Nagina

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Town in Uttar Pradesh, India

title: "Nagina" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-bijnor-district"] description: "Town in Uttar Pradesh, India" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagina" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Uttar Pradesh, India ::

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nameNagina
settlement_typeTown
pushpin_mapUttar Pradesh
pushpin_label_positionright
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_name2Bijnor
established_title
leader_titleMLA
leader_nameManoj Kumar Paras
government_typeNagar Palika
governing_bodyTown centre
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m282
population_total95,246
population_as_of2011
population_footnotes
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Language
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Hindi
demographics1_title2Additional official
demographics1_info2Urdu
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code246762
registration_plateUP- 20
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Name

According to Paul Whalley, the name Nagīnā may ultimately come from Sanskrit nāga-ina, meaning "snake lord", via a regularly-derived intermediate form *Nāgena. Nagina is also the word for "Jewel" (See Negin), it was named by Syed's who received this place as jagir by the Mughals.

History

During the British period, it remained the headquarters of Nagina Tahsil, Bijnor district, in the United Province; and from 1817 to 1824, it was the headquarters of newly formed Northern Moradabad district. In 1901, the Nagina Tehsil had 464 villages and two towns: Nagina, with a population of 21,412, and Afzalgarh, with a population of 6,474.

The rise of Rohilla power in the area was marked by an 18th-century fort, which was later used as tahsil or tehsil offices. In 1805, the city was sacked by the Pashtuns under Muhammad Amir Khan.

As a part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Nagina was the site of battle between the Nawab of Najibabad and the British, ending in the defeat of the Nawab on 21 April 1858, following which British established their authority in Bijnor, and later, in 1886, Nagina became a municipality.

Geography

Nagina is located at . It has an average elevation of 282 m.

Demographics

According to Census of India in 2001, Nagina had a population of 71,310. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nagina has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; Male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 64%. In Nagina, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

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References

References

  1. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info".
  2. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in.
  3. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  4. (1923). "Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 3". The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society.
  5. [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_305.gif Nagina Town] [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], v. 18, p. 299.
  6. [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_306.gif Nagina2] [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], v. 18, p. 300.
  7. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Nagina.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nagina]
  8. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  9. (2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].

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