Anupshahr
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| Coordinates | 28°22′N 78°16′E / 28.37°N 78.27°ECoordinates: 28°22′N 78°16′E / 28.37°N 78.27°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District(s) | Bulandshahr | ||
| Population | 23,676 (2001[update]) | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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• 182 metres (597 ft) |
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Anupshahr (अनुपशहर), also Anoopshahr, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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[edit] Geography
Anupshahr is located at 28°22′N 78°16′E / 28.37°N 78.27°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 182 metres (597 ft).
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[2] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Anupshahr has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India[3] the founder of Anupshahr was Bargujar Raja Anup Rai, and thus the date of foundation of present day Anupshahr was between 1605 and 1628 (during the reign of the Moghul emperor Jahangir). Raja Anup Rai saved Jahangir during a lion hunt, by intercepting and then helping to kill a lion that attacked the emperor. Jahangir presented this area to Raja Anup Rai, and the city is named after him. Anup Rai made a fort nearby.
During the period of King Tarasingh (the 8th generation from Raja Anup Singh) this area progressed very much. At that time the area was known for Ayurvedic medicine and for business by boats in northern India.
In 1857, during the first war of independence the town of Anupshahr was the scene of incidents against British rule. One message of revolution was carried from Aligarh to Bulandshahr by Pandit Narayan Sharma on 10 May 1857. The Gujjars of Dadri and Sikandrabad destroyed inspection bungalows, telegraph offices and government buildings as they were symbols of foreign rule. Anupshahr is also known Choti kashi. because it is situated at the river bank of Maa Ganga & in this small city all The temples & Guest houses(Dharmshalaye are designed as the Kashi.
[edit] Facilities
Anupshahr is also known as Chotti Kashi ("Little Kashi"). It is located on the banks of the holy river Ganges. Krishna Temple is an important temple in the town.
Anupshahr is an education hub, with a post graduate degree college, a CBSE affialated 10+2 school, and six intermediate colleges.
[edit] Prominent citizens
- Major General Mahendra Nath Rawat, PVSM – The third son of Pt Rajeshwar Nath Rawat. The only general rank officer and recipient of Param Vishishta Seva Medal.[citation needed]
- Brigadier Narendra Nath Rawat, son of the oldest family of the town and recipient of Vir Chakra, the third highest award for gallantry.[citation needed]
- Sh Anoopendra Nath Chaturvedi – Teacher, advocate and director of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan College.[citation needed]
- 'Professor Anil K. Tyagi, son of Sh. Ram Dutt Shastri( from Pakki Saray ) – A scientist currently serving as a HOD of Biochemistry, University Of Delhi South Campus.'Winner of the prestigious Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Science Award.
- }*Shri Nawal Kishore Garg - Former MLA, chairman, and ranking board member of local educational facilities
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anupshahr. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-11.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, p.5, p.388.
