Amroha, the headquarters town of the tahsil to which it gives its name, lies in Lat. 280 54’ N. amd Long. 780 28’ E., about 30 km. west of Moradabad on the Lucknow-Delhi section of the Railway. A provincial highway connects it with Bijnor to the north and the Delhi. Bareilly national highway to the south at Joya.

The place is said to derive its name from aam (mango) and the rohu fish, (Labeo rohita). The legend goes that one Sharf-ud-din, a general, came and stayed at Amroha and was offered mangoes and this particular fish by the local people.

Amroha has 109 mosques, 2 karbalas (places where lazias are buried), 47 temples and 9 dargahs (graves or tombs of Muslim saints wher religious celebrations are held). The most important antiquities are Bah-ka-kuan (a stepped well) and a large tank known as Basdeo Talao said to have been built by Raja Kirpanath of the Surajdhwaj dynasty.