Najibabad

Najibabad is a town in the Bijnor district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, located near the city of Bijnor. It is a major industrial centre and has national transport links via rail and roadways such as NH 119 and NH 74.

History

Nawab Najib-ud-Daula, also known as Najib Khan Yousafzai, was a noted Rohilla Muslim warrior and serviceman of both the Mughal Empire and the Durrani Empire in 18th century Rohilkhand. In 1751, he founded the town of Najibabad in Bijnor district, India, after he received the title, "Najib-ud-Daula" from Mughal Emperor Alalmgir III. From 1757 to 1770 he was also the governor of Saharanpur, ruling over Dehradun. Many architectural relics of the period of Rohilla he oversaw remain in Najibabad, which he founded at the height of his career as a Mughal minister. He had succeeded Safdarjung as Grand Wazir of the Mughal Empire and was a devoted serviceman of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II.
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Geography

Najibabad is located at. It has an average elevation of 295.5 metres.

People's representative

The current Member of Legislative Assembly from Najibabad is Tasleem. The current municipality chairman is Engineer Muazzam. Najibabad is part of Nagina parliamentary constituency and current Member of Parliament is Chandrashekhar azad

Forts and monuments

Najibabad has four sites protected by the Archaeological Survey of India :

Tomb of Najib-ud-Daula
Cemetery of Najib-ud-Daula
Najibabad Fort, also known as the Pathargarh Fort, that was built by Najib ad-Dawlah, who also known as 'Sultana Daku ka Qila'
Portion of the old Rohilla Palace

Other historical sites include:

Jama Masjid Najibabad, also built by Najib ad-Dawlah
Eidgah Husainpur
Purana Shiv Mandir, Adarsh Nagar
Jama Masjid Husainpur
Baba Nanhe Miya Mazar, Paibagh
Gurudwara Najibabad
Char minar Mehdibagh
Mordhaj, also known as Munawar Jar, with lofty mound called ''chaar minar''

Industries

Najibabad has an All India Radio centre. The town is an important trade centre for timber, sugar and grain. There are manufacturing units which deal with metal, shoes, blankets, shawls and cotton.
Handicrafts
Najibabad has many craftsmen, the most remarkable being the rafoogars or the darners.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian census Najibabad had a total population of 88,535 of which 46,372 are males while 42,163 are females. Population within the age group of 0 – 6 years was 12,697.