Bijnor (Hindi: िबजनौर, Urdu: بجنور) is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Uttar Pradesh (UP Uttar Pradesh state, India, has 71 administrative districts which are grouped into 18 divisions Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Bijnor city is the district headquarters. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bijnor ( Hindi: बिजनौर Urdu: بجنور) variously spelt as Bijnaur
Geography
Bijnor, or more correctly Bijnaur, occupies the north-west corner of the Rohilkhand or Bareilly Division, and is a roughly triangular stretch of country with its apex to the north. The western boundary is formed throughout by the deep stream of the river Ganges, beyond which lie the four districts of Dehradun, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Meerut, all belonging to the meerut Division. To the north and north-east in the hill country of Garhwal, the dividing ling being the submontane road, which runs from Hardwar along the foot of the Himalayas to Ramanagar, Haldwani and Tanakpur. This road, popularly known as the Kandi Saradk, belongs throughout its length to Garhwal, the transfer having taken place a few years since. On the east the Phika river for the greater part of its course constitutes the boundary, separating this district from Naini Tal and Moradabad, as far as its junction with the Ramganga; and to the south lie the Thakurdwara, Amroha, and Hasanpur tahsils of Moradabad, the boundary being conventional and undetermined by natural features. The extreme parallels of north latitude are 29° 2' and 29° 58' and of east longitude 78° 0' and 78° 57' from Lalitpur, the most northerly point, to koti Rao in the furthest eastern corner the distance in 56 miles (90 km); and from koti Rao to Kamharia in the south-westerly angle 57 miles (92 km); and from Kamharia to Lalitpur 62 miles (100 km). The total area of the district is liable to change slightly from time to time by reason of the erratic action of the Ganges and Ramganga: in 1906 it amounted to 1,145,272 acres (1789. 5 square miles, 4634. 75 km²) the average for the last five years being 1,147,967 acres (4,645. 66 km²).
There remains the low fringe of khadir along the Ganges to the west. This generally resembles the lowlands that skirt the rivers of the interior, the low flats which adjoin the stream itself being purely alluvial in character, while above them rises a terrace of higher ground extending inland as far as the chain of stagnant morasses lying immediately under the bangar cliff. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject But the khadir in the district, at any rate in the southern parganas, in of a very poor description and no whit better than that on the opposite bank in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut. A pargana is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent, used primarily but not
Languages
The common tongue of the people in the Hindi dialect of Western Hindi. Hindi (in the broad sense is a Dialect continuum of the Indic language family in the northern plains of India bounded on the northwest and west by It has sometimes been classified separately as Rohilkhandi, but there is really no marked distinction in idiom or vocabulary between this and Hindustani. The last census returns show that the entire population, with the exception of a minute fragment of 740 persons in all, gave Western Hindi as their mother tongue, and there is no district in the United provinces in which Urdu is more widely spoken, both by the peasants and the educated classes. The other languages enumerated were Punjabi, Pahari, Marwari, Bengali and English, the last occurring in 35 cases only. but the main things of language in mostly part that is use of riya. . . . ,khariya ,periya,leriya. . . etc
Locations
Vidur Kuti is about 12 km from Bijnor and having historical importance. Vidur spent his rest of life after dispute with Duryodhan. This is the place where Lord Krishana visited. Kanva Ashram is an ashram in broken condition near Rawli town according to the great legend "Abhigyan Shakuntalam" . An Ashram in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages lived in Peace and tranquility amidst Nature. Hastinapur's King Dushyant reached there while hunting and fell in love with Shakuntala at first sight. During Mahabharat when the battle between Kauravas and Pandavas was about to begin, then on the request of both the sides, all wives and children were to be gaurdianed by Mahatma Vidur . He had no sufficient space for their living then he decided an exclusive area for ladies and children, which is now known as Daranagar. Ganj is about 12 km from District HQ and just 1 km from Daranagar on the banks of the Ganges. There are ancient temples and ashrams.
Jahanabad is situated on the bank of river Ganga and just about 1 km from Ganj. This village used to be a riyasat with around 101 villages under it during Mugal Period. Around that period a saint was living there who was famous for curing snake bites. Once when Shahjahan's wife got bit by a snake, he treated and got "Jahanabad Riyasat" as a prize from Shahjahan. Presently Ganga flows 2 km from here. Sita's temple without any idol is situated one km from Nanore Village on Chandpur-Jalilpur road. This is popularly known as "Sita Mandir Math". It is believed that this is the place where the earth tored and Sita jumped into. Sena Ka Dawar means Army's Gate where Pandavas had settled their Army. There is a temple of Dronacharya presently. This place popularly known as a village saindwar where Jawahar Navodaya Vidhalaya is established. Two of the Akbar's Navratnas, namely "AbulFazzal" and "Faizi", were born in the village Azampur which is 4 km from Basta. They studied in this village and were very intelligent.
Najibudaulah's Fort is situated in Najibabad. This fort was built by "Gulam Kadir" alias 'Najibudaulah" during 18th Century after the downfall of the Mughal empire. This ancient fort still stands today. During British period it was Sultana Dakoo's shelter. Mandawar Ka Mahal; Munshi Ali was well versed in "Urdu " and "Persian" and he taught both Urdu and Persian to Queen Victoria of England. This Mahal was constructed by Queen Victoria in 1850 in Mandawar to gift to Munshi Ali. There is a famous temple Galkha Devi near the village Kundanpur on Mandawar Blawali road, 8 km away from this Mahal, it is said that Lord Krishna kidnapped Rukmani who came to worship.
References
- Bijnor District official site, http://bijnor.nic.in
- "History of the Bijnor Rebellion," Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Dlli, Delhi, 1982. Originally, "Tareekh-e-Sarkashi-e-Zilaa-e-Bijnor," published in 1858.
- "History of Bijnor," B. C. Verma, 1974.
See also
External links
WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bijnor ( Hindi: बिजनौर Urdu: بجنور) variously spelt as Bijnaur WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sherkot is a city and a Municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Najibabad (नजीबाबाद is a city and a Municipal board in Bijnor district in the WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Chandpur is a city and a Municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh Ratangarh ( Hindi: रतनगढ़ Urdu: رتنگڑھ is a Village in the northwestern Rohilkhand (रोहेलखंड روہیلکھنڈ WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dhampur is a city and a Municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Uttar Pradesh, one of the states of India, is divided into following administrative geographical divisions each consisting of more than one Uttar Pradesh (UP Uttar Pradesh state, India, has 71 administrative districts which are grouped into 18 divisions Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Agra division is an administrative unit of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. 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