Kunjpura | |
Native Name: | 'the heron's nest' बगुले का घोंसला |
Other Name: | Najabat Naghar |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
Coordinates: | 29.7158°N 77.0803°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Karnal |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 132022 |
Registration Plate: | HR |
Iso Code: | IN-HR |
Kunjpura is a village in the Karnal district of the Indian state of Haryana, about 10 km northeast of Karnal city and about 130 km north of the national capital, Delhi. It is on the right bank (west bank) of the Yamuna River, off the Grand Trunk Road that runs from Amritsar to Delhi and further on to Calcutta.
Kunjpura was founded by Nawab Najabat Khan in 1729. Kunjpura village has a fort with a long history. It was a major halting point for those who traveled from Khyber Pass to Delhi before modern metalled roads came to be. In 1739, an Afghan adventurer, Najabat Khan, was granted a chiefdom by Nadir Shah as nawab at Kunjpura. Kunjpura was won by the forces of Maratha Empire in 1761. A senior secondary school is located at the entry point in this Village.[1]
See main article: article and Sainik School, Kunjpura.
The Sainik School situated west of Kunjpura village was started in 1961 on the large property that originally belonged to the last Nawab of Kunjpura, Ibrahim Ali Khan. The property passed into the hands of the Defence Ministry as the nawab migrated to Pakistan after the independence of India and died in Lahore in 1952. The alumni of the school have done well in the Military establishments as well as in the civilian life. The old boys of the school are called Kunjeans.
The landowners of the village are of one religion and no caste system. The economy of the village is booming compared to many villages in the state of Haryana. The market is large relative to normal villages and the traders are quite prosperous. This could be attributed to the large buying power of the residents of the Sainik School situated nearby. The soil is alluvial in nature and the Yamuna river is not too far. Thus, irrigation is not an issue for the farmers and they are easily able to harvest more than two crops a year.