
Saharanpur division is one of the 18
administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern
India
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state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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that came into effect in April 1997.
The city of
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...
is the administrative headquarters of the division.
Administrative jurisdiction
This division has 3 districts under its jurisdiction:
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Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...
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Shamli
Shamli is a city and the headquarters of Shamli district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division.
History
According to the mythological story, in Dvapara Yuga Lord Krishna passed throu ...
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Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar (, ) is a city under Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway ( NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It ...
Before formation of uttarakhand, haridwar district was also part of saharanpur divisonary commission.
See also
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Shakambhari
Shakambhari (Sanskrit: शाकम्भरी, IAST: Śākambharī), also referred to as Shatakshi, is a goddess of nourishment. She is regarded to be an incarnation of Mahadevi, and identified with Durga in Hinduism. After the malevolent a ...
, a temple area north of Saharanpur
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North India
North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...
, the region in which Saharanpur lies
References
External links
Saharanpur Official website
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Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur division