Moradabad () is a city, commissionary and

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Moradabad district Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Moradabad is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division. It is used to be the second most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 75), aft ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital,

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and 344 km north-west of the state capital

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

. Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor

Shahjahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

, Moradabad is named after prince

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, the youngest son of the emperor. Soon after its establishment, the city replaced

Sambhal Sambhal is a city located in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The city lies approximately 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of New Delhi and 355 kilometres (220 mi) north-west of state capital Lucknow. History Sambhal ...

as the seat of the governor of Katehar. Moradabad was subsequently annexed into the Kingdom of Rohilkhand by Ali Mohammed Khan in 1740. The city came under the control of

Oudh State The Oudh State (, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, or Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856. The name Oudh, now obsolete, was once the anglicized name of ...

in 1774 after the fall of Rohillas in the

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and was then ceded to the

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by the

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in 1801. In the early nineteenth century, the Rohilkhand area was divided among the Rampur State and two districts -

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and

Moradabad Moradabad () is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 ...

; Moradabad became the headquarters of the latter. Moradabad was connected with railway lines during the latter half of the nineteenth century. A line connecting Moradabad to Chandausi was built in 1872 and it was continued up to

in 1873. The Bareilly-Moradabad chord via Rampur was completed in 1894, which was extended to

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in 1886. A branch line to

Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Allygarh, and Kol) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district, and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the cap ...

via Chandausi was opened in 1894, while Moradabad was linked to

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in 1900. Moradabad is the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway (NR). The city is known as ''Pital Nagri'' ("Brass City") for its famous

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handicrafts industry. In October 2014, ''Livemint'' included Moradabad in its list of "25 Emerging Cities To Watch Out For In 2025".

History

Moradabad was originally called Chaupala. It was a stronghold of the Katehria Rajputs, who had built a mud-brick fort overlooking the Ganges. Little remains of the settlement from this period, except for some monuments to widows of the Katehria chieftains. Under the

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, Chaupala was the seat of a pargana; it is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari as being part of the sarkar of

. It produced a revenue of 1,340,812

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s for the imperial treasury and it provided a force of 500 infantry and 100 cavalry to the Mughal army. The modern city of Moradabad was founded by Rustam Khan Dakhani, Mughal governor of

, during the reign of Shah Jahan. In 1624, Raja Ramsukh, leader of the Katehrias, had rebelled and invaded the

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region. The raja of

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had complained to Shah Jahan, who then sent Rustam Khan to deal with the disturbance. Rustam Khan did so "with great vigor": he not only captured Chaupala and put Ramsukh to death, but also refounded the city as Rustamnagar (named after himself), building a new fort and great mosque and making the place his new capital. The ruins of which were still visible as of the early 20th century in the form of a wall along the riverfront. The mosque is also extant, with an inscription dated to 1632. The fort and mosque remain among the oldest major monuments in Moradabad today. The name "Rustamnagar" was short-lived, however. Shah Jahan soon called Rustam Khan to his court and demanded an explanation for why he had exceeded his orders. In an attempt to placate the emperor, Rustam Khan said that he had named it ''Muradabad'' in honor of the young prince,

. The emperor was satisfied and permitted Rustam Khan to remain in charge of the new city, which now came to replace Sambhal as the Mughal governors' capital, and the name Muradabad (or Moradabad) has been in use ever since.

Smart City

Moradabad was figured amongst the PM

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's ambitious 100 Smart City list in India in 2015.

Climate

During summers the temperature is usually from 43 °C to 30 °C and during winters it is from 25 °C to 5 °C.Moradabad Climate
Nainital tourism Retrieved 7 July 2012 Moradabad has a history of flash floods occurring due to the over-flooding of Ramganga river.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Moradabad City has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 887,871. The population of

was 4,772,006, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. It is the second most populated district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This gives it a ranking of 26th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its

population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...

over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.25%. Moradabad has a

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of 903

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 58.67%.

Famous cuisine

Moradabad is known for its historic dishes. * Moradabadi Daal * Moradabadi

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Education

Higher education institutions in Moradabad

* Moradabad Institute of Technology * Teerthanker Mahaveer University *

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* Hindu College

Police training academy

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Police Academy, Moradabad is situated in the heart of Uttar Pradesh.

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Officer and State Police Service officers of UP cadre and Uttrakhand Cadre are trained here before the appointment. The Police Training College was earlier known as Police Training School (PTS), established in Allahabad in 1878 under an Assistant Superintendent of Police. It was shifted to Moradabad in 1901. The academy has two other police colleges under its administration: Police Training College and Police Training School. The former is used to train police officers of the rank of inspector and sub-inspector, and the latter is used to train head constables and constables.

Provincial Armed Constabulary

Besides the above Inspector-General of Police, western zone, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) also sits in Moradabad. Moradabad has Battalion headquarters of 9/23/24 Bn. of U.P. Provincial Armed Constabulary, also have their offices here. Moradabad is the largest police establishment of U.P. Police after

Economy

Moradabad is a major industrial city of Uttar Pradesh and one of India's biggest export hubs. Its metalcrafts industry alone accounts for more than 40% of total

handicraft A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...

export An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is an ...

s from India. In 2007, Moradabad's export turnover was ₹3200

crores A crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. It is written as 1,00,00,000 with the local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is eq ...

which had increased to ₹4000 crores in 2012. By 2018 it had a metalcraft business turnover of ₹9700 crores out of which ₹5400 crores was export revenue and the same year Moradabad was counted amongst India's

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to ...

hubs by

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. And by the year 2020 it had increased further to reach ₹15000 crores out of which ₹10000 crores was export revenue. In October 2014, Livemint included Moradabad in its list of "25 Emerging Cities To Watch Out For In 2025".

Export

Moradabad is popularly known as the Brass City of the country. Countries like Britain, the US, Middle East, Germany and Canada import brassware from Moradabad. In Moradabad, there are about 600 export units and 9000 industries in the district. Moradabad exports goods worth Rs. 4500 crore yearly. Products such as iron sheet, metal wares, aluminum, artworks and glassware are exported. The export of mint is done in several crores from Moradabad. Due to upsurge of exports and popularity in foreign particularly in America, Europe, Italy and other countries, a large number of exporters are launching their units and started their export. Moradabad is one of the seven industrial corridors declared by the State Government in Industrial Policy 1999–2002. Mohammed Yar Khan is known as the founder of Moradabad's brass industry; he migrated from Afghanistan in the 1800s and started the export industry. He was awarded various medals from British Empire exhibitions in United Kingdom.

Special Economic Zone

Moradabad

Special Economic Zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...

(SEZ), the only Uttar Pradesh Government developed SEZ in northern India, headed by the Development Commissioner,

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SEZ and locally governed by the Assistant Development Commissioner, was set up in 2003 at Pakbara – Dingarpur Road in Moradabad on a 421.565-acre plot of land. Government of UP, through UPSIDC, being developers to this SEZ project has so far invested a sum of ₹1100 million on its development. Moradabad SEZ provides excellent infrastructure, supportive services and sector specific facilities for the Handicraft Trade. Proximity to Delhi/ NCR and availability of skilled and dedicated manpower makes it ideal for setting up various industries in Handicrafts & its allied filed. Moradabad SEZ was operationalized since April, 2007 when it started with only one unit, however till today in spite of the global slowdown in the handicraft trade for past four years; this zone has now 22 operational Units. Moradabad SEZ has 465 developed plots of varying sizes. Future expansion of this has been strategically planned and soon it will be available for few more export sectors. Infrastructure, supportive services and trade related facilities have been substantially upgraded during the last few years. Moradabad SEZ offers access to the global telecommunication network, uninterrupted power supply and efficient local transport system. An ultra-modern RSU Telephone Exchange has been installed in the Zone, besides the availability of all the mobile frequencies in and around the zone through various mobile communication towers. An independent feeder line has since been provided for uninterrupted power supply, the reliability and quality of power supply has improved with the pre-commissioned 32 / 11 KVA / 5.0 MVA Power Sub-station within Moradabad SEZ. Proximity to Delhi/ NCR provides easy access to the financial and commercial infrastructure of the capital. Customs Wing ensures prompt and on the spot clearances of export/import consignments through web based system called "sezonline".

Transportation

Road

The following National Highways and State Highways pass through or are connected with Moradabad: *

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– connects

via

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and

Sitapur Sitapur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 90 kilometres north of state capital, Lucknow. The traditional origin for the name is said to be by the King Vikramāditya from Lord ...

. It has been made four-lane between Moradabad and

. Four-laning of the highway between Bareilly and

is underway. From Sarai Kale Khan Delhi to Hapur construction of an access-controlled expressway is underway, and from Hapur to Moradabad work of six-laning has started. :It is essentially from

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

via

and Moradabad to Rampur. Part of this highway is also a part of the AH2 (Asian Highway 2), which connects

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to Merak and

to Khosravi,

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. *National Highway 509 – Also known as National Highway 93, it connects Moradabad to

Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra i ...

via Chandausi,

and Hathras. *National Highway 734 – connects Moradabad with Jaspur Uttrakhand. Union Minister of Road and Transport

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on 20 February 2019 laid down the foundation stone of four-laning of this highway. *State Highway 43 – connects Moradabad to the historical city of Badaun, which is 102 km away, and

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, which is 210 km away, via Bisauli. It also extends to Kanpur. *State Highway 49 – connects Moradabad to

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, merging into State Highway 78 at Dhampur. *State Highway 76 – connects Moradabad to Bijnor via Noorpur. *State Highway 78 – connects Moradabad to

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via Pakbara. *MDR65 W – connects Moradabad to Kashipur via

Thakurdwara Thakurdwara is a town in Moradabad district in the indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Location Thakurdwara is 15 km from Kashipur. The township has been very large part of erstwhile UP and now a thriving in the north of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Tha ...

. *Moradabad–Sambhal four-lane highway.

Rail

Moradabad railway station Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad which is namesake for its brassware industries. Moradabad is major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and located just fr ...

is one of the major railway stations of

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. It lies on Lucknow-Moradabad line, Delhi-Moradabad line and Moradabad-Ambala line. More than 250 trains pass through and stop at

Moradabad Railway Station Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad which is namesake for its brassware industries. Moradabad is major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and located just fr ...

every day. It is directly connected with

, Kanpur,

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, Dehradun, Amritsar,

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, Jamshedpur,

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, Ahmedabad,

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, Garib-Rath Express Many Super fast, mail and passenger trains stop at Moradabad. Moradabad is called an inter-change station due to a five line junction. Moradabad Railway Station is One of the Oldest Railway Station Of India. It was built in 1873, and was electrified in 2012. Moradabad railway station was the main station built by

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. Amenities Moradabad railway station is category 'A' railway station. It has a tourist information centre, post office, telegraph office, General Railway Police Office, computerized reservation counters, retiring room, vegetarian and non vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stall and bookstall. It also has the Tatkal seat booking counter. Electrification Electrification of the 636 km (395 mi) long Mughasarai-Moradabad line was completed in 2013.

Air

Moradabad Airport Moradabad Airport is a domestic airport in the city of Moradabad, situated midway between Moradabad and Rampur on National Highway 9 in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Being from the Moradabad Railway Station and 15 kms from the Rampur Railway Station, ...

is under construction. The nearest international airport is

Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of , is situated in Palam, Delhi, southwest of the New ...

, 178 km away.

Bareilly Airport Bareilly Airport is a domestic airport serving Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India at Indian Air Force's Trishul Air Base in Izzatnagar, located north from the city centre. Terminal 1 Bareilly Airport was inaugurated by state civil aviation mi ...

is a nearest major domestic airport to Moradabad which is located around 85km from Moradabad,it is connected to cities like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru with direct flights

Media

Newspapers published in Moradabad include ''

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'', '' Amar Ujala'', ''

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'', Moradabad Pages

Notable people

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, ultramarathon runner *

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, businessperson *

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, Indian cricketer * S. T. Hasan, M.P of Moradabad *

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, Bollywood actor *

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, retired Indian cricketer * Jwala Prasad Mishra (1861-1916 CE), author and editor of classical Sanskrit texts * Hullad Moradabadi, Hindi poet, humourist and satirist * Jigar Moradabadi, aka Ali Sikandar, Urdu poet and ghazal writer. *

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, jurist, scholar and mufti * Sufi Amba Prasad, nationalist and pan-Islamist leader *

Naina Singh Naina Singh (born 4 March 1994) is an Indian model and television actress known for winning '' Splitsvilla 10'' and playing Rhea Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya''. In 2020 she participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 14''. Early life Singh is a st ...

, actor *

Robert Vadra Robert Vadra (born 18 April 1969) is an Indian businessman, entrepreneur and the husband of Priyanka Gandhi. He is the son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi and the brother-in-law of Rahul Gandhi. Early life and family Robert Vadra was born to Rajendra a ...

, businessman and husband of

Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (''née'' Gandhi; born 12 January 1972) is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of former Prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi ...

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