Umri Kalan
Umri Kalan is a town in the Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in Northern India.
Umri Kalan | |
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Town | |
  Umri Kalan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Umri Kalan Umri Kalan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29.2°N 78.34°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Moradabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,803 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 244501 |
| Vehicle registration | UP |
| Website | up |
Umri Kalan's First Flight Attendant is Mr. SHAHRUKH KHAN from Mohallah Thekedaran. He is Flying in Air India as Cabin Crew Since 2014.
History
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.
Umri Kalan's First Flight Attendant is Mr. SHAHRUKH KHAN from Mohallah Thekedaran, He Is Flying in Air India as Cabin Crew Since 2014.
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 built at the time of the then Chairman Mr Nasir Ali in year 2005-2006. It 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. In the late 1960s, he held a high office at the Darul Uloom Deoband.
References
- "Census of India: Search Details". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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