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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
'''Kaniyan''' is a village consisting of a [[gram panchayat]], Block Kandhla, Tehsil Shamli, District [[Shamli district|Shamli]] in the northern state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] situated in the [[Doab]] region of River [[Ganges|Ganga]] and [[Yamuna]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=|url=https://www.upiqrcode.com/pincodes/1/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/kaniyan/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><mapframe latitude="29.278314" longitude="77.333450" zoom="2" width="200" height="100" align="right">
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</mapframe>Kaniyan is located 237m/777.56 feet above mean sea level.

== History ==
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This village is said to be found in the year 940 AD by Chaudhary Ratan Paudiya. Residents of this villages are Poriya and their ancestor is said to be King Puru who fought in the [[Battle of the Hydaspes|Battle of Hydaspes]] in 326 BC against [[Alexander the Great|Alexander The Great.]]

== Demographics ==
There are about 2336 residents in this village majority of whom are Hindu [[Jat people|Jats]] according to 2011 census by the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0902_PART_A_DCHB_MUZAFFARNAGAR.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Main occupation in this village is agriculture and majority of youth is serving the nation mainly in [[Law enforcement in India|police]] and [[Indian Armed Forces|armed forces of India]].

== Development ==
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Yuva Shakti Kaniyan is an organization started by the residents in 22 Dec 2018 for maintaining and developing the village. It mainly focuses on the education, sports, planting trees and encouraging youth for a better future.

Chaudhary Ratan Paudiya Sports Complex was built with efforts and contributions of local residents, Yuva Shakti Kaniyan and Gram Panchayat.
[[File:Chaudhary Ratan Paudiya Stadium.jpg|thumb|Chaudhary Ratan Paudiya Sports Complex]]
[[File:Plantation in Kaniyan.jpg|thumb|Plantation Drive in Kaniyan on World Environment Day.]]

== Education ==
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There are total of 3 schools in the village. Two are [[Primary school|primary schools]] and one is from class 6th to 8th. The closest High School and [[Secondary school|Inter College]] are in the nearby Town of [[Ailum]].

Gargi Vedic Kanya Gurukul is a UP board affiliated school from classes 6th to 8th for free education to girls. It was started in 2011 with the donations collected by the local residents without any government financial aid. It has all the modern facilities including [[Computer lab|computer labs]], mess and lodgings for students.[[File:Gargi Vedic Kanya Gurukul.jpg|thumb|Gargi Vedic Kanya Gurukul (Front Gate)]]

== Politics and Government ==
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The Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat is Sarika Devi. The first Sarpanch was Anoop Singh elected in 1951. It comes under the [[Electoral district|constituency]] of [[Kairana (Assembly constituency)|Kairana]] in [[Lok Sabha]] and constituency of Shamli in [[State legislative assemblies of India|Vidhan Sabha]].

== Law Enforcement ==
It comes under the jurisdiction of [[Kandhla]] Police Station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=|url=https://shamli.nic.in/police-station/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Crime rate in this village is very low. The nearest Police Outpost is in Ailum.

== Sports ==
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[[Kabaddi]] is the most famous and played games in Kaniyan. It has produced many national level players in kabaddi. 46th Senior State Kabaddi Championship was held from 30th Nov to 1st Dec 2019. District [[Shamli district|Shamli]] emerged as the winner. [[File:Nitin Tomar in Kaniyan.jpg|thumb|International Kabaddi Player [[Nitin Tomar]] (Front row-4th from right) promoting Kabaddi in Kaniyan]]
[[File:Former Kabaddi player.jpg|thumb|Former Kabaddi Players from Kaniyan and nearby villages]]

== Transport ==
[[Ailum]] railway station is the nearest railway station 3.6 km away.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kaniyan,+Uttar+Pradesh+247771/Ailum,+SH+57,+Ailum,+Uttar+Pradesh+247771/@29.280052,77.2916242,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x390c3147f7fdc39d:0x6789ba54ed914ec7!2m2!1d77.309588!2d29.285205!1m5!1m1!1s0x390c3154acf4c17f:0x125a1e1488fce0e0!2m2!1d77.2917191!2d29.2716967!3e0|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> It is 3.6 km away from [[National Highway 709B (India)|NH 709-B]] (Delhi-Saharanpur Highway). Nearest Airport is [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kaniyan,+Uttar+Pradesh+247771/Indira+Gandhi+International+Airport+(DEL),+New+Delhi,+Delhi/@28.9219951,76.9209268,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x390c3147f7fdc39d:0x6789ba54ed914ec7!2m2!1d77.309588!2d29.285205!1m5!1m1!1s0x390d1b85fc2a2d89:0xbef376182c43ed9d!2m2!1d77.0999578!2d28.5561624!3e0|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Villages in Shamli district]]

Kaniyan, Shamli - Revision history

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