Kanth, Moradabad

Kanth
city
Kanth Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°03′32″N 78°37′41″E / 29.059°N 78.628°E / 29.059; 78.628Coordinates: 29°03′32″N 78°37′41″E / 29.059°N 78.628°E / 29.059; 78.628
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Moradabad
Population (2001)
• Total	23,583
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kanth is a nagar panchayat in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is home to small-scale bandage manufacturing industries. These are sold in Uttar Pradesh and in the rest of India under various licenses. Recently manufacturing of ready-made garments has also developed, contributing to the economy of the town.

Historically the town was a city and district of British India, in the Bareilly division of the United Provinces, and is now a divisional headquarter. It was founded in 1625 by Rustam Khan, who built the fort which overhangs the river bank, and the Jama Masjid (Great Mosque; 1631). In 1776 it was taken over by the Sahaspur-Bilari state. Kanth was a Princely State with two Riyasats (Royal States). These are locally known as Western and Eastern Estates (Pashchimi and Poorvi Riyasat) The Western Estate was owned by Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh. Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh passed on his inheritance to Kunwar Raghuraj Singh. Kunwar Raghuraj Singh had two sons, who currently take care of the property and the palace. The sons are named Kunwar Chandra Kumar Singh and Kunwar Pritam Kumar Singh.Kunwar Chandra Kumar Singh has a son named Raghvendra Raj Singh and Kunwar pritam Kumar Singh has a son (Maj Gaurav Singh) and two daughters (Bheeni Singh Vishnoi and Subhani Singh Vishnoi). The Eastern estate was owned by Kunwar Dhyan Singh, his successor is Kunwar Surender Singh, Late Kunwar Bijender singh and Kunwar Omraj singh. They have four sons Dr Manish singh, Dr Major Vishal singh, Sameer Raj Singh and Vaibhav singh. Both,Kunwar Ram Kumar Singh and Kunwar Dhyan Singh Vishnoi invested large amounts of money in philanthropic works, such as intermediate and degree colleges and a public hospital. They granted large tracts of land to the college premises and the Bhud Mandir at Kanth.

Kanth is basically known for its bandages and ready garment manufacturing industry.

A few pictures of the palace

Geography

Kanth is located at 29°04′N 78°38′E / 29.07°N 78.63°E / 29.07; 78.63.^[1] The city is on the right bank of the river Ramganga, 655 feet (200 m) above sea level, and has a station on the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway, 868 miles (1,397 km) from Calcutta. Kanth is on the road from Dhampur to Moradabad, and is well connected with U.P. Roadways Bus Service, as well as by rail.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Kanth had a population of 23,583. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kanth has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 48%. In Kanth, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Kanth is home to the D.S.M. degree college. Other schools include the D.S.M. Inter College, Saraswati Shishu mandir, Bihari Adarsh Kanya Inter College, R.A.M. Inter College,A.H.M.GIRLS SCHOOL and the Maharishi Dayanand Inter College. J.P. Sharda Public School was the first English medium school founded by Sh. Jagdish Prasad Sharda (a reputated personality of kanth) in town followed by KC Public school and St Mary's.

Religious activities

Shiv Mandir, Moni Mandir, Bhood Mandir, Sant Ravidas Dharamshala and kali Mandir are few religious Hindu shrines. Kanth also has Ramleela ground, also known as Raamleela Rang Mancha, it is used for Ramayana play every year before Dusheera. Kanth also has many mosques for Muslim worshippers such as Masjid Banjaaran (Markaj Tableeg Jaamat), Masjid Ansaryan, Jama masjid, Qazyan masjid, Sunhri masjid, Madina masjid THANDI MASJID , LAL MASJID , GULZAR MASJID , AYSHA MASJID MOTI MASJID MAHIGIYRAN MASJID MOHMADI MASJID ,one gurudwara shri gurudwara shing shbha kanth

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