Nawabganj, Barabanki Explained

Nawabganj, Barabanki
Native Name:Nawabganj
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.94°N 81.19°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Barabanki
Government Type:Nagar palika
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Smt Sashi Srivastava
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:100
Population Total:75087
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:225001
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05248
Registration Plate:UP-41

Nawabganj is a city in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a tehsil and nagar palika for Barabanki town.[2] It is one of the constituent entities of Barabanki city, which is District HQ of Barabanki district.

History

Nawabganj has been known as such since the Nawabi.[3]

Battle of Nawabganj

Conflict:Battle of Nawabganj
Partof:the Indian Mutiny
Date:12–14 June 1857
Place:Nawabganj
Presidency:Bengal
Co-Ordinates:approx 26.94°N 81.19°E
Result:British victory
Combatant1:East India Company
Combatant2:rebel sepoys
Oudh State
Local Taluqdars
Commander1:Sir Hope Grant
Commander2:Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
Raja Balbhadra Singh of Chahlari
Strength1:5000
Strength2:16000
Casualties1:36 killed
62 wounded
Casualties2:1000 killed and wounded

Battle of Nawabganj was a conflict between rebel sepoys, troops of Oudh State and local Taluqdars and troops of East India Company from 12 to 14 June 1857 during Indian Mutiny.[4]

During the Sepoy war of 1857–1858 the whole of the Bara Banki taluqdars joined the mutineers, but offered no serious resistance after the capture of Lucknow.[5] In the battle of Nawabganj in 1857 at Nawabganj Sir Hope Grant defeated the revolutionaries.[6] Raja Balbhadra Singh Chehlari along with other 1000 revolutionaries were killed in action while fighting British at Obri around 2 km from Barabanki on the confluence of riverlets Rait and Jamuria.[7] [8] [9] [10]

British Rule

During the British rule Nawabganj headquarters of tehsil and pargana of same name. Area of Nawabganj Pargana around 1878 was 79 square miles and it was bounded in North by Ramnagar and Fatehpur, on the east by Daryabad, on the west by Dewa, and on south by Partabganj. Out of 77 villages, 44 were taluqdari and 33 Mufrad. Out of 44 taluqdari villages 25 were held by Jahngirabad Estate, the rest were divided between several neighbouring estates. Nawabganj contained village of Bara Banki which had civil railway station having junction on Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (about half a mile north of the town).[11]

Geography

Nawabganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 93 metres (305 feet).

Demographics

India census,[12] Nawabganj had a population of 75,087. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nawabganj has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 62%. In Nawabganj, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

Tehsil Nawabganj

Tehsil Nawabganj has 4 Block panchayats,[13] they are:

  1. Banki
  2. Dewa
  3. Harakh
  4. Masauli

Municipal Board Nawabganj

The Nawabganj Municipal Board (or Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj) was constituted on 16 July 1884, under the North-Western provinces and Oudh Municipalities Act, 1883. According to census of 2001 Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj covers an area of 12 km² with population of 75,741. It consists of seven sections for providing civic amenities to its citizens, they are:[14]

  1. Revenue Section
  2. Public Works Section
  3. Health & Sanitation Section
  4. Water Works
  5. Street Light
  6. Nazul
  7. Accounts, Establishment & Records

Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj has 25 wards.[15] They are:

Ward No.NamePopulation (2001)
1Gandhi Nagar3148
2Valmiki Nagar5309
3Peer Batawan Saravgi1913
4Begumganj Saravgi3060
5Kanoongoyan Poorvi3000
6Poorvi Peerbatawan3180
7Police Line2259
8Lajpat Nagar2216
9Gularia Gaarda2782
10Azad Nagar3208
11Kanoongoyan2574
12Tehsil Colony2948
13Katra Baradari2969
14Satypremi Nagar2103
15Kailash Ashram3412
16Durgapuri3788
17Nehru Nagar2680
18Munshiganj1882
19Bheetri Peerbatawan4526
20Barhiyan Tola3174
21Barhiyan Pashchimi3253
22Dushehrabagh4603
23Bheetri Poorvi3424
24Saravgi1489
25Rasoolpur2591

Health infrastructure

Tehsil Nawabganj has following health infrastructure:[16]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/subs/in-09.aspx
  2. http://barabanki.nic.in/admin.htm
  3. Book: Benett. William Charles. Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh...: H to M. 1878. Printed at the Oudh Government Press. 8–10. Volume 2 of Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh. nanpara.. 6 August 2014.
  4. Book: Benett. William Charles. Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh...: H to M. 1878. Printed at the Oudh Government Press. 8–10. Volume 2 of Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh. nanpara.. 6 August 2014.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=8KQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA255 Gazetteer of the province of Oudh
  6. Book: George Smith. The Geography of British India, Political & Physical. 1882. John Murray. 185.
  7. http://nppnawabganj.in/Personalties.htm Raja Balbhadra Singh Chehlari
  8. http://nppnawabganj.in/introduction.htm ORIGIN OF NAME OF DISTRICT
  9. Web site: Personalities . 17 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930011918/http://barabanki.nic.in/person.htm . 30 September 2011 . live .
  10. Book: Misra. Amaresh. Lucknow:Fire of Grace. 2004. Rupa Publications. 9788129104854. 246.
  11. Book: Benett. William Charles. Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh...: H to M. 1878. Printed at the Oudh Government Press. 8–10. Volume 2 of Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh. nanpara.. 6 August 2014.
  12. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  13. http://www.indiademographics.com/india/Villages/population.asp?tname=25480030Nawabganj&secid=10936
  14. Web site: :: Nagar Palika Parishad, Barabanki :: . 17 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402052309/http://nppbarabankionline.org/nppinfo.aspx . 2 April 2017 . live .
  15. Web site: Welcome to Nagar Palika Parishad Nawabganj . 20 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218003444/http://nppnawabganj.in/population.aspx . 18 February 2010 . live .
  16. Web site: Archived copy . 20 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116133826/http://jsk.gov.in/hindi/up/up_barabanki.pdf . 16 January 2016 . live .