Bijnor
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Bijnor variously spelt as Bijnaur and Bijnour, is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district
Bijnor District
Bijnor is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters.-Geography :...

  in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the district headquarters of Bijnor district.

Transportation

Distance of Bijnor city form Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...

 New Delhi, is 154 km via National Highway 119.

Politics

The Current MP from Bijnore is Shri Sanjay Singh Chauhan, a Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

 leader whose father was also the Ex Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh, Chaudhary Narain Singh.He is one of the most active and efficient member of Parliament from Bijnor Constituency.

History

Little is known of the early history of Bijnor. District Bijnor is related to Mahabharat.There is a Vidur kuti in Bijnor.In the time of Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

 emperor Akbar, Bijnor formed part of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

. However, in the early part of the 18th century, the Rohilla
Rohilla
The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...

 Pashtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 established their independence in the country called by them Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...

; and about 1748 the Rohilla chief Ali Mohammed Khan
Ali Mohammed Khan
Ali Muhammad Khan was a rohilla chief who founded the Pathan state of Rohilkhand in the northwestern region of the Uttar Pradesh state of India. He succeeded rohilla Sardar Daud Khan and helped develop Rohilkhand into a powerful nation, which became independent in 1721...

 made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by Ali Mohammed Khan
Ali Mohammed Khan
Ali Muhammad Khan was a rohilla chief who founded the Pathan state of Rohilkhand in the northwestern region of the Uttar Pradesh state of India. He succeeded rohilla Sardar Daud Khan and helped develop Rohilkhand into a powerful nation, which became independent in 1721...

 to Najib Khan, who gradually extended his influence west of the Ganges and at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, 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 Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

s 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
Third battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat , about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Confederacy and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali with 2 Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and the...

 was made vizier of the empire. After his death in 1770, however, his son Zabita Khan
Zabita Khan
Zabita Khan Rohilla was Rohilla chieftain in the time of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam . He was the son of the Rohilla Sardar Najib-ud-Daula, who founded the city of Najibabad, Zabita Khan is also known to have fought alongside his father during the Battle of Panipat...

 was defeated by the Marathas, who overran all Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...

.

In Najibabad
Najibabad
Najibabad is a pleasant city / partially hill station and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district...

, there was a fort of great Sultana Daku or "The Sultan Bandit". 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 Rohilla
Rohilla
The Rohilla are a community of Hindi-speaking Pashtun also known as Pathan, historically found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in North India. Most are now also found in Pakistan where they are now part of the Mohajir community. At one time, they form one of the largest Pashtun diaspora community...

s, covenanting to expel the Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

s 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
Rohilla War
The First Rohilla War of 1773-1774 was a punitive campaign by Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, against the Rohillas, Afghan highlanders settled in Rohilkhand, northern India...

, 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
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...

. 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
Najibabad
Najibabad is a pleasant city / partially hill station and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district...

, a grandson of Zabita Khan
Zabita Khan
Zabita Khan Rohilla was Rohilla chieftain in the time of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam . He was the son of the Rohilla Sardar Najib-ud-Daula, who founded the city of Najibabad, Zabita Khan is also known to have fought alongside his father during the Battle of Panipat...

. In spite of fighting between the Hindus and the Muslim Pashtuns, the Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....

 succeeded in maintaining his position until the 21st of April, 1858, when he was defeated by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 at Nagina
Nagina
Nagina is a town and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-History:The Ain-e-Akbari mentions the city as the headquarter of Nagina mahal or pargana. During British period, it remained the headquarter of Nagina Tahsil, Bijnor district, in the United Province; and...

Main history is created by Md.Yusuf Khan.; whereupon British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 authority was

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, 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.
Bijnor district is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India as per the 2001 census.

Blocks

(a block is a small administrative area of a district)
  1. Najibabad
    Najibabad
    Najibabad is a pleasant city / partially hill station and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district...

  2. Kiratpur
    Kiratpur
    Kiratpur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh.-History:Kiratpur as a part of the district Bijnor shares the same history for most of the time period...

  3. Haldaur
    Haldaur
    Haldaur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Haldaur is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres . Haldaur is close to the district headquarter and well-connected by the bus system.The town has a degree college and a...

  4. Chandpur
    Chandpur District
    Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is terminus of a metre gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.-Geography:Chandpur district has a...

  5. Kotwali
  6. Afzalgarh
    Afzalgarh
    Afzalgarh is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located at the border with the state of Uttrakhand.-Geography:Afzalgarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 212 metres...

  7. Nehtaur
    Nehtaur
    Nehtaur or Nihtaur is a town in Bijnor district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-History:Tazeem Saifi Afzalgarh Nehtaur is an ancient and well known town because of its culture and educational backgrounds...

  8. Nagina
    Nagina
    Nagina is a town and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-History:The Ain-e-Akbari mentions the city as the headquarter of Nagina mahal or pargana. During British period, it remained the headquarter of Nagina Tahsil, Bijnor district, in the United Province; and...

  9. Dhampur
    Dhampur
    Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.- Geography :The neighboring villages are Mirzapur PallaDittanpur Jaitra, Bari Mandi, Nindru, Naurangabad, Purana Dhampur, Sherkot, Suhagpur, Bholarampur, Alavalpur, Mohammadpur Sultan,Puraini,Morna...

  10. Seohara
    Seohara
    Seohara is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Seohara is located at . It has an average elevation of 211 metres .Seohara is situated on Haridwar- Moradabad State highway...

  11. Jalilpur
  12. Noorpur
  13. Mandawar
    Mandawar
    Mandawar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a green area near the holy river Ganges. Most people here are farmers.-Demographics:...

  14. Inampura

Reference

College/schools

Shri D.R. Dani Mahila Maha Vidhyala Seohara (Bijnor)

St. Mary's School (Run by Catholic Diocese of Bijnor)

Dayavati Dharamvira Public school

Modern Era Public School

A.N.International public school.

K.P.S.Girls Inter college.

Government Inter College Bijnor known as GIC Bijnor

Government Girls Inter College

Bijnor Inter College

Raja Jawala Parsad Arya Inter College

D.A.V Inter College

VSD Public School, Kiratpur Road, NH-119, Bijnor

Bijnor Public School

Param Public School

Rainbow Public School

Post Graduate Colleges

Vardhman college

R. B. D. Girls PG College

Krishna college

Vivek education park

Engineering College

Veera College of Engineering
Veera College of Engineering
Veera College of Engineering was established by Vira Charitable Society, Dharamnagri, Bijnor, an educational society which is devoted to the cause of spreading education in the area. It established about a dozen institutions from nursery level to post graduate level, both for boys and girls...



Govt. I.T.I

Govt. Polytechnic College

Bhagwant Institute Of Technology

Disha Institute of Technology

Veer Kumar Institute Of Technology

R.V. Istitute Of Technology

K.L.S.I Engineering college

North India Institute of Technology, Najibabad

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