Kundarki
Kundarki कुन्दर्की | |
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town | |
Kundarki Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 28°40′59″N 78°47′06″E / 28.683°N 78.785°ECoordinates: 28°40′59″N 78°47′06″E / 28.683°N 78.785°E | |
Country |
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State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Moradabad |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kundarki is a town in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Moradabad–Agra highway, 18 km from the city of Moradabad.
History
The settlement of Kundarki predates the Mughal Empire. Historical records show its existence as early as the 10th century. Much later, in 1363, the explorer Ibn Battuta stayed there briefly.
In 1575, Kundarki became the estate of Raja Munshi Hardat Rai Sekribal, a Kayastha emperor. In 1578, he built a castle (mahal) in Kundarki, which earned his family the name "Mahal Wale". His descendants—including Babu Dinesh Bal Bhatnagar (a social worker who received the President's Award in 1984), Naresh Bal Bhatnagar, Shiva Bal Bhatnagar and Aman Bal Bhatnagar—still live in Kundarki.
In 1628, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan named Abdul Razzaq Sahab as Kundarki's shahar qazi, an Islamic judge. One of his descendants, Saeyad Raza Ali, was knighted by the British government and made the agent-general of South Africa. In 1874, Mir Hadi Ali, the grandfather of Sir Saeyad Raza Ali, introduced a railway station in Kundarki.[1]
Kundarki became a panchayat in 1858 and a "town area" in 1907. In 1960, it was made a community development block, and over the next 30 years, a water system (1962), power station (1976) and police station (1986) were built. In 1994, to reflect the town's development, the government of Uttar Pradesh declared it a nagar panchayat.
A prominent attraction in Kundarki is its miniature Taj Mahal, made by a social worker, Chidda Khansari.
Demographics
Kundarki had a population of 29,951 as of the 2011 Indian census. Of those, 15,863 were male and 14,088 were female.
Political leadership
The town is represented in the Uttar Pradesh assembly by Haji Mohamed Rizwan. Mehndi Hasan is the chairman of Kundarki.
Economy
There are no major businesses in Kundarki, but business and money flow in from nearby Moradabad. The town has one petrol pump (Kundarki Filling Station), and a large market complex owned by Babu Dinesh Bal Bhatnagar has employed 150–160 people since 1999. The Qazi Mosque is the main socio-cultural center.
Education
Colleges and universities
- Imamuddin Turki Memorial Institute of Higher Education
- N. Bhushan Institute of Technology[2]
- Majeed Khan Memorial Public School
- IQRA Public School
- Kundarki Intermediate College
- J.L.M. Intermediate College
- Evergreen Intermediate College
- Government Girls Intermediate College
- Kisan Public Inter College
- Kisan Public Primary School
- Hazrat Ali Memorial Education Society
Public and Montessori schools
- N. Bhushan Public School
- Jwali Ram Inter College Jaitpur Patti
- Al-Baru Academy
- I.L.M. School
- Sheesh Academy
- Dayanand Bal Vidya Mandir
- Adarsh Bal Vidyalya
- Madrasa Ahle Sunnat Abwabul Uloom
- Madrasa Islamia Latifia Gulshan e Islam
- Madrasa Islamia Basheerul Uloom
- Madrasa Islamia Maqsoodul Uloom
- Madrasa Islamia Ahle Sunnat Gulshane Mustafa
- Madrasa Talimul Quran Kundarki
Notable residents
Kundarki is the hometown of several freedom fighters, including Babu Jiva Ram, Munshi Ratanlal and Sayeed Razi Ul Hasan. The Qawwali singer Shankar Shambhu was also from Kundarki.
References
- ↑ Book: Amal Namma by Raza Ali, 1943
- ↑ N Bhushan Institute of Technology