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Bareilly Division
Bareilly division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bareilly is the administrative headquarters of the division. Part of the Rohilkhand region, Bareilly division has four major cities in west Uttar Pradesh - Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur. Bareilly is the medical hub of Uttar Pradesh, one of the biggest industrial areas and the third fastest developing city of Uttar Pradesh. Budaun is a politically sensational and historical city and has many historical sites, one of the oldest existing city of India, and was the capital of India during Iltutmish's rule. It is also the sixth fastest developing city in Uttar Pradesh. Shahjahanpur is also one of the main cities of west Uttar Pradesh. Currently (2005), the division consists of the districts of * Bareilly District * Badaun District * Pilibhit District * Shahjahanpur District Major cities * Bareilly * Budaun * Shahjahanpur * Ujhani * Pilibhit * Puranpur * Faridpur * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bareilly Division
Bareilly division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bareilly is the administrative headquarters of the division. Part of the Rohilkhand region, Bareilly division has four major cities in west Uttar Pradesh - Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur. Bareilly is the medical hub of Uttar Pradesh, one of the biggest industrial areas and the third fastest developing city of Uttar Pradesh. Budaun is a politically sensational and historical city and has many historical sites, one of the oldest existing city of India, and was the capital of India during Iltutmish's rule. It is also the sixth fastest developing city in Uttar Pradesh. Shahjahanpur is also one of the main cities of west Uttar Pradesh. Currently (2005), the division consists of the districts of * Bareilly District * Badaun District * Pilibhit District * Shahjahanpur District Major cities * Bareilly * Budaun * Shahjahanpur * Ujhani * Pilibhit * Puranpur * Faridpur * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawabganj, Bareilly
Nawabganj (also spelled as Nawabgunj and Nawabgunge in British Raj) is a Nagar palika and an administrative subdivision (or tehsil or pargana) of Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A Sub Divisional Magistrate, also called Sub Divisional Officer, or pargana-adhikari (literally pargana-officer) is the head official. Under the three-tier Panchayat Raj Institution system, Nawabganj comes under Bareilly Zila (district) Panchayat ( ZP) and is a headquarters of block panchayat covering 86 gram panchayats. There are 1007 gram panchayats in Bareilly district and 52,002 Gram Panchayats in the Uttar Pradesh state. History Nawabganj was originally called Bijauria. The present name refers to a market built here under Asaf-ud-Daula, who was Nawab of Oudh in the late 1700s. The market quickly came to prosper, benefitting from its advantageous position on the road from Bareilly to Pilibhit, and in 1815 it was made the headquarters of a newly created tehsil and pargana (it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahaswan
Sahaswan is a city and a municipal board in Budaun district in the Indian state of western Uttar Pradesh. It is also an administrative Block, 0177 is the block code. Demographics According to 2011 Census of India the total area of the Sahaswan is 422.39 Square KM, total houses in the town are 36,026 and total population is 2,11,087 out of 1,13,625 are males and 97,462 are females. Etymology The name Sahaswan is derived from the greatest emperor and the ruler of the entire globe who ruled the world from the kingdom of Mahishmati namely Rajrajeshwar Chakravarti Samrat Kartavirya Sahasrarjun Maharaj. The name, Sahaswan, actually derived from the name "Sahasrarjun" from the whole name., The biggest achievement for Sahaswan is that it has the true gems of the music and a legendary musical Gharana is named after it. "The Rampur Sahaswan Gharana" and Sahaswan has produced many Hindustani musical legends who have brought glory to not only Sahaswan, Uttar Pradesh but India... Nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh
Faridpur is a town and a small Nagar Palika and tehsil in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Faridpur is known for zari work. It comes under 122 Legislative assembly. Current M.L.A. is Professor Shyam Bihari Lal and M.P. is Mr. Dharmendra Kashyap. Nagarpalika Chairman of Faridpur is Mrs. Poonam Gupta History Faridpur was originally called Pura and is traditionally said to have been founded by a branch of the Katehria Rajputs who had been driven out from Bareilly sometime between 1657 and 1679. The name was changed to ''Faridpur'' by Sheikh Farid, governor of Bareilly in the period immediately before the Rohillas came to power. It was originally part of the pargana of Karor, but that pargana was split in two during the 1700s, with the southern part becoming the pargana of Tisua while the remaining northern part, originally called ''tappa'' Khalilpur, became known as the pargana of Faridpur. Sometime in the early 1800s, Faridpur was made the seat of a new tehs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puranpur
''Puranpur'' is a town and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Puranpur is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. After independence and Partition of India the large numbers of Sikhs migrated and settled in the Puranpur Region. Due to dense Sikh population and their lifestyle, The area is also known as Mini Punjab as after Partition of India in 1947. Demographics As of the 2001 Census of India, Puranpur had a population of 37,233. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Puranpur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average rate of 59.5% in which male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 46%. In Puranpur, 15% of the population is under 6 years old. Languages spoken * Punjabi * Hindi * Urdu * English Transportation Bus transportation Puranpur is well connected with Pilibhit, Delhi, Lucknow and Bareilly by State Transport UPSRTC buses. Some UPSRTC AC Shatabdi buses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujhani
Ujhani is an industry-based city and a municipal board in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Ujhani is located at . It has an average elevation of 192 metres (630 feet). Demographics India census, Ujhani had a population of near about 126,000. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Ujhani has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Ujhani, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. The area of Ujhani Municipal Council is . Location *Ujhani lies on SH33 (Bareilly-Mathura) *SH18 originates from here known as Budaun-Meerut or Budaun-Delhi Highway. *The Uttarakhand border is to the north and the Himalayan ranges start from about from here. Politics BILSI (Assembly constituency) is the Vidhan Sabha constituency. BADAUN (Lok Sabha constituency) is the parliamentary constituency. Education Ujhani is a small town connected to many r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budaun
Budaun is commonly pronounced Badayun is a city and a seat of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located near the Ganges river in the centre of Western Uttar Pradesh. Budaun was the capital of Delhi Sultanate for four years from 1210 CE to 1214 CE during Sultan Iltutmish rule. It was the most important post of Northern Frontier during Mughal reign. Budaun is a big market, historically famous and religiously important city. It is the heart of Rohilkhand. Budaun is 229 km from New Delhi and it takes about 5 to 7 hours to reach the city depending on mode of transport i.e. car or roadways bus service. The town is near the left bank of the river Sot. Etymology and archaeology Prof. Goti John referred this city was named ''Bedamooth'' in an ancient inscription based on stone scripts at the Lucknow Museum. Later this region was called Panchal. According to the lines on stone scripts there was a village ''Bhadaunlak'' near the city. The Muslim historian Roz Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahjahanpur District
Shahjahanpur district is a districts of Uttar Pradesh India. It is a part of Bareilly division. It was established in 1813 by the British Government. Previously it was a part of district Bareilly. Geographically the main town is Shahjahanpur which is its headquarters. Its 4 Tehsils are: Powayan, Tilhar, Jalalabad and Sadar. History Very little is known about the early history of this region. There are prominent ruins at Mati, Nigohi, and Gola Raipur. The area covered by Shahjahanpur district was likely part of the ancient kingdom of Ahichhatra, which is supported by numerous Ahichhatra coins found at Mati, which appears to have been an important city in ancient times. For a long time, tradition holds that this area was ruled by indigenous groups like the Gujars, the Ahirs, the Pasis, the Arakhs, the Bhihars, and the Bhils. Their rule appears to have been supplanted by the Rajputs and Muslims later than other places in the region. During the middle ages, Shahjahanpur dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilibhit District
Pilibhit district is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and Pilibhit city is the district headquarters. Pilibhit district is a part of Bareilly Division. A Tiger Reserve Area was named Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in September 2008. History Pilibhit district had its origins as a subdivision of Bareilly district in 1871, consisting of the parganas of Jahanabad, Pilibhit, and Puranpur, with a magistrate based in Pilibhit. It was then officially upgraded to a separate district in November 1879. The early history of Pilibhit district is obscure. This area is traditionally considered to have formed part of the Panchala kingdom, whose capital was at Ahichchhatra, although there are no historical documents to confirm this. On the other hand, the many ruin sites in the district indicate that there was extensive settlement here, and that the forests which historically covered the area used to be smaller. Archaeological sites At Neoria Husainpur is a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bareilly District
The Bareilly district belongs to the state Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Its capital is Bareilly city and it is divided in six administrative division or tehsils: Aonla, Baheri, Bareilly city, Faridpur, Mirganj, and Nawabganj. The Bareilly district is a part of the Bareilly Division and occupies an area of 4120 km2 with a population of 4,448,359 people (previously it was 3,618,589) according to the census of 2011.http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0919_PART_B_DCHB_BAREILLY.pdf The modern City of Bareilly was founded by Mukrand Rai in 1657. Later it became the capital of the Rohilkhand region before getting handed over to Nawab Vazir of Awadh and then to the East India Company, becoming an integral part of India. History Ancient period Historically, the region was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Panchala. The Panchalas occupied the country to the east of the Kurus, between the upper Himalayas and the river Ganges. The country was divided into Utt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 after India had become a republic. It was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) during the period of the Dominion of India (1947–1950), which in turn was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) established in 1935, and eventually of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh established in 1902 during the British Raj. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Prayagraj serving as the judicial capital. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
