Najibabad
| Najibabad | |
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  Najibabad | |
| Coordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°ECoordinates: 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bijnor |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 84,014 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 246763 |
| Telephone code | 01341 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 20 |
Najibabad is a pleasant city / partially hill station and a municipal board in Bijnore district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnore district. It is well connected to all major cities of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand via NH 119 and NH 74 respectively.
Najibabad also has an All India Radio station. There are manufacturing units like-
- Navneet Prakashan, Najibabad
- Kisan Sahakari sugar mill ltd , Sneh road Najibabad
- Coca Cola(Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, previously Mansarovar Bottling Company),
- Sugar (Dwarikesh Sugar, Bundki), (SB Sugar Works, Sahanpur),
- Wooden Handicrafts Export(M.M. Exims - JMK International Group),
- Kattha Manufacturing(Chandra Kattha Industries),
- Worldwide Synthetic Rubber Trading(JMK International Group),
- Bailey Mineral Water Plant(Chandra Beverages Pvt Ltd) etc.
There are also dealers of metal,woolen,shoes, blankets and cotton and main hub of Kani & Jamawar shawls, embroideries shawls etc.
Najibabad has some good transit hotels as well. Some of them are Hotel Walia residency, Hotel Kanha Royal Salute, Ghai Motel.
Geography
Najibabad is located at 29°38′N 78°20′E / 29.63°N 78.33°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 295.5 metres (1014 feet).
People's representative
The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Najibabad is Mr. Tasleem ahmad from (BSP).And current Municipal board chairmen Mr Mohd.Moazzam Khan [2] Najibabad is part of Nagina parliamentary constituency, and current M.P is Yashveer Singh from(SP).
History
Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan was a noted Rohilla Muslim warrior and serviceman of both the mughal empire and the Durrani empire, Nawab Najib-ud- Daula was a noted Rohilla tribal chief in 18th century Rohilkhand, who in the 1740s founded the city of Najibabad in Bijnor district, India where he established the present day city of Najibabad, a state of Najibabad independent from Rohilla tribes, and received the title, "Nawab Najib-ud-daulla". From 1757 to 1770 he was governor of saharanpur, ruling over Dehradun.Many architectural relics of the period of Rohilla he oversaw remain in Najibabad, which he founded at the height of his career as a Mughal minister. Najibabad city is a city founded by Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan and the city is also known as "GATEWAY OF HIMALAYAS"
He succeed Safdarjung as grand wazir of the Mughal Empire and was a devoted serviceman of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II later in his career he was known as Nawab Najib-ud- Doula.
Najibabad has five sites, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India :[3] Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
- Jama Masjid
- Rohilla Palace (called is Thanna)
- Pathargarh Fort built by Najib-ud-Daula
- Portion of the old Palace
- Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula
- Mordhaj also known as Munawar Jar with lofty mound Called chaar minar
- Nanhe Miya Ground in Pai bagh street
In 1901, Najibabad had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city .[4]
In 1901, Najibabad had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city .
Najibabad is famous for its education. Moorti Devi Saraswati Inter College, Moorti Devi Kanya Inter College, Government Inter College and Sahu Jain Degree College are some of the famous Educational Institute at Najibabad. Mr. Rama Narain Kela was the famous educationist and social worker of Najibabad. He was the Principal of MDS Inter College and Founder of Acharya R N Kela Inter College Najibabad. He inspired many brilliant Students to attain recognition in India. Prof. J P Gupta, Prof S S Rajput, Mr. Mangu Singh, Mr Ghasi Ram Chauhan, Prof Bhim Singh are some of the brilliant students from MDS Inter College. Prof J. P. Gupta who hails from Kalhedi is the first member Secretay of All India Council of Technical Education and currently is the Vice Chancellor of Sharda University Greater Noida. Prof S S Rajput is from Village Bashirpur near Sahu Jain Degree College and is currently Chief Scientist at National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. He was the Dean Academic at ABV Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior. Mr Mangu Singh is the Chief of DMRC Delhi. Prof Bhim singh is at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Prof B. S. Rajput, ex Vice Chancellor of Kumaon University was also from Najibabad Najibabad is also the native place of the Sahu Jain family - Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and Shreyans Prasad Jain were born here.[5] The descendants of the Sahu Jain family own the Times Group and its parent company, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. is world's largest selling news paper.
Industries
The main Industries of the city are:
- Woodsun Products
- Royal Himalyan Honey Venture Pvt. Ltd.
- The Hindustan Coca Cola Beverage Pvt. Ltd.
- Chandra Kaththa Industries ltd.
- Mansarovar (chadhdha group) Paper Mills ltd.
- Badri-Kedar Paper mills ltd.
- Indian oil, HP, Bharat Petroleum Depot.
- Creative Marketing,Fullon recharges(a multyrecharge company,www.fullonrecharges.com).
- kohinoor bangle store (largest bangle store of east up)
- kohinoor shopping complex(near railway station)
- Navneet Prakashan (educational group for graduate and post graduate students in commerce)
- MIT Computer Home (A Complete Hardware and Software Soluation)
Hotels
- Walia hotel and residency(3 star)
- Hotel Inderlok, haridwar road(3 star)
- Ghai Motel
- Kanaha royal salute,haridwar road(4 star)
Demographics
The total population of najibabad is 84,232.
The English-medium schools
- P.N.S Arihant Public Academy (A Senior Secondary School, English & Hindi Medium)Kotwali Road
- St Mary's School, Kotdwar Road
- Walia global academy, near Mansarovar paper mill,Nagina Road
- Modern public school(Samipur)
- R.R. Morarka Public school,Dwarikesh Nagar,Bundki
- Krist Jayanti school Bariya
- Shri Guru Ram Rai Public School
- Shreya Public School
- Mool Chand Academy Kotdwar road
- Aptech Computer Centre
- Guru Drona
- GuruKul International Academy (G.I.A)
The Hindi-medium schools
- M.D.S. Inter college is one of the most reputed college of district for boys.
- M.D.K.V. Inter College is one of the most reputed college of District for girls.
- A.R.N. Kela Inter college.
- G.I.C. Najibabad.
- Green Light Public School
- Sneh Public School
- Guru Nanak Mission Inter College.
- Najibuddaula girls inter college
- M.G.M. Inter college.
- Qasmiya girls Inter College.
- Qasmiya Muslim Inter college.
- Muslim Public girls Inter College(first Inter college in jalalabad)
- Krist Jayanti school, Kotdwara road, Bariya
- Habib Memorial Girls High School Jalalabad
- Cambridge co-education school
- National girls college Kalheri
- Anandi Pathshala
- St. Mary"s inter college Mandawali (Najibabad)
- Sarswati Vidya Mandir Majidganj Najibabad
- Maktaba islamia kalheri
- Muhammed Ali Johar Girl's school rampura Najibaba
Lady Fatima School(parvez)
Colleges
- Rama Jain Collage.
- Sahu Jain College.
Engineering College
- Institute of Information Technology & Science
- North India Institute of Technology
- Indian Institute Of Distance Education And Learning
Villages Under Vikas Khand/Tahsil Najibabad
Sikandarpur basi ( geographically pleasant village on the bank of gangan river, also called 'gaurvo ki basi'. Gajraula Paimar,mirampur bega, Sabhachandpur Mohan urf Makhwara Padarathpur, Issepur, Sikroda, Lalpur, Rajpur Nawada, kawariwala urf hakimpur qazi Kalanpur Buzurg Urf Bahupura & Mouzam pur tulsi urf(Garhi)dhanora(Adarsh nagar) (Subhash nagar), Bashirpur, Najibabad, Nangla Ubbhan ( Ubbhanwala) & Sheikhpurgaru(Himalayan colony), Najibabad
Bhaguwala largest gram Panchayat also known as big town in this tehsil. Shakarpuri (village) is 14km away from Najibabad. Shakarpuri is famous for its sugarcane and mangoes. Shakarpuri is very small village.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Najibabad
- ↑ Public Representative - MLA Bijnor district Official website.
- ↑ List of Monuments - Agra Circle, Uttar Pradesh Archaeological Survey of India website.
- ↑ Najibabad
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - ↑ About DCW
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