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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Ghaziabad district, India.

Ghaziabad
ग़ाज़ियाबाद
Ghaziuddinnagar
Metropolitan City
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGhaziabad District
Founded byGhazi-ud-din
Named forGhazi-ud-din
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation
 • MayorTeluram Kamboj
Area
 • Total7,101 km2 (2,742 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2011 census provisional data)
 • Total2,358,525
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
DemonymGhaziabadi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
201 xxx
Telephone code91-120
Vehicle registrationUP 14
Websitehttp://www.nagarnigamghaziabad.com

Ghaziabad (Hindi pronunciation: [ɣaːziːaːbaːd̪]) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. sometimes referred to as the "Gateway of UP" because it neighbours New Delhi and is the main route to Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is a part of the National Capital Region of Delhi.[2] It is a large and planned industrial city, well connected by roads and railways, and is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad District as well as being the primary commercial, industrial and educational centre of western Uttar Pradesh.[3] Recent construction works have led to the city being described by a City Mayors Foundation survey as the second-fastest growing in the world.[4][5] Situated in the Upper Gangetic Plains, the city has two major divisions separated by the Hindon River, namely: Trans-Hindon on the west and Cis-Hindon on the east side.[6] It is known for its high crime rate[7][8][9] and for being the most polluted city in Uttar Pradesh.[10].

History

The city of Ghaziabad was founded in AD 1740. Ghazi-ud-din, is largely credited as being the founder of the modern city of Ghaziabad, who named it Ghaziuddinnagar after himself. He built a spacious structure consisting of 120 rooms of masonry with pointed arches, of which only the gate, a few portions of the boundary wall and a massive pillar about fourteen feet in height remain now. The precincts are now inhabited. His mausoleum still stands in the city but is in a bad state of preservation.[11]

The city witnessed fierce clashes during the Sepoy Mutiny, of 1857–58. In an encounter between the freedom fighters and a small British force the former were defeated while trying to hold the Hindon. The the first war of independence thus brought Ghaziabad much of its glory. From the historical cultural, mythological and archeological point of view Ghaziabad is a prosperous city. This has been proved from the research work and excavations done in the district. The excavation work carried out at the mound of Kaseri situated on the bank of river Hindon, 2 km north from Mohan Nagar shows that civilization was developed here in 2500 B.C.[12]

Geography

Ghaziabad is situated about 2.5 km from the Hindon river. On the north it is bound by the district of Meerut, on the south by that of Bulandshahar and Gautambudh Nagar, on the south-west by Delhi and on the east by the newly formed district of Hapur. As its boundary is adjacent to Delhi, it acts as the main entrance to Uttar Pradesh and hence is also called the Gateway of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

The provisional data derived from the 2011 census shows that Ghaziabad urban agglomeration had a population of 2,358,525, of which males were 1,256,783 and females were 1,101,742. The literacy rate was 93.81 per cent.[13] Ghaziabad is a subcategory B1 district of category B i.e. having socioeconomic parameters below the national average.[14] Among the significant areas within the city are Rajendra Nagar, Shalimar Garden, Turab Nagar, Indirapuram, Raj Nagar Extension, Loni, India and Crossings Republik.[15]Ghaziabad's 20 lakh voters are split between four lakh Muslims, an equal number of Dalits, about 2.6 lakh Vaishyas and 2.5lakh Rajputs.[16] 230 villages in the constituency are Rajput dominated.[17][18]

Climate

As it is connected to the national capital, its temperature and rainfall are similar to Delhi. Rajasthan's dust storms and snowfall in the Himalayas, Kumaon and Garhwal hills name their impact in the weather regularly. The monsoon arrives in the district during the end of the June or the first week of July and normally it rains until October. As in other districts of northern India mainly three seasons - summer, winter and rainy - prevail here, but sometimes due to severe snowfall in the Himalayas and Kumaon Hills, adverse weather can also seen.

Climate data for Ghaziabad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		23
(73) 		29
(84) 		36
(97) 		39
(102) 		38
(100) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		28
(82) 		23
(73) 		31
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7
(45) 		10
(50) 		15
(59) 		21
(70) 		26
(79) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		24
(75) 		19
(66) 		13
(55) 		8
(46) 		19
(66)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.3
(0.80) 		20.3
(0.80) 		15.2
(0.60) 		20.3
(0.80) 		25.4
(1.00) 		71.1
(2.80) 		236.2
(9.30) 		236.2
(9.30) 		114.3
(4.50) 		17.8
(0.70) 		10.2
(0.40) 		10.2
(0.40) 		797.5
(31.4)
Source: Ghaziabad Weather

Administration

Ghaziabad was given the status of a municipal corporation (nagar nigam) on 31 August 1994.[6] Administratively the city is divided into five areas: the City zone, the Kavi Nagar zone, the Vijay Nagar zone, the Mohan Nagar zone and the Vasundhara zone.[6] Jal Nigam is the prime authority which deals with water supply and sewerage works in Ghaziabad.[19] Ex. Army Chief Vijay Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party, is the Member of Parliament from the city. He is first elected to this post in 2014 general elections.Assembly Seats which come under Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency) are Loni, India, Muradnagar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad and Dhaulana.

Economy

Kaushambi Housing Society
Indirapuram

Real estate hub

A proposal has been made to widen National Highway 24 (NH-24) from six to eight lanes on the stretch between the Ghaziabad-Delhi border and Dasna. As a large number of residential and commercial projects are coming up along the highway.[20] Some major developers which have invested heavily on NH-24 are SARE, Mahagun, Antriksh, Crossings Republik, Ansal, Wave etc. Places on NH-24 and National Highway 58 are flourishing as residential options to the capital because of their proximity to Delhi.[21]

Automobiles industries and hubs

Ghaziabad is a hub of automobile market.Following companies have their dealership store in ghaziabad.

  • BMW
  • Mercedes Benz
  • Audi
  • Volkswagen
  • Ashok Leyland
  • Bajaj
  • DC
  • Eicher
  • Escorts
  • Force
  • Hero
  • Hindustan
  • Mahindra
  • Maruti Suzuki
  • Royal Enfield
  • Swaraj
  • Tata
  • TVS
  • Ford
  • Fiat
  • Renault
  • Hyundai
  • Honda
  • Toyota
  • Nissan
  • Skoda
  • Yamaha

Transport

Ghaziabad can be reached by air, road and rail. The nearest airport is the Indira Gandhi International airport which is about 45 km away. By road, Ghaziabad is well-connected on all sides to Delhi, NOIDA, Hapur, Modinagar, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Saharanpur, Haridwar, etc. A large number of people commute to Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Gurgaon every day for work.

  • Bus

There are bus terminals at Mohan Nagar, Lohia Nagar, Loni, Vasundhara and close to Meerut Road from where Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses serve cities all over the state. The Anand Vihar bus terminal of DTC is located on city's border. There is a bus terminal for private bus operators near ALT Center, Raj Nagar which is called ALT Bus Stand.

  • Rail

Ghaziabad is a railway junction and several lines pass through the city. The main railway station is situated in the middle of the city. Apart from Ghaziabad railway station (Station Code-GZB), city also has, New Ghaziabad Railway Station (Station Code-GZN), Sahibabad Railway Station (Station Code-SBB), Mahrauli Railway Station (Station Code-MFH), Adhyatmik Nagar Halt Railway Station (Station Code-AKNR) and Guldhar Railway Station (Station Code-GUH). The city is well connected to Delhi and other neighbouring cities through Fast Moving Local Trains called EMU. Several trains connect Ghaziabad to Meerut, Aligarh, Delhi, New Delhi, Faridabad, Palwal, Mathura, Allahabad, Indore, Ujjain, Loni and others.

  • Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro extends to Dilshad Garden station which is situated at the Apsara Border. At present it serves the areas of Shalimar Garden, Rajendra Nagar and other neighbouring colonies. This line will be further extended to Old Bus Stand, Ghaziabad by 2014.[citation needed] Another station exists at Vaishali, which serves that area as well as Vasundhara and Indirapuram, and there is also a station at Kaushambi.[22] There are plans to extend the Blue Line Metro to Indirapuram and loni complete the Blue Line Circle by 2017.l[23]

Education

There are a number of private and government engineering, post-graduate, law colleges and management institutes in Ghaziabad. Some notable examples are ABES Engineering College, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Babu Banarsi Das Institute of Technology and Modinagar Institute of Technology[24] Schools in Ghaziabad notably include Delhi Public School, DAV Public School Ghaziabad,DAV Public School Rajendra Nagar, DLF School Rajendra Nagar Ingraham Institute, Bal Bharati Public School and St. Mary's Convent School.

Notable people

Popular culture

Zilla Ghaziabad, a movie released in 2013, is set in the city, and portrays the organised crime and gang wars of the 1980s and early 1990s, which dominated the social backdrop of the city during that period.[citation needed]

References

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  8. ^ Jahagirdar, Archana (5 July 2006). "Ghaziabad has long way to go". Times Of India. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  9. ^ Chakraborty, Tapas (6 August 2012). "20km from Delhi, a 'child kidnap capital'". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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  13. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Meeting of Empowered Committee" (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting Report. Government of India. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Project for widening of 20km stretch on NH-24 scrapped". The Times of India. 29 May 2011.
  16. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-vk-singh-a-soldier-goes-electioneering-1972498
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  18. ^ http://www.asianage.com/india/charan-singh-s-ajagur-reviving-302
  19. ^ Uttar Pradesh Water Supply & Sewerage Act, 1975. "Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam".
  20. ^ "Make NH-24 eight-lane to ease mess: Akhilesh Yadav". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  21. ^ A K Tiwary, ET Bureau Sep 9, 2011, 08.02am IST (9 September 2011). "Ghaziabad real estate thriving along two national highways - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Ghaziabad boards Metro for first traffic-free ride to work". Indian Express. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  23. ^ "Ghaziabad ePaper| Hindi ePaper Ghaziabad- Dainik Jagran". Epaper.jagran.com. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  24. ^ http://www.miteducation.org/

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