Thana Bhawan (Assembly Constituency)
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Thana Bhawan is a town in
Shamli district Shamli is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district was carved out from Muzaffarnagar District on 28 September 2011 as Prabudh Nagar and renamed Shamli in July 2012. Shamli is the headquarters of the district. Shamli is lo ...
(formerly part of
Muzaffarnagar district Muzaffarnagar district (, ) is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The city of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters. This district is the part of National Capital Region. History M ...
) in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
. It was known as Prabuddhnagar first time, when this district came into focus. It is situated on Delhi–Shamli national highway, it is 100 km away from Delhi, 45 km from Saharanpur, 38 km from Muzaffarnagar and 59.6 km away from Panipat (Haryana). Border of this district is connected with district Muzaffarnagar in east and with Haryana in west and with Saharanpur in north and with district Baghpat it is connected in south. It is said that the name Thana Bhawan emerged from the name of Devi Bhawan Temple. In the 18th century it was home to mostly Hindu and Muslims families. It is situated on the
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, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
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 ...
highway
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around from Delhi.


Religions

Hindu and Muslim families reside in Thana Bhawan. The ancient Devi Bhawan Temple and other temples like Jassu Wala, Ashram Panchtirthi and Jahar Veer Goga Ji Maadhi are situated here. Every year a grand mela is organised in worship of
Gogaji Gogaji Chauhan, also known as Jahirpeer or Jaharveer Chauhan, is a folk Hindu deity in the northern India. He is worshipped in the northern states of India especially in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab region, Uttar P ...
. The town is home to
Ashraf Ali Thanwi Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the Briti ...
's house, his grave,
madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...
and library. Maulana Fateh Mohammed's house is also situated in Thana Bhawan.


Education

There are five Inter colleges and tuition: Kisan Inter College, Divya Public School, Lala Lajpat Rai Inter College and Lala Lajpat Rai Kanya Inter College. Anand Public School, Arpan Senior Secondary School, Alpine International School, Sanatan Dharm Higher Secondary School, Saraswati Public Junior High School There is only one college, Chaudhary Atar Singh Degree College, which is affiliated to
Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudh ...
,
Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...
. It was opened with the objective of providing higher education to the town's people so that they could study in their own town.


Demographics

, Thana Bhawan had a population of 31,183. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Thana Bhawan has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54%, and female literacy is 39%. In Thana Bhawan, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Thana Bhawan is also a UP State Assembly constituency itself, with nearly 240,000 voters.


Notable personalities

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Ashraf Ali Thanwi Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the Briti ...
(1863–1943) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the
Deobandi The Deobandi movement or Deobandism is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam that adheres to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. It was formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the nam ...
movement. He wrote more than a thousand books during his life. *
Shaukat Thanvi Shaukat Thanvi (2 February 1904 – 4 May 1963) was a Pakistani writer and humorist. His real name was Muhammad Umer. Early life Shaukat Thanvi was born in Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, British India, on 2 February 1904. Than ...
(1904–1963), whose family came from Thana Bhawan, was a Pakistani journalist, essayist, columnist, novelist, short story writer, broadcaster, playwright, humorist and poet. He received the
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (), also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the ...
Award in 1963 from the President of Pakistan. * Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi (1915-1980) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar


Economy

Thana Bhawan is famous for many crop production in which the main crops are rice, wheat, garlic, onions, potato, and sugarcane. This place is also famous for clothes, garments, grocery and other items markets. The nearby village people comes here to purchase daily needs items.


See also

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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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Ashraf Ali Thanwi Ashraf Ali Thanwi (often referred as Hakimul Ummat and Mujaddidul Millat; 19 August 1863 – 20 July 1943) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, thinker, reformist and a revivor of classical Sufi in the Indian subcontinent during the Briti ...


References


External links


District Muzaffarnagar


{{Shamli district Cities and towns in Shamli district