Izzatnagar is a locality in

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in the

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. The railway station it houses is one of the three Divisional Headquarters of

North Eastern Railways The North Eastern Railway (abbreviated NER) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways in India. It is headquartered at Gorakhpur. Zonal Rail Training Institute (ZRTI) is established in district Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. North Eastern ...

.Izzatnagar Division – North Eastern Railway
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Indian Veterinary Research Institute Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is located at Izatnagar, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh state. It is an advanced research facility in the field of veterinary medicine and allied branches. It has regional campuses at Mukteshwar, Bangal ...

(IVRI), Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Railway Mechanical Workshop stablished in year 1913 Diesel Loco Shed and Hartmann College. Izzatnagar also houses the famous Trishul Air-base of

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History

It is named after Sir Alexander Izat (1844–920), a Scottish engineer and director of the Bengal and North Western Railway. He specialized in Bridge Engineering and came to Izzatnagar in 1896.

Famous attractions

* Dhopeshwar Nath temple * Trivti Nathan temple *Railway Officers Colony – Road no. 2, Izzatnagar. (It contains 12 Bungalows, on a 1 Kilometre long road, that age back to 1900s and are still in use by current bureaucrats and highly reputed Indian government officers.) *

, Izzatnagar. * Izzatnagar Kalibari, Krishna Nagar (Established in 1970) * Shiv Parvati Temple * ST. PAUL Church * St. Lawrence Church (Established in 1966) * Masihi Kalisiya Church, Defence Colony, Izzatnagar * Balaji (Vishnu) Temple, Rajendra-nagar, Izzatnagar. * Funcity, Pilibhit bypass road. * Sai Baba Mandir * Bada Bagh Hanuman Mandir

Education

Gulab Rai Montessori (GRM)Vidyalaya AFS, Bareilly, Kendriya Vidyalaya IVRI, Bareilly, Kendriya Vidyalaya NER, Bareilly Sacred hearts sr. Sec. Public school, Bareilly. Jai Narayan S V M Inter college, Bareilly.

Nearby Places

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– 143 km *

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– 51 km *

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– 63 km *

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– 184 km *

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– 110 km *

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– 55 km * Faridpur – 23 km * Ghunsi Aonla Uttar Pradesh – 50 km

References

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