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| name = Gautam | | name = Gautam Buddha Nagar district India | ||
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]] | | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| total_type = Total | | total_type = Total | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = | ||
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Gautam Buddha Nagar.svg | | image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Gautam Buddha Nagar.svg | ||
| map_caption = Location of Gautam | | map_caption = Location of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | ||
| coordinates = | | coordinates = | ||
| coor_pinpoint = Greater Noida | | coor_pinpoint = Greater Noida | ||
| subdivision_type = | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name = | | subdivision_name = India | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 = | | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]] | ||
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| established_date = 6 September 1997 | | established_date = 6 September 1997 | ||
| seat_type = Headquarters | | seat_type = Headquarters | ||
| seat = [[ | | seat = [[Noida]] | ||
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | ||
| parts_style = para | | parts_style = para | ||
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'''Gautam Buddha Nagar''' is a | '''Gautam Buddha Nagar''' is a [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], named after [[Gautama Buddha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gbnagar.nic.in/profile/profiletest.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919132749/http://gbnagar.nic.in/profile/profiletest.htm |archive-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is a part of [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi NCR]] and is divided into 3 sub-divisions i.e. Noida Sadar, Dadri and Jewar. [[Greater Noida]] is the administrative headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. [[Noida]], [[Greater Noida]], [[Dadri]], [[Jewar]] and [[Dankaur]] falls under this district. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Gautam Buddha Nagar (GBN) district was formed on 6 September 1997 by carving out the portions of [[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad district]] and [[Bulandshahr district]]. [[Dadri]] and [[Bisrakh]] blocks carved out of Ghaziabad, while [[Dankaur]] and [[Jewar]] blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahr.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/history/ | Gautam Buddha Nagar (GBN) district was formed on 6 September 1997 by carving out the portions of [[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad district]] and [[Bulandshahr district]]. [[Dadri]] and [[Bisrakh]] blocks carved out of Ghaziabad, while [[Dankaur]] and [[Jewar]] blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahr.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/history/ | ||
|title=History of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Noida) |work=GBN District |access-date=16 August 2021 }}</ref> People from this land were actively associated with the [[Indian independence movement]]. [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]], [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]] and [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]] used Nalgadha village (Sector-145, Noida) presently situated on the [[Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]] to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned 1929 bomb attack on the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] from Nalgadha village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/noida/Authority-to-make-atlas-to-bring-Noida-on-tourist-map/articleshow/46800912.cms |title=Noida Authority to make atlas to bring Noida on tourist map |work=The Times of India |date=4 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bhagat-singhs-hideout-forgotten-by-history/article6323035.ece/amp/ |title=Bhagat | |title=History of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Noida) |work=GBN District |access-date=16 August 2021 }}</ref> People from this land were actively associated with the [[Indian independence movement]]. [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]], [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]] and [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]] used Nalgadha village (Sector-145, Noida) presently situated on the [[Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]] to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned 1929 bomb attack on the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] (presently known as [[Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]]) from Nalgadha village.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/noida/Authority-to-make-atlas-to-bring-Noida-on-tourist-map/articleshow/46800912.cms |title=Noida Authority to make atlas to bring Noida on tourist map |work=The Times of India |date=4 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bhagat-singhs-hideout-forgotten-by-history/article6323035.ece/amp/ |title=Bhagat Singh's hideout forgotten by history |work=The Hindu |date=16 August 2014 }}</ref> | ||
The area occupied by this district has | The area occupied by this district has roots in [[Ramayana]], as Bisrakh village in [[Greater Noida]] which is believed to be the birthplace of [[Ravana]]'s father, [[Vishrava]] Rishi lies in this land.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/residents-of-bisrakh-who-revere-ravana-say-they-will-not-miss-ramlila-amid-covid-restrictions-101632678280682-amp.html |title=Ramlila a non-starter in the land of Ravana worshippers |work=The Hindustan Times |date=27 September 2021 }}</ref> In [[Mahabharata]], Dankaur was the [[Dronacharya]]'s ashram, where [[Kaurava]]s and [[Pandava]]s took their training. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{Pie chart | {{Pie chart | ||
|thumb = right | |thumb = right | ||
|caption = Religion in Gautam Buddha Nagar district (2011)<ref name="GB Nagar district Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar-population.html|title=Gautam Buddha Nagar district Population|work=Census India| | |caption = Religion in Gautam Buddha Nagar district (2011)<ref name="GB Nagar district Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar-population.html|title=Gautam Buddha Nagar district Population|work=Census India|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | ||
|label1 = [[Hinduism]] | |label1 = [[Hinduism]] | ||
|value1 = 84.58 | |value1 = 84.58 | ||
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 94.68% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 1.29% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.10% [[Urdu]], 0.97% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 0.49% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref> | At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 94.68% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 1.29% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 1.10% [[Urdu]], 0.97% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 0.49% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref> | ||
==Administration== | ==Administration and politics== | ||
===General administration=== | |||
The Gautam Buddha Nagar district is headed by a [[District Magistrate]] (DM), usually an IAS officer. The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, each headed by a [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]] (SDM). | The Gautam Buddha Nagar district is headed by a [[District Magistrate]] (DM), usually an IAS officer. The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, each headed by a [[Sub-Divisional Magistrate]] (SDM). | ||
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===Police administration=== | |||
On 14 January 2020, the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] declared Gautam Buddha Nagar district as a Police Commissionerate (along with the [[Lucknow]] | |||
district). These two Commissionerates were the first to be created in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2020 |title=UP Cabinet introduces Police Commissionerate system for Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/up-cabinet-introduces-police-commissionerate-system-for-gautam-buddh-nagar-lucknow-120011301057_1.html |work= Business Standard |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| date= 15 January 2022|title=Noida Police complete two years of the Commissionerate system |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/noida-police-complete-two-years-of-the-commissionerate-system-7724196/ |work= Indian Express |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Shikha| last=Salaria |date= 14 January 2020|title=Uttar Pradesh: 15 powers shift from DM to police commissioner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/15-powers-shift-from-dm-to-police-commissioner/articleshow/73236010.cms |work= Times of India |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
The Gautam Buddha Nagar Commissionerate is headed by a police [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner]], who is an Additional Director General (ADG) rank official, assisted by two Additional Commissioners — one each for law and order, and crime and headquarters — who are of [[Additional director general of police|Deputy Inspector General (DIG)]] rank. Its first and current Commissioner is Alok Singh, a 1995-batch IPS officer (RR).<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2020 |title=Alok Singh joins as first police commissioner of Noida |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/alok-singh-joins-as-first-police-commissioner-of-noida/articleshow/73269221.cms?from=mdr |work=Economic Times| access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/en/officerprofile?transid=234&slugName=commgbngr |title=Uttar Pradesh Police - Officer Profile |website= uppolice.gov.in |publisher= Uttar Pradesh Police |access-date= 10 January 2022}}</ref> These top three officials are reported to by seven deputy commissioners of the SP rank, nine additional deputy commissioner of police and 17 assistant commissioners of police of the deputy SP rank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmOfficials.aspx?commgbngr&cd=NAA0ADYAMwA%3D |title= Uttar Pradesh Police - Police Units - Police Commissionerate G.B. Nagar - Officials |website= uppolice.gov.in |publisher= Uttar Pradesh Police |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
The district is divided into three zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida - consisting of 29 police stations. Zone One is Noida, comprising 10 stations of Sector 20, Sector 24, Sector 39, Sector 58, Sector 49, Expressway and Women's police station. Zone Two, Central Noida, comprising parts of Noida, Greater Noida, and Greater Noida West, has nine stations – Phase 2, Phase 3, Bisrakh, Ecotech 3, Surajpur and Badalpur. Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations — Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Alam|first1=Shafaque |last2=Tyagi|first2=Tanmayee |date=14 January 2020 |title=GB Nagar to have three police zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gb-nagar-to-have-three-police-zones-noida-central-noida-and-greater-noida/story-3Va0Q4y4YBItm6I7609QRK.html |work= |location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gbnagar.nic.in/police/ |title= Police - Gautam Buddha Nagar - India |website= gbnagar.nic.in |publisher= Gautam Buddha Nagar |access-date= 11 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
As of 14 January 2020, Gautam Buddha Nagar had 3,869 police personnel — 42 inspectors, 459 sub-inspectors, 972 head constables and 2,396 constables.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> | |||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
Gautam Buddha Nagar district has three assembly seats i.e. [[Noida | Gautam Buddha Nagar district has three assembly seats i.e. [[Noida Assembly constituency|Noida]], [[Dadri, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dadri]] and [[Jewar Assembly constituency|Jewar]]. These 3 assembly seats of GB Nagar district along with [[Sikandrabad Assembly constituency|Sikandrabad]] and [[Khurja Assembly constituency|Khurja]] assembly seats of [[Bulandshahr district]] falls under the [[Gautam Buddha Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. | ||
== Places | == Places of interest == | ||
* [[Buddh International Circuit]] | * [[Buddh International Circuit]] | ||
* [[The Great India Place]] | * [[The Great India Place]] | ||
* [[Worlds of Wonder (Amusement Park)]] | * [[Worlds of Wonder (Amusement Park)|Worlds of Wonder]] | ||
* [[DLF Mall of India]] | * [[DLF Mall of India]] | ||
* [[Gautam Buddha University]] | * [[Gautam Buddha University]] | ||
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{{Geographic location | {{Geographic location | ||
|Centre = Gautam | |Centre = Gautam Buddha Nagar district | ||
|North = [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]] | |North = [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]] | ||
|Northeast = | |Northeast = | ||
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[[Category:Meerut division]] | [[Category:Meerut division]] | ||
[[Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Districts of Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
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Gautam Buddha Nagar district India | |
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Location of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Meerut |
| Established | 6 September 1997 |
| Headquarters | Noida |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (IAS) |
| • Commissioner of Police | Alok Singh (IPS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,648,115 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 68.14%[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 851 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-16 |
| Major highways | NH-24, DND Flyway, Noida–Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway |
| Website | gbnagar |
Gautam Buddha Nagar is a district of Uttar Pradesh, named after Gautama Buddha.[2] It is a part of Delhi NCR and is divided into 3 sub-divisions i.e. Noida Sadar, Dadri and Jewar. Greater Noida is the administrative headquarters of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Jewar and Dankaur falls under this district.
History
Gautam Buddha Nagar (GBN) district was formed on 6 September 1997 by carving out the portions of Ghaziabad district and Bulandshahr district. Dadri and Bisrakh blocks carved out of Ghaziabad, while Dankaur and Jewar blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahr.[3] People from this land were actively associated with the Indian independence movement. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and Chandra Shekhar Azad used Nalgadha village (Sector-145, Noida) presently situated on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned 1929 bomb attack on the Central Legislative Assembly (presently known as Parliament House) from Nalgadha village.[4][5]
The area occupied by this district has roots in Ramayana, as Bisrakh village in Greater Noida which is believed to be the birthplace of Ravana's father, Vishrava Rishi lies in this land.[6] In Mahabharata, Dankaur was the Dronacharya's ashram, where Kauravas and Pandavas took their training.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 204,084 | — |
| 1911 | 201,453 | −0.13% |
| 1921 | 194,556 | −0.35% |
| 1931 | 207,635 | +0.65% |
| 1941 | 242,431 | +1.56% |
| 1951 | 281,621 | +1.51% |
| 1961 | 331,688 | +1.65% |
| 1971 | 406,847 | +2.06% |
| 1981 | 514,037 | +2.37% |
| 1991 | 770,367 | +4.13% |
| 2001 | 1,105,292 | +3.68% |
| 2011 | 1,648,115 | +4.08% |
| source:[7] | ||
According to the 2011 census of India, Gautam Buddha Nagar has a population of 1,648,115. It is ranked 294th out of a total of 640 Indian districts in terms of population. Gautam Buddha Nagar has a population density of 1,161 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi).
The female literacy stands at 72.78% much higher than national average of 65.46%.[8]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.68% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 1.29% Bengali, 1.10% Urdu, 0.97% Punjabi and 0.49% Maithili as their first language.[9]
Administration and politics
General administration
The Gautam Buddha Nagar district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM), usually an IAS officer. The district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM).
| Sr. No | Sub-division | Block(s) | No. of Villages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sadar (Noida) | Bisrakh and Dankaur | |
| 2. | Dadri | Dadri | |
| 3. | Jewar | Jewar |
Police administration
On 14 January 2020, the Government of Uttar Pradesh declared Gautam Buddha Nagar district as a Police Commissionerate (along with the Lucknow district). These two Commissionerates were the first to be created in the state of Uttar Pradesh.[10][11][12]
The Gautam Buddha Nagar Commissionerate is headed by a police Commissioner, who is an Additional Director General (ADG) rank official, assisted by two Additional Commissioners — one each for law and order, and crime and headquarters — who are of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank. Its first and current Commissioner is Alok Singh, a 1995-batch IPS officer (RR).[13][14] These top three officials are reported to by seven deputy commissioners of the SP rank, nine additional deputy commissioner of police and 17 assistant commissioners of police of the deputy SP rank.[15]
The district is divided into three zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida - consisting of 29 police stations. Zone One is Noida, comprising 10 stations of Sector 20, Sector 24, Sector 39, Sector 58, Sector 49, Expressway and Women's police station. Zone Two, Central Noida, comprising parts of Noida, Greater Noida, and Greater Noida West, has nine stations – Phase 2, Phase 3, Bisrakh, Ecotech 3, Surajpur and Badalpur. Zone Three, Greater Noida, has nine police stations — Sector Beta 2, Knowledge Park, Site V, Dadri, Jarcha, Dankaur, Rabupura, Ecotech 1 and Jewar.[16][17]
As of 14 January 2020, Gautam Buddha Nagar had 3,869 police personnel — 42 inspectors, 459 sub-inspectors, 972 head constables and 2,396 constables.[16]
Politics
Gautam Buddha Nagar district has three assembly seats i.e. Noida, Dadri and Jewar. These 3 assembly seats of GB Nagar district along with Sikandrabad and Khurja assembly seats of Bulandshahr district falls under the Gautam Buddha Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Places of interest
- Buddh International Circuit
- The Great India Place
- Worlds of Wonder
- DLF Mall of India
- Gautam Buddha University
- Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gautam Buddha Nagar district Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "History of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Noida)". GBN District. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Noida Authority to make atlas to bring Noida on tourist map". The Times of India. 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bhagat Singh's hideout forgotten by history". The Hindu. 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ramlila a non-starter in the land of Ravana worshippers". The Hindustan Times. 27 September 2021.
- ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ↑ "Ghaziabad, GB Nagar hub of high literacy, falling sex ratio". The Times of India. TNN. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ↑ "UP Cabinet introduces Police Commissionerate system for Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow". Business Standard. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Noida Police complete two years of the Commissionerate system". Indian Express. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ Salaria, Shikha (14 January 2020). "Uttar Pradesh: 15 powers shift from DM to police commissioner". Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Alok Singh joins as first police commissioner of Noida". Economic Times. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Police - Officer Profile". uppolice.gov.in. Uttar Pradesh Police. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Police - Police Units - Police Commissionerate G.B. Nagar - Officials". uppolice.gov.in. Uttar Pradesh Police. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Alam, Shafaque; Tyagi, Tanmayee (14 January 2020). "GB Nagar to have three police zones – Noida, Central Noida and Greater Noida".
- ↑ "Police - Gautam Buddha Nagar - India". gbnagar.nic.in. Gautam Buddha Nagar. Retrieved 11 February 2022.