Bulandshahr

Present Conditions of a city( case study of Bulandshahr, U.P.)

1. BULANDSHAHR
Ar.AVITESH
B.ARCH. IIND YEAR 2011-2012
B.G.I. BULANDSHAHR

2. COUNTRY INDIA
STATE UTTAR PRADESH
DISTRICT BULANDSHAHR
BULANDSHAHR

3. BULANDSHAHR isacity
andamunicipalboardin
BulandshahrDistrictinthe
stateofU.P.INDIA.Itisthe
administrativeheadquartersof
BulandshahrDistrict.
Accordingtogovernmentof
INDIA,thedistrictBulandshahr
isoneoftheMinority
ConcentratedDistrictinINDIA,
onthebasisofthe2011
censusdataonpopulation,
socioeconomicindicatorsand
basicamenitiesindicators.
INTRODUCTION

4. BulandshahrDistrictisinthe
DivisionofMeerutandAligarh
ofUttarPradesh,located
betweenGangaandYumana
rivers.Thisissituatedbetween
28.4southand28.0north
latitudeandbetween77.0and
78.0longitude.
TheDistrictisabout84kmin
lengthand62kminbreadth.The
districtis237.44metersabove
sealevel.ItsituatedinnorthU.P.
at64kmfromDelhi.
LOCATION

5. HISTORY
ThehistoryofBulandshahr
beginsevenbefore1200BCE.
Thisregionisclosetothe
capitalofthePandvas-
IndraprasthaandHastinapur.
AfterthedeclineofHastinapur
Ahar,whichisstuatedinthe
north-eastpartofBulandshahr
District,becameanimportant
placeforPandvas.Laterthe
KingParmamadeafortinthis
partofregion.

6. ATomarkingnamedAhibaran
laidthefoundationofafortcalled
Branhereandestablishedhis
capital.
ItwastraditionalcalledBarnCity
andonlyrecentlycametobe
calledBulandshahrinofficial
usages.
Sinceitwasperchedona
highlanditcametobeknownas
“highcity”,whichtranslatesas
Bulandshahr in Persian
language.
ThefortofAhibaransituatedat
UpperCourt.

7. GEOGRAPHY AND LAYOUT
ThecityislocatedontherightbankoftheKali-Nadi
River.Theportionofthecityonthebluffswascalled
Bulandshahrandtheportionontheriverbankwascalled
Unchanagar.
Bulandshahrcityisdividedintotwopolicedistricts,
KotwaliNagar(Urban)andKotwaliDehat(Rural).King
Ahibaran'stowerwhichisstillcalledBaran,remainsa
locallandmark.

8. FAMOUS PLACES IN BULANDSHAHR
1.KALA AAM
2.MALKA PARK
3.DISTRICT PANCHAYAT
4.MOTI BAG
5.KHURJA CROCKRY
6.N.A.P.S. NARORA
7.FORT OF CHHATARI
8.SIKANDRABAD INDUSTRIAL AREA
9.DAIRY FARMS
10.TRADE EXHIBITION

9. KALA AAM
KalaAamissituatedinthe
centreofcityBulandshahr.
Thisplacewassymbolcruelty
ofEnglishEmperorwhen
freedom fightersstruggle
againsttheEmperorthenthey
caughtandhangthenonthis
place.Therewasamangotree
atthisplace.Mangotreewas
calledKatla-e-Aamatthat
time.Thenameconvertednow
"Kal-e-Aam".

10. MALKA PARK
ItissituatednearKalaAam.
ItwasmadebyMaharani
Victoria.
ShewasthequeenofEngland.
Shewasfondofmadepark..
AfterfreedomGandhiJi’s
idolsituatedinit.

11. DISTRICT PANCHAYAT
Thedemocrasiveconditionin
India.
DistrictPanchayatisthe
highestPanchayatofDistrict.
Thereare45membersandone
presidentofDistrictPanchayat.
Itpowertotaxation.

12. MOTI BAAG
Moti Baag is situated in the centre of
city. It is also an old building.
The political groups collected at this
place . The election office is now
here .
At here a famous govt. Eye hospital
situated also.
An fire station is situated in
MOTIBAGH in Bulandshahr.

13. KHURJA CROCKERY
Khurja is a famous tahsile . Its
crockery is world famous .
Khurja , a small town and a
municipal boardinBulandshahr
Districtis well known and famous
for itspotteryindustry; chimneys of
pottery plants dot the cityscape.
Pottery industry of Khurja produces
a variety of items -from cups and
plates to highly sophisticated grand
chandeliers and room partitions.
Its goods is send all over world .

14. N.A.P.S. NARORA
Its name is –Narora Atomic Power
Supply .
It is anatomic powerplant, one
among five such power plants in
India, is located in nearbyNarora in
Bulandshahr.
The plant, located near theGanges,
is of critical and strategic
importance to India.
At here the electricity made by
Uranium .

15. FORT OF CHHATARI
Chhatari was the famous town of
Bulandshahr. Its Navab was famous to
Chhatari Navab.
He made a big fort in Chhatari .
The British was respected him very
much .
He was made the vise-Chanslarof
A.M.U.
His son was Anwar who is alive also
now.

16. SIKANDRABAD INDUSTRIAL AREA
Aneighboringtown,Sikandrabad,istheonlyUPSIDC(UPState
IndustriesDevelopmentCorporation)Industrialareain
Bulandshahrdistrict.
Alargenumberofmediumtosmallscaleindustriesaresituatedin
thisarea.
SomeoftheseareKajariaCeramics,OrientCeramics,Goodluck
Pipes,VishalPipes,OTRPapersPvtLtdandMouriyeasts.
TherearealsoalargenumberofindustriesmakingChlorinated
ParaffinWax(CPW).
TheexportsfromthisindustrialareagenerateoverRs.2.5billion
annually.

17. DAIRY FARMS
Bulandshahrisalsofamousfor
itsdairyfarms.Themilkproduced
hereismainlyexported
toDelhi,PunjabandRajasthan.
Themajordairyfarmsin
BulandshahrareParag,Param,
Gopaljee,Madhusudan,Ramaand
BalkaDairy

18. TRADE EXHIBITION
EachyearduringMarchandApril,
Bulandshahrhostsanexhibitiona
populareventforthepeopleof
Bulandshahrdistrict.
Thiseventisalsoknownas
"Farming,TradeandCultural
Exhibition"
Itstartedin1881byKing
Ahibaran.

19. In1881itisahorseimperialof
ClerkTom.After56yearsitconvert
inExhibition.Thattimeitwasthe
exhibitionofhorsesonly.After
sometimeitsconvertin"Farming,
TradeandCulturalExhibition".
Dom,foundation,park,BaranHall
andRavindraNatyaShalaarethe
mainplacesoftheexhibition.
Floweringofexhibitionisvery
good.

20. TherearethreemaingateofBulandshahr
exhibitionground.Shopkeeperscame
herefromdifferentplaces.17,19,21are
thepeakdaysoftheexhibition.
Inthisexhibitionshopkeepersuse
temporary&semipermanentstructure,
tensilestructure,non-loadbearing
structure,loadbearingstructuresetc.
Itisverygoodforadvertisement,good
forstudyofnewtechniquesandvery
goodforknowledge.

21. ThisistheExhibitionof
manytypesofshops–toys,
clothes,food,crockery,
furniture,etc.
Itisalsoexhibitionof
Agriculturalnewtech.,new
businesstech.,etc.
Forpurposeofentertainment
herealsocircus,manytypes
ofdancing,singingand
sportscompetitions.

22. CITY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
•Thecity'sdevelopmentauthorityisBDA(Bulandshahr
DevelopmentAuthority).
ItsofficeislocatednearBhoorChorahawhichisthecrossroad
whereMeerutroad,Ghaziabadroad,Bulandshahrroad&Aligarh
roadmeet.
•BeinginthevicinityoftheNationalCapitalRegionhas
resultedinrapiddevelopmentofBulandshahrandinthe
generalimprovementofthestandardofitscitylife.

23. RESIDENTIAL AREA’S IN
BULANDSHAHR
Deputy Ganj, ItaRori, Satha, Setho Wali Gali, Krishna Nagar, Prem Nagar,
Nazimpura, Sushila Vihar, Yamunapuram, Shanti Nagar(Bhoor), Shivpuri,
Mohalla Kotiyat (Civil Lines), Hari Enclave, Sarai lodhgan Adarsh Nagar,
Upper Court, D.M. Colony, Pirkrati Vihar,Shanti Niketan Colony, DM Road,
Kala Aam, Quraishiyaan,Teacher's Colony, Preet Vihar, Anand Vihar, Satha,
Shastri Nagar, Ram Vihar , Rama Enclave, and Awas Vikas Conlony.

24. POPULATION IN BULANDSHAHR
•1901 census:18,959
•2001 census:1,76,256
•2011 census: 11,85,790

25. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
There are famous degree colleges in bulandshahr
i.IP degree college
ii.DAV degree college
iii.Brahmanand Mahavidhyala
iv.Muslim degree college
v.Gorishankar degree college
There are famous institutions ,
1. Brahmanand group of institutions
2. Marathvada institute of technology

26. CLIMATE CONDITIONS
Climate conditions of
Bulandshahr is dry and
the average of raining
per year is 696 mm per
year .
Time zone -IST ( UTC+05:30)

27. TRAVEL
BulandshahrcityhasoneNorthern
Railwaystationfromwherethereare
trainstoMeerut,KhurjaandAllahabad.
Ithasaninter-statebusterminalthathas
regularbusservicestoothertownsin
Bulandshahrdistrictandisalsoconnected
tomostoftheimportanttownsin
neighboringdistricts.
Afewofthemajorcitiesconnectedto
Bulandshahrwithregularservicearethe
NationalCapitalNewDelhi,TajcityAgra,
TalaNagariAligarhandPinkcityJaipur.

28. CULTURE
Therearemanytypesofreligionin
Bulandshahr,buteverypersonrespect
toeachotherreligion.
Language–KhadiBole
Bulandshahrbeingamulti–religious
societysotherearemanyfestivals
celebrateinBulandshahr.
PerformingArt–Music,Dance,
DramaandTheatre.
Popularmedia–TelevisionandCinema

29. Bulandshahrisnota
developcitybutitis
workingonprogress.
Itisnodevelopbecause
thereisverybadroad
network,veryfewsources
ofeducationandpoorand
illiteratecivilization.

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