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'Bijnor' (Hindi: बिजनौर, Urdu: 'بجنور') variously spelt as 'Bijnaur' and 'Bijnour', is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the district headquarters of Bijnor district.

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Demographics

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Geography

Bijnor is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet).

History

Of the early history of Bijnor even after it passed under Muslim rule little is known with any certainty. In the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, Bijnor formed part of the Delhi empire. However, in the early part of the 18th century, the Rohilla Pashtuns established their independence in the country called by them Rohilkhand; and about 1748 the Rohilla chief Ali Muhammad made his first annexations in Bijnor, the rest of which soon fell under the Rohilla domination. The northern districts were granted by Ali Muhammad to Najib Khan, who gradually extended his influence west of the Ganges and at Delhi, receiving the title of Najib-ud-daula and becoming paymaster of the royal forces. His success, however, raised up powerful enemies against him, and at their instigation the Marathas invaded Bijnor. This was the beginning of a feud which continued for years. Najib, indeed, held his own, and for the part played by him in the victory of Panipat was made vizier of the empire. After his death in 1770, however, his son Zabita Khan was defeated by the Mahrattas, who overran all Rohilkhand. In. 1772 the Nawab of Oudh made a treaty with the Rohillas, covenanting to expel the Marathas in return for a money payment. He carried out his part of the bargain; but the Rohilla chieftains refused to pay. In 1774 the Nawab concluded with the government of Calcutta a treaty of alliance, and he now called upon the British, in accordance with its terms, to supply a brigade to assist him in enforcing his claims against the Rohillas. This was done; the Rohillas were driven beyond the Ganges, and Bijnor was incorporated in the territories of the nawab, who in 1774 ceded it to the British East India Company. From this time the history of Bijnor is uneventful until the Mutiny of 1857, when (on the 1st of June) it was occupied by the nawab of Najibabad, a grandson of Zabita Khan. In spite of fighting between the Hindus and the Muslim Pashtuns the Nawab succeeded in maintaining his position until the 21st of April 1858, when he was defeated by the British at Nagina; whereupon British authority was restored.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Bijnor had a population of 79,368. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bijnor has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 66% and female literacy of 59%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bijnor
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External links

★ Official homepage

Famous People

Mansih Kumar

Prakash Mehra

Charan Singh

Bakht Khan