Baghpat


Baghpat is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region.
The city was named Baghpat during the Mughal Era by emperors in Delhi, in reference to the city's gardens.

Geography

Baghpat is located in western Uttar Pradesh, on the east bank of the Yamuna river. It is northeast of Delhi and west of Meerut, on the main Delhi–Sharanpur highway. Baghpat is the headquarters of Baghpat district, which is in the shape of a north-south rectangle. To the north of Baghpat district are Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts, to the east Meerut district, to the south Ghaziabad district, and to the west, across the Yamuna, Delhi, and Sonipat district in Haryana state.

Demographics

, Baghpat's 7880 households included a population of 50,310 of which 26,435 were males and 23,875 were females. 8,781 children ranged in age from 0 to 6. The literacy rate in Bahraich was 50.7%, with male literacy of 56.9% and female literacy of 43.8%. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population of Bahraich was 61.43%, of which the male literacy rate was 68.9% and the female literacy rate was 53.1%. The Scheduled Caste population was 2,337. In 2011.

Administration

The chairman of Baghpat's Nagar Palika Parishad is Riazuddin. The district magistrate is Shakuntala Gautam.

Towns and villages

According to the 2011 census, 3 towns—a municipal council, and 2 notified area, or city, councils —within the tehsil, as well as 103 villages.

Education