Umri Kalan | |
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Town | |
  Umri Kalan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Umri Kalan Umri Kalan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°12′N 78°20′E / 29.2°N 78.34°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Moradabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,803 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 244501 |
| Vehicle registration | UP |
| Website | up |
Umri Kalan is a town in the Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in Northern India.
History
 | This section does not cite any sources. (January 2016) |
The name Umri Kalan is derived from the name of Caliph Umar. "Kalan" means big. Before 1757, when the British East India Company Rule was instituted, the official name was Umari Kalan Ganj Faridi.
In 1265, the Sufi saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar and his nephew Sabir Kaliyari stayed in Umri Kalan. They left two of their disciples there, working towards the Sufism mission.
The Gate of Umri Kalan was named Shaikh-ul-Hadees Syed Maulana Fakhr-ul-Hasan Gate, after Syed Maulana Fakhrul Hasan who was born in 1905 (A H 1323), at Umri Kalan.
The gate was built in 2006 by Sitting Chairman Syed Nasir Ali. Syed Nasir Ali was a two time winner of chairmanship of Umri Kalan district moradabad.He is recognised by shree Mayawati behen(Ex Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh.) for his development in Umri Kalan in road structure And drainage
In the late 1960s, he Syed Maulana Fakhrul Hasan held a high office[vague] at the Darul Uloom Deoband.
Umri Kalan's First Flight Attendant is Mr. SHAHRUKH KHAN From Mohallah Thekedaran, He is Flying in Air India as Cabin Crew Since 2014.
References
- ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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