Saharanpur district
Saharanpur district | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies Saharanpur, Saharanpur nagar,Gangoh,Nakud, Deoband, Rampur Maniharan,Behat | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 3,860 km2 (1,490 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 3,466,382 | |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
Demographics | ||
• Literacy | 62.61%[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
Vehicle registration | UP-11 | |
Airport | Sarsawa Airport | |
Website | saharanpur |
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the
The district headquarters are in Saharanpur, which is also the headquarters of Saharanpur Division. Other principal towns are Behat, Deoband, Gangoh and Rampur Maniharan.
Geography
Saharanpur is located at 29°58′N 77°33′E / 29.97°N 77.55°E, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-southeast from Chandigarh and 170 kilometres (110 mi) north-northeast from Delhi. It has an average elevation of 284 metres (932 ft). It is bordered by Yamunanagar and Karnal districts of Haryana to the west, Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh to the northwest, Dehradun district of Uttarakhand to the north, Haridwar district of Uttarakhand to the east and Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts to the south.
It is the northernmost district of Uttar Pradesh, bounded by the Yamuna to the west. The northern border of the district is formed by the southern slopes of the Sivallik Hills. Below the Sivallik is the Bhabhar, and south of that, the Terai. The west of the district is khadir land next to the Yamuna, generally composed of clayish soil, and produces two small tributaries of the Yamuna: the Budhi and Saindh.
Historical
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 728,601 | — |
1911 | 687,620 | −0.58% |
1921 | 653,460 | −0.51% |
1931 | 727,731 | +1.08% |
1941 | 822,231 | +1.23% |
1951 | 942,849 | +1.38% |
1961 | 1,132,537 | +1.85% |
1971 | 1,414,231 | +2.25% |
1981 | 1,821,543 | +2.56% |
1991 | 2,309,029 | +2.40% |
2001 | 2,896,863 | +2.29% |
2011 | 3,466,382 | +1.81% |
source:[2] |
Medieval period
During the reign of Shamsu’d-Din
Mughal period
In the 16th century,
During the
The Sayyids and Rohillas
Mughal emperors Akbar and later
Ahmad Shah Durrani, the Afghan ruler who invaded Northwestern and Northern India in the 1750s, conferred the territory of Saharanpur as Jagir on Rohilla chief Najaf Khan, who assumed the title of Nawab Najeeb-ud-Daula and took up residence in Saharanpur in 1754,. He made Gaunsgarh his capital and tried to strengthen his position against Maratha Empire attacks by entering an alliance with the Hindu Gurjar chieftain Manohar Singh. In 1759, Najeeb-ud-Daula issued a Deed of Agreement handing over 550 villages to Manohar Singh, who became the Raja of Landaura.
Maratha period
In 1757, the Maratha army captured the Saharanpur region, which resulted in Najeeb-ud-Daula losing control of Saharanpur to the Maratha rulers
British colonial period (1803–1947 AD)
When India rebelled in 1857 against the foreign Company's occupation, now referred to as the First War of Indian Independence, the Saharanpur and the present-day Muzaffarnagar Districts were part of that uprising. The centre of freedom fighters' operations was Shamli, a small town in the Muzaffarnagar region which was liberated for some time. After the uprising failed, British retribution was severe. Death and destruction was particularly directed against the Muslims of the region, whom the British considered as the main instigators of the rebellion; Muslim society was devastated beyond recognition. When social reconstruction started, the cultural and political history of Muslims began to revolve around Deoband and Aligarh.
Royal Family
In 1845 Nawab Rao Wazir-ud-din khan became the member and voter of
. He died in 1973 at sheikpura qudeem and left behind his sons Nawab Rao Ghulam muhi-ud-din khan, Nawab Rao Zamir haider khan, Nawab Rao yaqoob khan. Nawab Rao Gulam Hafiz khan. Nawab Rao Zamir Haider Son Prince Shameem Haider Rao is a Fashion Model and a Poet.Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 241,612 | — |
1911 | 264,297 | +0.90% |
1921 | 261,915 | −0.09% |
1931 | 311,227 | +1.74% |
1941 | 359,218 | +1.44% |
1951 | 397,342 | +1.01% |
1961 | 498,034 | +2.28% |
1971 | 643,086 | +2.59% |
1981 | 854,377 | +2.88% |
1991 | 1,101,171 | +2.57% |
2001 | 1,378,881 | +2.27% |
2011 | 1,734,495 | +2.32% |
source:[2] |
According to the
Religion
Hinduism is followed by over 56% of people. Islam is the second-largest religion in the district with over 41.95% adherents. Sikhism is followed by 0.54% people. Hindus generally dominate rural areas while Muslims are majority in urban areas.[10]
Tehsil | Hindus | Muslims | Others |
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Behat | 47.79% | 51.19% | 1.03% |
Saharanpur | 51.35% | 46.78% | 1.87% |
Nakur | 60.00% | 38.54% | 1.46% |
Deoband | 59.80% | 39.77% | 0.43% |
Rampur Maniharan | 79.24% | 20.19% | 0.57% |
Languages
At the time of the
Education
Medical College
- Sheikh-Ul-Hind Mahmood Mahmood Hasan Medical College, a government medical college which provides healthcare for all citizens of the state and to train students. The present medical college is planned to have a 500-bed hospital with road access to the Saharanpur-Ambala National Highway. The proposed annual intake of MBBS Students is expected to be 100 from 2014 to 2015.[12]
Villages
References
- ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ a b Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ History The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 369. 1909.
- ^ The Islamic World to 1600: Rise of the Islamic Empires (The Mughal Empire) Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Saharanpur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Shaikhul Hind Medical College inaugurated". www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)