About Baghpat

The city was originally known as ‘Vyagprastha’ - Land of Tigers (because of the population of tigers found many centuries ago. There are many versions of the story as to how the city derived it’s name. One version states that the city’s original name was ‘Vyagprasth’, while according to another version, the city has derived its name from the Hindi word ‘Vakyaprasth’, which means place of delivering speeches. Inspired by such words and versions, the city was finally named ‘BAGHPAT’ or ‘BAGPAT’ during the Mughal Era.

After the mutiny of 1857 , the city gained importance and was established as the headquaters of Tehsil Baghpat. The city was previously as small town and had a small commercial center known as the Mandi . This mandi is now more than 200 years old and was set up by Jabita Khan , son of Ruhela Chief of Najibabad ( Bijnore ) Najib Khan .

The main commercial activity of the people living in this region is making and selling GUD and Sugar . Apart from this, there are certain units who are involved in the making of shoes and agricultural equipment's.

District Baghpat is one of the district of Uttar Pradesh.The city is Located on the banks of river Yamuna at 28^O57’ North Latitude and 77^O13’ East Longitude.It is 52 KM from Meerut City and is on the main Delhi – Sharanpur Highway around 40 KM from Delhi.In the north of the district baghpat there is district Muzaffarnagar,in the south district Ghaziabad,in the west river Yamuna and district Rohtak of Harayana.The shape of the district Baghpat is rectangular which area is more in north to south than east to west.It is very closely located to (around 40 Km) the national capital New Delhi.

Area :- 1321 Sq Km Population :- 1163991

DISTRICT: BAGHPAT Headquarter: Baghpat	Unit	Census 1991	Census 2001
Area	Sq.km.	1321	1321
Population	'000	1030.40	1164.38
Male	'000	560.484	630.484
Female	'000	469.91	533.91
Sex Ratio		838	860
Population Density	Sq.Km.	742	742
SC Population	'000	125	127.81
ST Population	'000	0	-
Height Above Sea Level	Mt.	223	-
Literacy
Male	%age	51.45	77.00
Female	%age	24.58	49.2
Occupational Distribution
Cultivators	'000	246	123
Agricultural Labours	'000	201	137
Temperature(Max,Min)	42.2,0
Climate	Tropical / Moderate
Languages	Hindi, Urdu, English
Festivals	Dusherra, Holi, Diwali, Kartik Purnima, Rakshbandhan, Navratre
Administrative Setup
Tehsils	Nos.	03
Blocks	Nos.	06
Gram Sabhas	Nos.	237
No. of Inhabited villages	Nos.	290
Uninhabited villages	Nos.	225
Police Stations	Nos.	10
Nyaya Panchayats	Nos.	46
Post Offices	Nos.	143
Telegram	Nos.	6
Bank	Nos.	54
Co-operative Bank	Nos.	15
Share of Major Crops
Wheat	Hect.	52,787	1998-99
Paddy	Hect.	5,300	"
Sugarcane	Hect.	50,293	"
Pulses	Hect.	3,826	"
Oilseeds	Hect.	1,602	"
Potatoes	Hect.	547	"
Maize	Hect.	6,225	"

Nearest Airport :                     IGI,Delhi-80KM
Nearest Railway Station:        Baghpat Road-Aggarwal Mandi (Tatiri) 2KM
Nearest Bus :                          Stand:Baghpat -Meerut Road

Baghpat to Delhi :           40KM
Baghpat to Meerut         52KM
Baghpat to Ghaziabad:   55 KM
Baghpat to Saharanpur: 128KM
Baghpat to Lucknow:    510KM