Shikohabad

Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situated 22 kilometres south of Shikohabad. An ancient village Dakhinara was located at 2.5 km from etah chauraha at shikohabad to mustafabad road. In village dakhinara a temple on Mustafabad road that is an ancient temple, this temple is more than 250 years old, but it was recustucted in 1960. Aditya Yadav (Babbu) a famous personalities was born here in Katra Meera, Shan Gali. The city lies in the cultural region of Braj and the local language is Brajbhasha.