Baghpat,historically known asVyaghraprastha,is a city in theIndian stateofUttar Pradesh.It is theadministrative headquartersofBagpat district,which was established in 1997. It is part of theNational Capital Region,surroundingNew Delhi.[3]
Baghpat
Vyaghraprastha | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Baghpat Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Baghpat Baghpat (India) | |
| Coordinates:28°57′N77°13′E/ 28.95°N 77.22°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Baghpat |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Board |
| • Body | Nagar Palika Parishad Baghpat |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,310 |
| • Density | 986/km2(2,550/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Spoken | Khadiboli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-17 |
| Website | bagpat |
Etymology
editThe original name of the city wasVyaghraprastha(Sanskrit:व्याघ्रप्रस्थ, meaningtiger city) because of the large number oftigersin that area.[4]It is also mentioned asVyaghraprasthain the Indian epicMahabharata,one of the five villages thatKrishnademanded fromHastinapuron behalf of thePandavas,so as to avert the war.[5]
During theMughalEra, the city was named asBaghpat(Hindustani:बाग़पत) by emperors in Delhi, in reference to the city's gardens.[6]
History
editBaghpat is listed in theAin-i-Akbarias aparganaunder Delhisarkar,as producing a revenue of 3,532,368damsfor the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry.[7]
Geography
editBaghpat is located in westernUttar Pradesh,on the east bank of theYamunariver. It is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Delhi and 48 kilometres (30 mi) west ofMeerut,on the main Delhi–Saharanpurhighway. Baghpat is the headquarters of Baghpat district, which is in the shape of a north–south rectangle. To the north of Baghpat district areShamliandMuzaffarnagardistrict, to the eastMeerutdistrict, to the southGhaziabaddistrict, and to the west, across the Yamuna,Delhi,andSonipatdistrict inHaryanastate.[3]
Demographics
editAs of the2011 Census of India[update],Baghpat's 7880 households included a population of 50,310 of which 26,435 were males and 23,875 were females. 8,781 children ranged in age from 0 to 6. The literacy rate in Baghpat was 50.7%, with male literacy of 56.9% and female literacy of 43.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Baghpat was 61.43%, of which the male literacy rate was 68.9% and the female literacy rate was 53.1%. TheScheduled Castepopulation was 2,337. In 2011.[1]
Administration
editBhagpat includes three towns—amunicipal council(Baghpat itself), and twonotified area, or city, councils(Baraut,Khekhdaand Baghpat)—within thetehsil,as well as 103 villages.[8]
The chairman of Baghpat'sNagar PalikaParishad is Riazuddin (3rd term).[9]The district magistrate is Jitendra Pratap Singh.[10]and the superintendent of police is Arpit Vijayvargiya.[11]
List of villages
editEducation
editNotable people
edit- Yogesh Dhama- politician
- Satya Pal Malik- politician
- Satya Pal Singh- politician
References
edit- ^ab"Census of India: Baghpat".Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2022.Retrieved19 October2022.
- ^ab"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India"(PDF).nclm.nic.in.Ministry of Minority Affairs.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved20 December2018.
- ^ab"About District".bagpat.nic.in.Retrieved7 March2020.
- ^"इतिहास".bagpat.nic.in(in Hindi).Retrieved2 September2020.
- ^The cities of Delhi. Jain, Ashok Kumar.Management Pub. Co. 1994.ISBN978-81-86034-00-2.
- ^Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908).The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Argaon to Bardwān.Clarendon Press. p.190.
- ^Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; H. S. Jarrett (1891).The Ain-i-Akbari.Translated by Henry Sullivan. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 286.Retrieved30 August2023.
- ^"Baghpat Tehsil – Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh".Indian Census 2011.Retrieved20 April2015.
- ^"Welcome to Nagar Palika Parishad Baghpat".Baghpat Nagar Palika Parishad.2017. Archived fromthe originalon 30 November 2020.Retrieved1 June2021.
- ^"Bagpat District | Land of Sugarcane | India".Retrieved1 February2021.
- ^"Who's Who | Bagpat District | India".bagpat.nic.in.Retrieved8 September2023.
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