Najibabad

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  ?Najibabad
Uttar Pradesh • India
Map indicating the location of Najibabad
Location of Najibabad
Coordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63, 78.33
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 245 m (804 ft)
District(s) Bijnor
Population 79,087 (2001)

Coordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63, 78.33 Najibabad (नजीबाबाद) is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a railway junction and one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district.

Najibabad also has an All India Radio center. The town is an important trade center for timber, sugar and grain. There are manufacturing units which deal with metal, shoes, blankets and cotton.

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[edit] Geography

Najibabad is located at 29.63° N 78.33° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet).

[edit] People's representative

The current Member of Legislative Assembly from Najibabad is Sheesh Ram. [1]

[edit] History

The Najibabad town was found by Najib-ud-Daula, a Rohilla chief in the mid-18th century, and by 1901, it had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city [2].

Najibabad has five sites, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India [3]:

  • Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
  • Pathargarh
  • Portion of the old Palace
  • Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
  • Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound

A fort built by Najib-ud-Daula (aka Gulam Kadir), during 18th century is also situated in Najibabad. During the British period, this fort was used by noted dacoit, Sultana Daku as a shelter [4].

[edit] Educational institutes

The main institutes of the city are:

[edit] Colleges

[edit] Higher Secondary

  • Paras Public School.(The best English medium school in district)parasschoolnbd@yahoo.co.in
  • M. D. S. Inter college Najibabad(a good hindi medium school)
  • Aacharya R. N. Kela Inter College(an ailing institute)
  • Moorti Devi Kanya Vidyalaya
  • St. Mary's School(the second best english medium school in the town)
  • Najibuddaula Girls Inter College
  • M.G.M Inter College
  • Govt. Inter College
  • Qasmia Inter College(internal politics hurting it a lot)
  • Mohd.ali johar School
  • Mansoor College
  • M.A.I.V.S.(Maulana Azad) Computer Centre
  • S.G.R.R.PUBLIC SCHOOL( On Haridwar Road .Head Office In Dehradun,Good Platform for who have a Dream of stdying in
 english Medium School)
  • MDKV Girls School (Famous School In Najibabad)
  • Arya Samaj School (Girls School)

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[5], Najibabad had a population of 79,087. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Najibabad has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 58%, and female literacy is 49%. In Najibabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Major hospitals

  • E.S.I. Dispensary Najibabad Bijnor [2]
  • Pooja Hospital Najibabad
  • City Hospital Najibabad
  • Prasad Narsingh Home Najibabad

[edit] Hotel

Walia Hotel: Situated near All India Radio Station.

Ghai Motel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Najibabad
  2. ^ Najibabad This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain..
  3. ^ UP Archeology
  4. ^ Places to Visit Official website of Bijnor.
  5. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

[edit] External links

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