Moradabad

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Moradabad district. For other places, see Moradabad (disambiguation).

Moradabad
Brass City ()
—  city  —
Moradabad Location of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	28°50′N 78°47′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Moradabad
MP	Mohammed Azhar-Ud-DIn
Mayor	S.T. Hasan
Deputy Mayor	Sheereengul Ather
Population • Density	4,773,138 • 1,366 /km2 (3,538 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	3,493 square kilometres (1,349 sq mi) • 210 metres (690 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 244001 • Telephone • +0591 • Vehicle • UP 21
Website	www.moradabad.nic.in

Moradabad  pronunciation (Hindi: मुरादाबाद, Urdu: مراداباد) is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as "Moradabad". It is the administrative headquarters of Moradabad District. According to the government of India, the district Moradabad is one of several Muslim majority districts on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.

Moradabad is situated at a distance of 167 km (104 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi, on the banks of the Ramganga River (a tributary of the Ganges). The city is famous for its huge export of brass handicrafts to North America, Europe and all over the world, and is also thus called "Brass City" or Peetal Nagri (in the local language). The city has the distinction of being the biggest exporter of handicrafts in the country. Moradabad is India's world's largest producer of Bangles.^{[citation needed]}

History

Main article: History of Bareilly

Moradabad was earlier known as Chaupla. In 1624, Rustam Khan, the governor of sambhal, captured it and set up a fort at this place and named it as Rustam Nagar. Later on it was named as Moradabad after Shah Jahan's son Murad Baksh, and this name persists. Physical development of the city was started after the construction of Jama Masjid by Rustom Khan in 1632. The city is on the right bank of the river Ramganga, 680 feet above sea-level,^{[citation needed]} and has a station on the Oudh and Rohilkhand railway, 868 miles from Calcutta. The population in 1901 was 75,128.^{[citation needed]}

For the early history of Moradabad see History of Bareilly. It passed into the possession of the British in 1801. The population in 1901 was 1,191,993.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The district of Moradabad lies east of the Ganges and west of the native state of Rampur. Its area is 2285 sq. m. It lies within the great Gangetic plain and is demarcated into three subdivisions by the rivers Ramganga and Sot. The eastern tract consists of a submontane country, with an elevation slightly greater than the plain below, and is traversed by numerous streams descending from the Himalayas. The central portion consists of a level central plain descending at each end into the valleys of the Ramganga and Sot. The western section has a gentle slope towards the Ganges, with a rapid dip into the lowlands a few miles from the bank of the great river. In addition to Moradabad, the principal towns are Amroha, Sahaspur, Bilari, Sambhal (39,715) and Chandausi (25,711).

The principal crops are wheat, rice, millet, pulse, sugar-cane and cotton. The main line of the Oudh and Rohilkhand railway traverses the district from south to north, with branches towards Aligarh and Rampur. A third branch from Moradabad city towards Delhi crosses the Ganges at Garhmukteshwar by a bridge of eleven spans of 200 feet each.

Industry

The town forms a large centre of trade in country produce. It has a special industry in ornamental brass ware, sometimes plated with lac or tin, which is then engraved. Cotton weaving and printing are also carried on.

The government is investing a lot of money to improve infrastructural facilities to promote the industrial activities at Moradabad like 24-hour un-interrupted power supply, construction of by-pass road, proposal for widening and making the four-lane Delhi-Moradabad Road. About 450 acres of land has been acquired to develop a new industrial area for export-oriented units at Pakbara to Dingarpur Road. Thus this is good opportunity for entrepreneurs to establish their projects.

Brass industry

Brass paperweight, along with zinc and copper samples.

Moradabad is renowned for brass work and has carved a niche for itself in the handicraft industry through out the world. The modern, attractive, and artistic brass ware, jewelry and trophies made by skilled artisans are the main crafts. The brass ware is exported to countries like the USA, Britain, Canada, Germany and the Middle East. There are about 600 export units and 5000 industries in the district. Moradabad exports goods worth Rs. 2200 crore (USD 500 million) every year.

Recently other products like iron sheet metalwares, aluminium artwork and glassware have been included for foreign buyers. Mentha is also exported in several crores from Moradabad. These products are very popular in foreign market and are being exported in thousand of crores every year. Due to increase of exports and popularity in, especially, Europe, America, Italy and other countries, a large number of exporters are establishing their units and started their export. Moradabad is one of them seven industrial corridors declared by the state government in industrial policy 1999-2002.

Mohammed Yar Khan was the founder of the Indian brass ware industry. He migrated from Afghanistan to India in the 1860s and started the brass ware business in Moradabad. He has been awarded prestigious medals from national and international business organizations.

Malls

• Westend Mall
• Parsvanath Mall
• Crossroad Mall
• TDI Mall
• Pacific Mall

Personalities

The founder of the Indian brass industry, Mohammed Yar Khan, belongs to Moradabad. It is because of him that Moradabad has got the name Brass City of India. `The industry he founded around 150 years ago today exports to more than 75 countries all over the world.

Frontline artist have been born in the land of Moradabad who have shown for themselves and their motherland by their drawing and painting. These artists include s/s Thakur Ram Pal Singh, Prof. Jagdish Bahadur Chaudhary, Serveshwar Saran Sarve, Dr. Saroj Bhati, Dr. Prasad Saran, Shri Ram Nath Dubey, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Mrs. Jaimala Rastogi, Ram Singh Chitrakar, Beena Gupta, Dr. Giyan Prakash Kshatriya etc.

Moradabad has produced many great poets and writers whose contribution to the field of literature is well recognised. Some of the famous Hindi poets are Pandit Narrottam Vayas, Pt. Jwala Prasad Mishra, Pt. Jwala Dutt Sharma, Jayanti Prasad Upadhyaya etc. Similarly some of the famous Urdu poets and writers are Jigar Moradabadi, Saheba Moradabadi, Qazi Badal Hasan Badr Jalai, Kamal Amrohi, Dr. Qammar Moradabadi, Dr. Mashkoor Moradabadi, Dr. Wali Hasanpuri, etc. Famous English poet Saleem Saim (Dr Syed Saleem Husain) also hails from Moradabad.

Moradabad has contributed to the field of music and has produced famous tabla player Ahmad Jaan Tharakwa, Kamal Amrohi in films and Pt. Narottam Vyas etc. Jigar Moradabadi is well known for his Urdu Shayari. This city has no parallel in stage. Master Fida Hussain Narsi, recipient of the Awadh Samman award, has devoted his life for Parsi theater.

Cricketer Piyush Chawla belongs to Moradabad.

Education

University

Teerthanker Mahaveer University is a university created by passing special resolution in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by special forces. It offers almost all types of educational courses at graduation, post graduation and doctorate levels.

Engineering and management colleges

• Moradabad Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Teerthanker Mahaveer Institute Of Management And Technology (TMIMT)
• Institute of Foreign Trade and Management (IFTM)
• Krishna Institute Of Management And Technology (KIMT)

Medical colleges

• Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center
• Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College& Research Center
• Paramount Research Center
• Kothiwal Dental College and Research Center

Degree colleges

• Gokul Das Hindu Girls College
• V.K.S Law College
• Hindu Degree College, Moradabad
• Wilsonia Degree College
• Moradabad Muslim Degree College
• R.S.D Degree College
• M.H Degree College
• K.G.K College

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Moradabad has population of 4,773,138. Male and female were 2,508,299 and 2,264,839 respectively; males constitute 53% of population whereas females 47%. Moradabad has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than national average rate of 59.5%; male literacy is 82% and female literacy is 66%. In Moradabad 15% of population is under 6 years of age. As there are many education centres in the city, the literacy has been constantly increasing. The languages spoken are Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

External links

• Moradabad (by the National Informatics Centre, Moradabad)

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.