Bijrol is a
Rajputana
Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day ...
village of Tomar gotra.This village comes under (Rawa Rajput)
It is one of the 130 villages belong to Tomar Rajput clan in Baghpat and Muzzaffarnagar district.
This village is in
Baghpat District
Bagpat district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with headquarters at the town of Baghpat.
History
Baghpat city, after which the district takes its name, derives its name either from ''vyagprastha'' ("land of ti ...
of
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 ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
"Local Government Directory – All Villages of Baghpat District, Uttar Pradesh State"
. ''District Baghpat Official Website''. Having a population of more than eleven thousand this village is 6 km from Baraut
Baraut is a city and municipal board, near the city of Baghpat in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geography
Baraut is located a29.6°N 77.16°E covering an area of 10.36 square kilometers (4.00 sq mi) and lying between the Ganga and Ya ...
the sub district of Baghpat. Visitors here visit to see the Ashoka Pillar
The pillars of Ashoka are a series of monolithic columns dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka during his reign from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Ashoka used the expressi ...
Geography
Bijrol is located at . It has an average elevation of 230 metres (754 ft).
Notables
*Sah Mal
Chaudhary Sah Mal Singh Tomar (also known as Shah Mal Singh) (1797 — 18 July 1857) born in a Jat family in Bijrol village was a rebel at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, based out of the village of Baraut , Uttar Pradesh. He led the Ja ...
, a fighter against the British during the 1857 war
* Gourav Sharma, Dy. Commandant in BSF
* Puja Tomar, India's first UFC champion
References
http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bagpat-9476767.html
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External links
* http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bijrol/111638822221262
* http://www.indiamapia.com/Bagpat/bijrol.html
Villages in Bagpat district