Garhmukteshwar

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Garhmukteshwar
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View of Garh Ganga in Garhmukteshwar (Hapur), UP.
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Garhmukteshwar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Garhmukteshwar
Garhmukteshwar (India)
Coordinates: 28°48′N78°06′E / 28.800°N 78.100°E / 28.800; 78.100
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hapur
Named for Mukteshwar Mahadev
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyGarhmukteshwar Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonRakesh Kumar [1] (BJP)
 •  MLA Harendra Singh Tewatia, (BJP)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total46,077
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
245205
Telephone code5731
Vehicle registration UP-37
Website www.nppgarhmukteshwar.com

Garhmukteshwar is a city, just outside of Hapur city, and tehsil in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Garhmukteshwar block is 00741. Total area of Garhmukteshwar is 272 km2 including 237.38 km2 rural area and 34.13 km2 urban area. Garhmukteshwar has a population of 46,077. There are 64,688 houses in the sub-district. There are about 137 villages in Garhmukteshwar block.Some of the prime places of the city are Nakka Kua, Ambedkar Gate,Meerut Adda and NH9Flyover [Choupla] also called Hapur Adda. This city is also the part of Delhi - NCR.

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History

Garhmukteshwar is an ancient place that is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata . There are claims that it was a part of ancient Hastinapur, the capital of the Pandavas. An ancient fort, repaired by the Maratha leader Mir Bhawan, became, under the British, the headquarters of the tehsil. The name of the town is derived from the temple of Mukteshwar Mahadeva, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who is worshipped there in four temples. The town has 80 sati pillars, marking the spots where Hindu widows are said to have become Sati-Mata. The town also has a mosque, built by Gays-ud-din Balban, that bears an inscription in Arabic dating to 682 Hijri (1283 A.D.). [2]

Partition violence

Garhmukteshwar was the scene of major anti-Muslim violence in November 1946, at a time when various areas of British India were experiencing significant communal unrest as the partition of the country into India and Pakistan loomed. Gyanendra Pandey describes the place as "a metaphor for the atrocities of Partition; and Partition itself a metaphor for the kind of extraordinary genocidal violence that was not witnessed again in India, perhaps until 1984". [3] . Official investigations into violence in Uttar Pradesh at that time note that there was a "desire for revenge" among both Hindus and Muslims, resulting from news of similar violence in Calcutta. [4]

Climate

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Garhmukteshwar has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate characterized by very hot summers and cool winters. Summers last from early April to late June during and are extremely hot, with temperatures reaching 43 °C (109 °F). [5] The monsoon arrives in late June and continues till the middle of September. Temperatures drop slightly, with plenty of cloud cover but with higher humidity. Temperatures rise again in October and the town then has a mild, dry winter season from late October to the middle of March [5] Lowest temperature recorded is 0.5 °C (32.9 °F).[ citation needed ] Rainfall is about 80 cm to 100 cm per annum, which is suitable for growing crops. Most of the rainfall is received during the monsoon. Humidity varies from 30 to 100%. [5] The town receives no snow.

Climate data for Garhmukteshwar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29
(84)		32
(90)		39
(102)		43
(109)		45
(113)		46
(115)		44
(111)		40
(104)		39
(102)		38
(100)		34
(93)		30
(86)		46
(115)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)22
(72)		26
(79)		30
(86)		38
(100)		43
(109)		42
(108)		40
(104)		36
(97)		37
(99)		32
(90)		29
(84)		25
(77)		33
(92)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5
(41)		8
(46)		12
(54)		15
(59)		19
(66)		21
(70)		22
(72)		22
(72)		19
(66)		15
(59)		10
(50)		6
(43)		15
(58)
Record low °C (°F)−2.5
(27.5)		−1
(30)		2
(36)		8
(46)		15
(59)		17
(63)		16
(61)		19
(66)		15
(59)		10
(50)		1
(34)		0
(32)		−2.5
(27.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)24
(0.9)		18
(0.7)		10
(0.4)		5
(0.2)		15
(0.6)		54
(2.1)		248
(9.8)		332
(13.1)		138
(5.4)		42
(1.7)		3
(0.1)		8
(0.3)		897
(35.3)
Average rainy days211013911410033
Average relative humidity (%)79705942415880847768677567
Source: Department of Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India [6]

Demographics

Garhmukhteshwar has a population of 46,077 of which 24,437 are males and 21,640 are females, per the 2011 Census of India. [7]

Location

Garhmukteshwar is situated on National Highway 9, which connects it to New Delhi, which is around 100 kilometres (62 mi) away, and puts the town, which is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Ganges River, on a direct route from India's capital city to that river.[ citation needed ]

Railways

There are two railway stations in the city, named Garhmukteshwar and Garhmukteshwar Bridge (Brijghat). Both stations are situated on the Delhi–Moradabad line.

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References

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  2. ↑ "About Us". Nagar Palika Parishad Garhmukteshwar. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Pandey, Gyanendra (2001). Remembering Partition: Violence, Nationalism and History in India. Cambridge University Press. p. 92. ISBN   9780521002509.
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