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{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Meerut district}}
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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Muzaffarnagar
| official_name = |
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| nickname = Sugar Bowl of India
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|29.482217|77.700116|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]]
| established_title = First Settled
| established_date = 1399
| established_title1 = Founded
| established_date1 = 1633
| established_title2 = Incorporated as City
| established_date2 = 1826
| founder = Saiyed Muzaffar Ali khan
| named_for = Saiyed Muzaffar Ali khan
| governing_body = Municipal Board of Muzaffarnagar
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Mrs Selva Kumari<ref name="dm-profile">{{Cite web|url=https://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/dm-profile/|title=Who's Who|website=muzaffarnagar.nic.in|access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| leader_name1 = [[Sanjeev Kumar Balyan]] (BJP)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 204.8
| length_km = 16.3
| width_km = 16
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 267
| population_total = 495,543
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2011Cities>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|format=pdf|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name=2011UA>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|format=pdf|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
| population_rank = [[List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population|15]] (In [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]])
| population_blank1_title = City
| population_blank1 = 392,768
| population_demonym = Muzaffarnagri
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 251001
| postal2_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal2_code = 251002
| area_code = 0131
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-12
| blank_name_sec1 = First newspaper
| blank_info_sec1 = ''Dainik Dehat'' (est. 1936)
| website = {{url|muzaffarnagar.nic.in}}
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly ]]
| leader_name2 = Kapil Dev Agarwal ([[Bharatiya Janta Party|BJP]])
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi,English and Urdu]]
| demographics1_title2 = Literacy rate
| demographics1_info2 = 87.15
}}

'''Muzaffarnagar''' ({{audio|Muzaffarnagar.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a city under Muzaffarnagar Urban Metropolitan Region and is controlled by [[municipal board]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is a part of the [[Delhi NCR]] abbreviation of [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Muzaffarnagar district]]. It is situated midway on [[Delhi]] - [[Haridwar]]/[[Dehradun]] National Highway ([[NH 58]]), the city is also well connected with the [[Indian Railways|national railway network]].

The city is located in the middle of highly fertile upper [[Ganga-Yamuna Doab]] region and is very near to the New Delhi and Saharanpur, making it one of the most developed and prosperous cities of Uttar Pradesh. It comes under the Saharanpur division . This city is part of [[Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project|Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor]] (DMIC) and [[Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor]] (ADKIC). It share its border with state of Uttarakhand. It is the principal commercial, industrial and educational hub of Western Uttar Pradesh. As of July 2019, Ms Selva Kumari is the District Magistrate of Muzaffarnagar.<ref name="dm-profile"/>

==History==
The town was renamed in 1633 by the son of a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Commander [[Sayyid]] Muzaffar Khan during the reign of [[Shah Jahan]], which was earlier ruled by [[Maulaheri Jats|Maulaheri jats]] with the name of Sarwat(Sarasvatipura).In 1947,When the country got independence Late Shri Keshav Gupta, a renowned freedom fighter who went on to become the first [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Muzaffarnagar constituency following which the [[Flag of India|Indian flag]] was hoisted for the first time at his residence in the Muzaffarnagar City.<ref name="imp93">{{cite web| title = Muzaffarnagar City|publisher=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]], Digital South Asia Library, Volume 18|page= 93|year=1909| url = https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_099.gif|access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>

In 1901, during the [[British Raj]], it was a district in the [[Meerut]] Division in [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]].<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_089.gif Muzaffarnagar District] ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'', 1909, v. 18, p. 83.</ref>

===2013 Muzaffarnagar riots===
The [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots]] between Hindus and Muslims resulted in 62 deaths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Government-releases-data-of-riot-victims-identifying-religion/articleshow/22998550.cms|title=Government releases data of riot victims identifying religion|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 September 2013|access-date=11 July 2014}}</ref>

According to a May 2015 report in [[India Today]]:{{Quote|[[Shamli]] and adjoining Muzaffarnagar districts are considered sensitive ever since large-scale communal violence erupted in August and September 2013. More than 50 people had died and over 50,000 were rendered homeless ... The riot that ensued had engulfed many districts of western UP.<ref name="IT May 2015">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/western-up-violence-shamli-clashes-tablighi-jamaat-clerics-kandhla-station-bsp-sp/1/433489.html|title=Western Uttar Pradesh tense after communal violence in Shamli|publisher=India Today|date=4 May 2015|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>}}
Some politicians have demanded that the city name be changed from Muzaffarnagar to Lakshminagar.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Omar|date=2018-11-10|title=U.P. cities renaming: Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Sultanpur likely in list|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-cities-renaming-muzaffarnagar-agra-sultanpur-likely-in-list/article25464920.ece|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Geography==
Muzaffarnagar is 272 meters above sea level<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Muzaffarnagar.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Muzaffarnagar, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> in the Doab region of [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]]. It is 125 kilometres NE of the national capital, Delhi, and 200 kilometres SE of [[Chandigarh]], and near to [[Bijnor]], [[Meerut]] and [[Hastinapur]].

==Climate==
Muzaffarnagar has a [[monsoon]] influenced [[humid subtropical]] climate characterised by much hot summers and cooler winters. Summers last from early April to late June and are extremely hot. The monsoon arrives in late June and continues till the middle of September. Temperatures drop slightly, with plenty of cloud cover but with higher humidity. Temperatures rise again in October and the city then has a mild, dry winter season from late October to the middle of March. June is the warmest month of the year.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

The temperature in June averages 30.2 °C. In January, the average temperature is 12.5 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year. The average annual temperature in Muzaffarnagar is 24.2 °C. The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in Muzaffarnagar are {{convert|45|C|F}} on 29 may,1994 and {{convert|-0.9|C|F}} respectively. The rainfall here averages 929 mm. The driest month is November, with 8 mm of rain. Highest precipitation falls in July, with an average of 261.4 mm.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

{{Weather box|width=auto
| collapsed =
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| location = Muzaffarnagar (1981–2010, extremes 1981–2010)
| temperature colour =
| Jan record high C = 28.9
| Feb record high C = 31.5
| Mar record high C = 37.4
| Apr record high C = 42.6
| May record high C = 45.0
| Jun record high C = 44.4
| Jul record high C = 42.0
| Aug record high C = 39.0
| Sep record high C = 37.0
| Oct record high C = 42.0
| Nov record high C = 33.1
| Dec record high C = 28.7
|year record high C = 45.0
| Jan high C = 19.2
| Feb high C = 22.7
| Mar high C = 27.9
| Apr high C = 34.6
| May high C = 37.4
| Jun high C = 36.3
| Jul high C = 33.2
| Aug high C = 32.2
| Sep high C = 32.2
| Oct high C = 30.7
| Nov high C = 26.3
| Dec high C = 21.4
|year high C = 29.5
| Jan low C = 5.8
| Feb low C = 8.4
| Mar low C = 12.4
| Apr low C = 17.6
| May low C = 22.2
| Jun low C = 24.1
| Jul low C = 24.9
| Aug low C = 24.5
| Sep low C = 22.3
| Oct low C = 15.8
| Nov low C = 10.0
| Dec low C = 6.3
| year low C = 16.2
| Jan record low C = -0.9
| Feb record low C = 1.5
| Mar record low C = 0.0
| Apr record low C = 6.2
| May record low C = 11.0
| Jun record low C = 15.4
| Jul record low C = 18.4
| Aug record low C = 17.4
| Sep record low C = 12.6
| Oct record low C = 7.0
| Nov record low C = 2.6
| Dec record low C = -2.6
|year record low C = -2.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 25.1
| Feb rain mm = 32.7
| Mar rain mm = 23.5
| Apr rain mm = 10.5
| May rain mm = 25.6
| Jun rain mm = 94.4
| Jul rain mm = 261.4
| Aug rain mm = 254.6
| Sep rain mm = 162.2
| Oct rain mm = 19.0
| Nov rain mm = 8.0
| Dec rain mm = 11.9
|year rain mm = 929.0
| Jan rain days = 1.9
| Feb rain days = 2.5
| Mar rain days = 2.2
| Apr rain days = 1.2
| May rain days = 2.1
| Jun rain days = 4.4
| Jul rain days = 9.5
| Aug rain days = 9.9
| Sep rain days = 5.5
| Oct rain days = 1.1
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 1.1
| year rain days = 42.0
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 58
| Feb humidity = 51
| Mar humidity = 45
| Apr humidity = 31
| May humidity = 34
| Jun humidity = 48
| Jul humidity = 69
| Aug humidity = 72
| Sep humidity = 65
| Oct humidity = 54
| Nov humidity = 54
| Dec humidity = 58
|year humidity = 53
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Muzaffarnagar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 515–516
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Religion in Muzaffarnagar (2011)<ref name="census2011"/>
| label1 = Hinduism
| value1 = 55.79
| color1 = orange
| label2 = Islam
| value2 = 41.39
| color2 = Green
| label3 = Jainism
| value3 = 1.76
| color3 = Yellow
| label4 = Other
| value4 = 2
| color4 = DodgerBlue
}}{{As of|2011|alt=As of the}} [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Muzaffar Nagar municipality had a population of 392,451<ref name=2011Cities/> and the urban agglomeration had a population of 494,792.<ref name=2011UA/> The municipality had a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 897 females per 1,000 males and 12.2% of the population were under six years old.<ref name=2011Cities/> Effective literacy was 80.99%; male literacy was 85.82% and female literacy was 75.65%.<ref name=2011Cities/>

The city has 55.79% [[Hindus]], 41.39% [[Muslims]], 1.7% [[Jainism|Jains]], 0.67% [[Sikhs]], 0.67% [[Buddhist]]s and 0.17% [[Christians]] <ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Population by religion community - 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=Census of India, 2011|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|archive-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>

Muzaffarnagar city is governed by Municipal Council which comes under the remit of the Muzaffarnagar Urban Agglomeration. The city's population is 392,451; the urban/metropolitan population is 494,792, of which 261,338 are males and 233,454 are females.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

==Language==
[[Khari boli|Khari Boli]], a Hindi dialect, is the native tongue of the city which resembles the Haryanvi dialect of [[Hindi]]. Day to day, people speak both in English & Hindi.

==Economy==
[[Sugar]] and [[jaggery]] production are important industries in the district. As a result of the farming activities around, the city is an important hub of [[jaggery]] trading business.<ref>{{cite news|title=Muzaffarnagar clashes sour its famed jaggery business|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-19/news/42217995_1_muzaffarnagar-jaggery-arun-khandelwal|date=19 September 2013|access-date=10 July 2014|agency=India Times|publisher=indiatimes.com}}</ref>

Muzaffarnagar is an industrial city with [[sugar]], [[steel]] and [[paper]] being the major industries. District Muzaffarnagar has 8 sugar mills. More than 40% of the region's population is engaged in agriculture. According to Economic Research firm ''Indicus Analytics'', Muzaffarnagar has the highest agricultural GDP in Uttar Pradesh, as well as UP's largest granary.

=== Healthcare ===
Muzaffaranagar has both public and private healthcare system. The [[District hospital]] is the major government hospital in the city along with several general practitioners in the city. The city is also catered by a private medical college ([[Muzaffarnagar Medical College]]) on the outskirts of the city.

==Transportation==
[[File:Bada Darwaza (Front Gate) Kakrouli Muzaffarnagar.jpg|thumb|left|Bada Darwaza in vill. Kakrauli Front Gate]]
[[File:Shiv Murti.jpg|thumb|Shiv Chowk]]
[[File:St. John's Church.png|thumb|left|St. John's Church]]
[[File:Muzaffarnagar railway station.jpg|thumb|Railway Station]]
Muzaffarnagar is well connected by road and railway networks. The [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] - [[Saharanpur]] line passes through the city thus forming the backbone of the long-distance and best possible travel from the city. [[Indian Railways]] provides connections to [[New Delhi]], [[Western Uttar Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[South India]], and other parts of the country. [[Dehradun Shatabdi Express]] and [[Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express]] trains pass through and halt at the [[Muzaffarnagar railway station|Muzaffarnagar station]]. The Meerut - Shaharanpur section of this railway route is now being developed as a part of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. The corridor extends from [[Ludhiana]] in Punjab to Dankuni in West Bengal.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
[[File:National Highway 58 (India).png|thumb|alt= NH-58 passing through Muzaffarnagar|NH-58 passing through M.Nagar]]
The National Highway - 58 (NH-58) passes through Muzaffarnagar city. This highway provides connections towards Delhi on the southern direction and upper reaches of the Himalayas in the [[Uttarakhand]] state in the northern direction. The highway is the backbone of road transportation for the Muzaffarnagar city as well as the [[Garhwal division|Garhwal region]] of Uttarakhand. Cities and areas of Hardwar, Rishikesh, Dehradun as well as [[Badrinath]] and [[Kedarnath]] are served by this highway.

==Notable people==
{{famous|date=January 2017}}


*[[Gourav Baliyan]], wrestler
*[[Sanjeev Balyan]], politician, Member of parliament Muzaffarnagar Loksabha
*[[Kartar Singh Bhadana]], political figure<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/khatauli.html|access-date=18 May 2018|title=Elections: Uttar Pradesh Assembly}}</ref>
*[[Kamna Chandra]], Haryana film writer
*[[Sumit Jain]], entrepreneur, co-founder & CEO Opentalk.to | co-founder and ex-CEO [[Commonfloor.com]]
*[[Divya Kakran]], wrestler
*[[Swami Kalyandev]] (1876–2004), an [[asceticism|ascetic]] in the fields of education and social reform, awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the Indian government
*[[Liaquat Ali Khan]], first Prime Minister of Pakistan (once lived in Muzaffarnagar)
*[[Nishu Kumar]], Indian professional football player, plays as full back at Bengaluru FC and India.
*[[Harendra Singh Malik]], Ex-MP Rajya Sabha, prominent Jat leader from Western Uttar Pradesh
*[[Pankaj Kumar Malik]], political figure, Ex-MLA 15th 16th UP Legislative Assembly, Vice-President Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
*[[Ali Quli Mirza]], Bollywood actor and singer
*[[Sultan Rahi]], Pakistani actor
*[[Nivin Ramani]], Indian actor
*[[Sumit Rathi]], Indian football player, plays for [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
*[[Rajpal Singh Saini]], political figure
*[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], Bollywood actor
*[[Narain Singh (politician)|Narain Singh]], [[Gurjar]] leader and deputy chief minister of UP
*[[Brahma Singh]], scientist and agriculturist; awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the Indian government.
*[[Shaukat Thanvi]], Pakistani author who wrote Qazi G
*[[Rakesh Tikait]], Farmer leader



==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://muzaffarnagar.nic.in/ Muzaffarnagar Official website]

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