17-808: Islamnagar (Urdu: اسلام نگر ) can refer to: Islamnagar, Badaun , nagar panchayat in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Islamnagar, Karachi , neighbourhood in Baldia Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Islamnagar, Lahore , neighbourhood in Gulberg Town in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Islamnagar, Bhopal , village and former fortified city near Bhopal, India [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
34-476: A "big stone" deep inside the field. It is said and believed that the same "Big Stone" which got smashed unintentionally in the field was an ancient "Shiv Ling". Later "Bhagwan Shiv" came in dreams of these farmers and pleaded that they had injured him badly while digging their field. So, with this inspiration the same broken Shivling was established in the main Shrine and famous temple of "Shri Bankhandi Mahadev"
51-497: Is 594 km long, 3+3 Lanes wide from Meerut to Prayagraj shall be passing from Islamnagar and nearby villages. Post construction, travel duration from Islamnagar to Prayagraj and Meerut shall be around 7 hours and 2 hours respectively. It shall be passing about 3.5 km away from Islamnagar. This highway shall be intersecting "Islamnagar - Chandausi road" at a point which is in middle of Sithauli and Chandoi. Sithauli, Chamarpura, Bhusaya, Chandoi, Bhawanipur and Piwari are some of
68-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Islamnagar, Badaun Islamnagar is a Block and Nagar Panchayat in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . Its block code is 0174. Islamnagar is an ancient town in Badaun district. This town is famous for cultural and religious harmony. Main religions followed in Islamnagar are Hindu and Muslims. People of both
85-445: Is expected to complete by January 2025 before starting of Mahakumbh at Prayagraj. Adani group has already started the construction of this project. Residents of Islamnagar are very much hopeful about developments in and around Islamnagar post construction and starting of this highway. Since there are no industrial developments in and around Islamnagar, hopefully this highway shall bring happiness and prosperity and act as catalyst in
102-466: Is just 12 km from Islamnagar compared to Badaun which is approx 56 km. This would be very good for the development, better administration and transport connectivity of Islamnagar. State Highway (SH 51) passes from Islamnagar. Upgradation and widening (2×2 with divider) of this highway is completed from Gajraula up to the end of Sambhal district. Further widening work for this highway yet to be started in Badaun district. Ganga Expressway which
119-630: Is surrounded by many pilgrimage places mainly historical temples. These temples are point of attraction for tourists from all over India. Apart from ancient Bankhandi mahadev mandir, there are some other ancient temples at nearby areas like Shiv Mandir of Pinauni. This temple has very big Shiv ling and it is believed that this temple was built during "Mahabharata" period built and worshipped by "Pandavas" while roaming in jungles. In Islamnagar, both Hindus and Muslims live in harmony and participate in each other's functions, festivals and rituals. Hindus do participate in "Ramlila" followed by "Dusshera mela" at
136-665: Is well connected to Islamnagar is a main junction point and connected to nearby towns like Chandausi in North, Bisauli North-east, Bilsi in East, Bahjoi in West and Sahaswan in South. Islamnagar is known for agriculture. Wheat, Peppermint, Mustard and Sugar cane are the main crops getting cultivated in and around Islamnagar. Apart from these crops, potatoes are also grown in large quantities in and around Islamnagar. Since Independence Islamnagar
153-462: Is well known for its cultural harmony and peace among different communities. It has famous Shiva Temple named as "Shri Bankhandi Mahadev" which is very famous since ancient times and used to have lot of pilgrims specially on Mondays, Shiv ratri and Shravan Maas. There is a famous real story about this temple that during ancient time some of the farmers were digging their agriculture farm and during this process their "tool" meant for digging had smashed
170-589: The development of entire region. Almost 80% of the population is engaged in farming and agriculture. Remaining 20% people are engaged in small businesses or businesses related to Agriculture and Agri products. There are two weekly bazaars (Monday and Friday) organized in Islamnagar at Purana Daak khana road (old Post office road) since independence. These weekly bazaars gives opportunity to local farmers of nearby villages. These farmers sells fresh vegetables, fruits, Jaggery and other house-hold daily need products to consumers directly without any mediators. Islamnagar
187-447: The heart of the city in the main bazaar. A permanent Ramlila stage is there with permission from Nagar Panchayat in this regard. "Kaali Khelna" is being performed by different Akhadas during Navratris. "Ram Baarat" and "Ram Bharat Milaap" along with "Rajgaddi" is played and performed during Ramlila. Shravan maas is celebrated with joy and devotion as many local youths go up to "Haridwar" and "Rajghat" to fetch "Ganga Jal" while concluding
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#1732787206680204-428: The help of Bisauli MLA and Sambhal Member of Parliament. But due to lack of political will power this proposal was not accepted and kept pending at Badaun collectorate. People of Islamnagar even had 3–4 days "hunger strike" at Islamnagar Block and this proposal was referred to District administration by then SDM but further this matter was not further taken up by Islamnagar residents. IslamNagar has 16 wards. Islamnagar
221-444: The religions lives here happily while respecting each other's religion and culture. There are famous temples and Mazaar of Peer baba, both the shrines are famous since ancient times. Since ancient times natives of Islamnagar tried to rename "Islamnagar" and proposed the new name as "Aryanagar". During 1989 - 1990, a movement was initiated from Bankhandi Mahadev Temple and proposed this new name to District Badaun administration with
238-472: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islamnagar&oldid=1254540746 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Urdu-language text Short description
255-460: The villages getting touched by Ganga Expressway. Nearest entry / exit point at Ganga expressway for people of Islamnagar shall be at Majhola (near Bahjoi) in district Sambhal. Majhola junction point shall be about 12 km from Islamnagar and a connecting link way shall be constructed via Mau kathair. This project was launched and inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on 29th Jan 2019. Entire project of Ganga Expressway
272-635: Was constructed in Islamnagar. There is a Shakti Temple named as "Mangala Devi" around 2 km from Islamnagar. This temple is ancient. A railway line is proposed from Gajraula to Shahjhanpur, which shall be passing bit away from "Islamnagar" and railway station name is proposed as "Bankhandi Road" station with Indian Railways; this project is under hold with railway authorities although land and legal surveys has been made twice during NDA government in 2001. Moving ahead in this direction, in year 2017 Narendra Modi Govt has already approved Rs 860 Cr for putting up of railway line from Gajraula to Sambhal. The town
289-426: Was part of Bisauli Vidhan sabha. But at present it is part of Sahaswan constituency. Presently Islamnagar is part of Badaun Lok sabha constituency of Badaun district. But geographically being the very last point of Badaun district and for better connectivity to a district headquarter, locals at Islamnagar are preferring and trying to be part of Sambhal district whereas district facilities are available at Bahjoi which
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