Nagina

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Nagina
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Nagina
Coordinates: 29°26′35″N78°25′59″E / 29.443°N 78.433°E / 29.443; 78.433
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Government
 • TypeNagar Palika
 • Body Town centre
 •  MLA Manoj Kumar Paras [1]
Elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total95,246
Language
 • Official Hindi [3]
 • Additional official Urdu [3]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246762
Vehicle registration UP- 20

Nagina is a town and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Nagīnā may ultimately come from Sanskrit nāga- ina , meaning "snake lord", via a regularly-derived intermediate form *Nāgena. [4] : 18–9  Nagina is also the word for "Jewel" (See Negin), it was named by Syed's who received this place as jagir by the Mughals.

History

During the British period, it remained the headquarters of Nagina Tahsil, Bijnor district, in the United Province; and from 1817 to 1824, it was the headquarters of newly formed Northern Moradabad district. [5] In 1901, the Nagina Tehsil had 464 villages and two towns: Nagina, with a population of 21,412, and Afzalgarh, with a population of 6,474. [5]

The rise of Rohilla power in the area was marked by an 18th-century fort, which was later used as tahsil or tehsil offices. In 1805, the city was sacked by the Pashtuns under Muhammad Amir Khan. [5]

As a part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Nagina was the site of battle between the Nawab of Najibabad and the British, ending in the defeat of the Nawab on 21 April 1858, [6] following which British established their authority in Bijnor, and later, in 1886, Nagina became a municipality. [6]

Geography

Nagina is located at 29°27′N78°27′E / 29.45°N 78.45°E / 29.45; 78.45 . [7] It has an average elevation of 282 metres (925 ft).

Demographics

According to Census of India in 2001, [8] Nagina had a population of 71,310. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nagina has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; Male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 64%. In Nagina, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

Religions in Nagina (2011) [9]
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
29.06%
Muslims
 
70.53%

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References

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  2. ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Whalley, Paul (1923). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 3". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society. 3 (1): 47–87. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Nagina Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 299.
  6. 1 2 Nagina2 The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 300.
  7. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nagina
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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