Najibabad

For the village in Iran, see Najibabad, Iran.
Najibabad
city
Najibabad

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

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 city/partial hill station and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district. It is well connected to all major cities of India by roadways via NH 119 and NH 74 respectively and also by various trains.

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 Yashwant Singh(BJP).

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" and "shehro ka shehar"

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.

After his death he was succeeded by his son Zabita Khan. His cemetery is still in present day, Najibabad

In Najibabad, there was a fort of great Sultana Daku or "The Sultan Bandit". The fort is still situated in Najibabad

Najibabad is also the native place of the Sahu Jain family - Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain and Shreyans Prasad Jain were born here. 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.

Forts and monuments

Najibabad has five sites, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India :[3] Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula

Industries

The main Industries of the city are:

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, shawls and cotton

Hotels

Demographics

In 1901, Najibabad had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city

The total population of najibabad is 84,239.

Religions in Najibabad
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 66%
Muslims
  
 33%
Jains
  
 0.5%
Others†
  
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

The English-medium schools

The Hindi-medium schools

Colleges

Engineering College


Malls

Najibabad had one mall recently made. It is:

Picture Halls

There Are 4 picture halls in Najibabad.They are:

Villages Under Vikas Khand/Tahsil Najibabad

Sikandarpur basi ( geographically pleasant village on the bank of gangan river, also called 'gaurvo ki basi'. Guniyapur, a village is known for its sugarcane fields spreads all over, is located on the bank of Gangan River, at highway towards Moradabad. 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 14 km away from Najibabad. Shakarpuri is famous for its sugarcane and mangoes. Shakarpuri is very small village.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Najibabad
  2. ↑ Public Representative - MLA Bijnor district Official website.
  3. ↑ List of Monuments - Agra Circle, Uttar Pradesh Archaeological Survey of India website.

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