Bilochpura, also known as Balochpura, is a hamlet in the Indian state 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 ...

. It is home to approximately 8,000 people of the Balochi ethnic group.

History

Balochpura is home to approximately 8,000 people of the Balochi ethnic group. The ancestors of these individuals were from

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

and were employed as artillerymen in the army of Mughal Indian emperor Babur during the time of the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. They decided to remain in the area, which was named after their homeland, after "the Balochis fell in love with the plush landscape of the Gangetic plain and chose to settle down on the banks of the Yamuna." The city of Bilochpura has been awarded the title of 'Kranti Gram' by the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

as its residents "fought in the army of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadurshah Zafar against the British." In 2018, Balochi separatist leader Mazdak Dilshad Baloch visited Bilochpura with his wife to gather support from the Balochi Indian residents of the village.

References

{{coord missing, Uttar Pradesh Cities and towns in Bagpat district Baloch diaspora in India