Baghpat, historically known as Vyaghraprastha, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region, surrounding New Delhi.
Etymology
The original name of the city was
Vyaghraprastha (
Sanskrit: व्याघ्रप्रस्थ, meaning
tiger city) because of the large number of
in that area.
It is also mentioned as
Vyaghraprastha in the Indian epic
Mahabharata, one of the five villages that
Krishna demanded from
Hastinapur on behalf of the
Pandavas, so as to avert the war.
During the Mughal Empire Era, the city was named as Baghpat (Hindustani: बाग़पत) by emperors in Delhi, in reference to the city's gardens.
History
Baghpat is listed in the
Ain-i-Akbari as a
pargana under Delhi sarkar, as producing a revenue of 3,532,368 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry.
Geography
Baghpat is located in western
Uttar Pradesh, on the east bank of the
Yamuna river. It is approximately northeast of Delhi and west of
Meerut, on the main Delhi–
Saharanpur highway. Baghpat is the headquarters of Baghpat district, which is in the shape of a north–south rectangle. To the north of Baghpat district are
Shamli district and Muzaffarnagar district, to the east
Meerut district, to the south
Ghaziabad district, and to the west, across the Yamuna,
Delhi, and
Sonipat district district in
Haryana state.
Demographics
, Baghpat's 7880 households included a population of 50,310 of which 26,435 were males and 23,875 were females. 8,781 children ranged in age from 0 to 6. The literacy rate in Baghpat was 50.7%, with male literacy of 56.9% and female literacy of 43.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Baghpat was 61.43%, of which the male literacy rate was 68.9% and the female literacy rate was 53.1%. The
Scheduled Caste population was 2,337. In 2011.
Administration
Bhagpat includes three towns—a municipal council (Baghpat itself), and two
Nagar Panchayat (
Baraut,
Khekada and Baghpat)—within the
tehsil, as well as 103 villages.
The chairman of Baghpat's Nagar Palika Parishad is Riazuddin (3rd term).
List of villages
Education
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JagMohan Institute of Management and Technology
Notable people
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Yogesh Dhama - politician
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Satya Pal Malik - politician
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Satya Pal Singh - politician
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