Kirari Suleman Nagar

Kirari Nagar Kirari Village
Neighbourhood
Kirari Nagar Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°41′48″N77°03′52″E / 28.6968°N 77.0644°E / 28.6968; 77.0644
Country	India
State	Delhi
District	North West Delhi
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Mother Tongue	Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110086
Civic agency	North Delhi Municipal Corporation

Kirari village is an urban village originally settled by Jat kings of Bharatpur State.^{[ citation needed ]} It lies in the north west of Delhi. The surrounding area and some parts of the village itself are now heavily urbanized and industrialized.

Waves of migrants from Bihar and UP came in 1999s to 2020. ^[1] A lot of migrants are now settled in the village.

The current MLA of Kirari is Anil Jha Vats. ^[2] The federal president of Kirari RWA Federation is Ajay Vats.

History

Kirari first officially appeared as Khiraree on the map found in the National Archives of India which shows Delhi in 1807, shortly after the arrival of the British in 1803. It highlights the hierarchy of settlements, from small to larger villages. ^[3]

On 15 August 1947, when India became independent, the Government of India formed the Matsya Union by combining Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli from the princely states of Rajputana, and formed Rajasthan by merging the remaining princely states. In June 1949, the four princely states of Matsya Union were also merged in Rajasthan. On behalf of the state of Bharatpur, the Matsyavajas Jat Dheeraj Mathur and Natha Mathur were appointed to conduct the court by making the ruler of five villages, Karala, Pansali, Punth Khurd, Kiradi, and Hastasar near Delhi. The ruins of this office are still lying in Karaala. Settled in Kakana village (near Gohana) from this village itself.^{[ clarification needed ][ citation needed ]}

Lateron Village Nithari was created from the Kirari.

Gallery

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  (Khiraree) or Kirari in Sketch of the Environs of Delhi, 1807. National Archives of India. ^[3]

Demography

As of 2012 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Kirari Suleman Nagar had a population of 154633 (2001). Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Kirari Suleman Nagar had an average literacy rate of 49%, less than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 51%, and female literacy was 38%. In Kirari Suleman Nagar, 20% of the population were under 6 years of age. This is a census town in the North West district in the Indian state of Delhi.

References

1. "Most migrants in Delhi still from UP, but Bihar's share rising fast". The Times of India. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
2. "Kirari Election Results 2020: AAP's Rituraj Govind wins by over 5,000 votes". India Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. Chaudhuri, Zinnia Ray (23 June 2017). "Six Delhi maps chart the city's evolution from 1807 to 2021". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.