Baghpat
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Baghpat
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| Coordinates | 28°57′N 77°13′E / 28.95°N 77.22°ECoordinates: 28°57′N 77°13′E / 28.95°N 77.22°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District(s) | Baghpat | ||
| Population | 36,365 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Baghpat (Hindi: बाग़पत, Urdu: باغ پت) is a city and a municipal board in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Baghpat District. The Baghpat city is located on the banks of river Yamuna at 28 deg 57' North Latitude and 77 deg 13' East Longitude. It is 52 KM from Meerut City and is on the main Delhi–Saharanpur Highway around 40 KM from Delhi toward north.
Baghpat District was established as a separate district in 1997. Prior to becoming a district, Baghpat was a Tehsil under Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh.[1]
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Occupation
Occupation of the people of Baghpat mostly Agriculture approx 70% people are depend upon agriculture.
Geography
District Bagpat is one of the district of Uttar Pradesh.The city is Located on the banks of river Yamuna at 28O57’ North Latitude and 77O13’ East Longitude.It is 52 KM from Meerut City and is on the main Delhi – Saharanpur Highway around 40 KM from Delhi.In the north of the district baghpat there is district Muzaffarnagar,in the south district Ghaziabad,in the west river Yamuna and district Rohtak of Harayana.The shape of the district Bagpat is rectangular which area is more in north to south than east to west.It is very closely located to (around 40 km) the national capital New Delhi.[2]
Area :- 1321 km2
Population :- 1163991
Important Distance
Convenience Distance
Nearest Airport : IGI,Delhi-80KM
Nearest Railway Station: Bagpat Road-Aggarwal Mandi (Tatiri) 2KM
Nearest Bus Stand : Bagpat -Meerut Road
Distance to Nearby Town
Khekra : 11KM
Baraut : 18 KM
Distance to Other Places
Baghpat to Loni : 22km
Baghpat to Delhi : 40KM
Baghpat to Meerut : 52KM
Baghpat to Ghaziabad : 55 KM
Baghpat to Saharanpur: 128KM
Baghpat to Lucknow : 510KM
Medical Facilities
The Government Medical Center is relatively outdated, thought the present UP state government does have plans to modernize the currently available facilities. The city also has private hospital - Raksha Hospital, the most modern hospital in the district providing all sorts of medical facilities at subsidized rates.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Baghpat had a population of 36,365. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Baghpat has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 58% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Gurjars holds Bagpat they have good population in Bagpat and Khekada tehsils , and Jats holds Baraut and Jats have good population in Baraut and Chaprauli towns .
History and Culture
- THE LAND OF TIGERS*
It was founded by the Pandava brothers of Mahabharata as Vyagprastha. Barnava, near Binauli is the site of the Lakshagarha - palace made of wax, that was built by Purochana a minister of Duryodhana to kill the Pandavas.The city was originally known as Vyagprastha - Land of Tigers (because of the population of tigers found many centuries ago). There are many versions of the story as to how the city derived its name. One version states that the city’s original name was ‘Vyagprasth’, while according to another version, the city has derived its name from the Hindi word ‘Vakyaprasth’, which means place of delivering speeches. Inspired by such words and versions, the city was finally named ‘BAGHPAT’ or ‘BAGPAT’ during the Mughal Era.
Villages in Bagpat and khekada towns
Bali Gurjar ..... Baghpat Gurjar ... Tatiri mandi... Ahera ..... Jawaharpur mevla Meetli .... Niboli Gurjar ... Baghu santospur... Surajpur Mahanwa... Putti ..... Pabla begumabad Mehrampur .... Bichpadi Gurjar ... Gothra Bainsla .... Noorpur Harsana Muzbida Massorie Harsana .. Dundahera Tyagi ..... Mandoda Jat .. khedi Jatt ... Budhera ... Kadoli .... Kedwa kambala ... Khatta prahladpur ... Rataul ...... Vinaypur ..... Bhagot .... Dagarpur .... Tigri ....... Ghitora ..... Fakarpur ....... Khekra Jat ..... Nangla Jat .... Phulera .... Gona ...... Garhi kalinjri ... Subhanpur Gurjar Shafrabad ... Laliyanpur ..... Norozpur gurjar .... Nangla bali....... Bandpur..... Bijrol..
Engineering colleges
Aryabhatt College of Engineering and Technology (ACET) Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh offers undergraduate engineering courses in several disciplines.
Famous persons from Baghpat District
- Parvesh Rana a Jat Bollywood Actor and Model,
- Smt.Hemlata Choudhary Gurjar is MLA of Bagpat ,
- Ch.Parshant Choudhary Gurjar is MLC of Bagpat ,
- Ch.Varun Mandar wrestler From Bali Village , ( Awarded kesari uttar pardesh 2010, kesari Haryana 2010, kesari punjab 2009 , Silver medalist in Australia commonwealth Games in 2011 , and current champion in Baghpat , meerut , saharanpur , Gaziabad , and etc areas.)
- Ch. Madan Bahiya kasana ( ex MLA of khekra )
- Ch. Raju Pehalwan Baghu from Baghpat ( former wresler )
- Ch. Khivraj Gurjar ( former wresler )
- Ch. Devinder Gurjar ( Awarded Bharat Bheem )
- Ch. Balraj pehalwan Gurjar ( former Bharat kesari )
- Ch. kartar singh mandar ( former wresler )Bali village baghpat
- Ch.Dhanpal Singh Harsana (Sarpanch at Panchayti Raj From Noorpur Harsana Village In khekada.
Sqn Ldr S.P. Singh, former coach of Indian Kabaddi team and Asiad gold medalist belonged to Bandpur village of Khekada Tehsil in Baghpat. Also he was the coach of the gold medal winning kabaddi team at the SAF games in Madras 1995. He has made his motherland proud by winning medals at several international and national events. For his achievements he was felicitated by Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister of India. Wing Commander Krishan Pal Solanki resident of Village & Post jiwana Guliyan District Bagpat who joined Indian Air Force Along with Sqn Ldr SP Singh after holding various appointments in IAF is heading AFNHB hyderabad. He had motivated large number of youth to join Armed forces & contribute to the national security .
Flight lieutenant Dr.Sunny Tomar from Bijrol. Yogi Sanjeev Tomar also belong Bijrol.
References
- ^ http://bagpat.nic.in/
- ^ http://bagpat.nic.in/about_bagpat.htm
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ By Aakash Manav,Tatiri,Distt. Baghpat
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