Shamli

Shamli
City
Hanuman tilla in Shamli
Shamli
Coordinates: 29°27′N77°19′E / 29.45°N 77.32°E / 29.45; 77.32
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shamli
Government
• Type	Indian
• Body	Municipality
• Rank	11
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	107,233 [1]
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu, English, Khari Boli
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	247776
Telephone code	1398
Vehicle registration	UP-19
Nearby cities	New Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut
Lok Sabha constituency	Kairana
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shamli
Sex ratio	1000:928 ♂/♀
literacy_rate	90%
Website	www.shamli.nic.in

Shamli is a city and the headquarters of Shamli district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division.

History

According to the mythological story, in Dawpar yug Lord Krishana passed through the city before proceeding towards Kurukshetra from Hastinapur and in his way he took a quick pit stop under the trees of Barne located at Hanuman Tilla (Hanuman Dham) Shamli and drank some water from the nearby well. Later on, signs of Baba Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) blessed the place (which was known as “Shyamvali” previously) and had its name changed to “Shyama Nagri”, which eventually came to be known as Shamli. According to some stories, the town was founded by Kunti's son Bheem Sen.

It is considered to be a very important place as the bank to Indian culture and freedom movement. According to available pieces of evidence, Maratha warriors developed it as a Cantonment area and later used it as a garrison as it was considered one of the safest places to hide from the Britishers during the Independence Movement. During British Raj, freedom fighters burned the “Purani Teshil” and started the 1857 Kranti and sacrificed themselves. As a consequence of their action, the town was stripped of its administrative importance. ^[2] Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Ms Mayawati. In July 2012, the district was renamed Shamli by Akhilesh Yadav, who became Chief Minister in 2012. ^[3]

Location

It is 100 km (62 mi) from Delhi, 65 km (40 mi) from Meerut and Saharanpur, 40 km (25 mi) from each Muzaffarnagar, Karnal and Panipat.

Geography

Shamli is located at 29°27′N77°19′E / 29.45°N 77.32°E / 29.45; 77.32 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 254 metres (833 ft).

Demographics

See also: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

Provisional data from the 2011 census shows that Shamli has a population of 107,233, of which 57,236 are male and 49,997 are female. The literacy rate is 82.97 per cent. ^[1] Shamli became the first ODF (Open Defecation Free) district of Uttar Pradesh, made by the leading efforts of DM Sujeet Kumar. ^{[5] [6]}

Transport

Shamli has public transport connectivity. There are trains run from Delhi to Shamli Though, multiple bus services, both private and public, run during the day.

References

1. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF), Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011, Office of the Register General and Census Commissioner, India, retrieved 7 July 2012
2. About District (PDF), District Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh, retrieved 18 September 2020
3. UP government changes names of eight districts , retrieved 23 July 2012
4. "Shamli". Falling Rain Genomics Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
5. "Involving Community: How Shamli Became Uttar Pradesh's First Open Defecation Free District". NDTV.
6. "IAS Posting Detail". Government of Uttar Pradesh.

External links

• Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
• Shamli Assembly Elections