Bijnor

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locator_position = right | state_name = Uttar Pradesh
district = Bijnor
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Bijnor (Hindi: बिजनौर, Urdu: بجنور) variously spelt as Bijnaur and Bijnour, is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the district headquarters of Bijnor district. According to Government of India, the district Bijnore is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=28770] .

Geography

Bijnor is located at coord|29.37|N|78.13|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Bijnor.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijnor] ] . It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

History

Of the early history of Bijnor even after it passed under Muslim rule little is known with any certainty. In the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, Bijnor formed part of the Delhi empire. However, in the early part of the 18th century, the Rohilla Pashtuns established their independence in the country called by them Rohilkhand; and about 1748 the Rohilla chief Ali Muhammad made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by Ali Muhammad to Najib Khan, who gradually extended his influence west of the Ganges and at Delhi, receiving the title of Najib-ud-daula and becoming paymaster of the royal forces. His success, however, raised up powerful enemies against him, and at their instigation the Marathas invaded Bijnor. This was the beginning of a feud which continued for years. Najib, indeed, held his own, and for the part played by him in the victory of Panipat was made vizier of the empire. After his death in 1770, however, his son Zabita Khan was defeated by the Mahrattas, who overran all Rohilkhand.

In Najibabad, there was a fort of great Daqait Sultana. The fort is still situated in Najibabad and it has been said that the vehicles can easily be run on the width of the fort.

In 1772 the Nawab of Oudh made a treaty with the Rohillas, covenanting to expel the Marathas in return for a money payment. He carried out his part of the bargain; but the Rohilla chieftains refused to pay. In 1774 the Nawab concluded with the East India Company government of Calcutta a treaty of alliance, and he now called upon the British, in accordance with its terms, to supply a brigade to assist him in enforcing his claims against the Rohillas. This was done; in the Rohilla War, the Rohillas were driven beyond the Ganges, and Bijnor was incorporated in the territories of the nawab, who in 1774 ceded it to the British East India Company. From this time the history of Bijnor is uneventful until the Mutiny of 1857, when (on the 1st of June) it was occupied by the nawab of Najibabad, a grandson of Zabita Khan. In spite of fighting between the Hindus and the Muslim Pashtuns the Nawab succeeded in maintaining his position until the 21st of April 1858, when he was defeated by the British at Nagina; whereupon British authority was restored.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Bijnor had a population of 79,368. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Blocks

# Najibabad
# Kiratpur { WALI PURA }
# Mohd. Deomal
# Haldaur
# Kotwali
# Afzalgarh
# Nehtaur
# Dhampur
# Seohara
# Jalilpur
# Noorpur [http://http://bijnor.nic.in/block%20list%20only.htm Reference]

Educational institutions

College/schools

Modern Era Public School

A.N.International public school.

K.P.S.Girls Inter college.

Government Inter College

Bijnor Inter College

Raja Jawala Parsad Arya Inter College

St. Mary's Convent School

Post Graduate Colleges

Vardhman college

R. B. D. Girls PG College

Engineering College

Veera Engineering College

Pharmacy College

Vivek College of Technical Education

Law Colleges

Vivek College of Law

Krishna College of Law

Famous people

* Prakash Mehra
* Charan Singh
* Bakht Khan
* Vishal Bhardwaj
* Harpal Singh
* Parthi SARTHI
* VASUDEV

References

External links

* [http://bijnor.nic.in/ Official Website]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_198.gifBijnor District at the Imperial Gazetteer of India]