eastern and the western parts of the state.

[10] The city has a bus station belonging to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport System.

Farrukhabad has an airstrip at Mohammadabad so that in case of any natural calamity it can be reached easily by small aircraft and helicopters.