21-807: Ratangarh may refer to: Ratangarh, Bijnor - a village in Uttar Pradesh Ratangarh, Churu - a town in Rajasthan Ratangarh, Neemuch - a town in Madhya Pradesh Ratangarh, Datia - a village in Madhya Pradesh Ratangad - a village in Maharashtra [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
42-501: A triangular shape, with the highway, a string of ponds and a rural road as the three edges. The village is at an approximate altitude of 750 feet, and the terrain is largely flat. The temperature ranges from a daytime maximum of about 42 °C (108 °F) at the height of summer to a nighttime minimum of about 0 °C (32 °F) during the coldest period of winter. There are five seasons: hot and dry summer, monsoonal rains, mild autumn, moderate winter and mild spring. Midwinter frost
63-602: Is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a " find ". There are more than 1,300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections. As of February 2023 , the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1372 confirmed falls. Observed meteorite falls are important for several reasons. Material from observed falls has not been subjected to terrestrial weathering, making
84-589: Is a village in the northwestern Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh state of India . It is located in the administrative district of Bijnor . Ratangarh was founded in the early nineteenth century by Rao Zokha Singh Tyagi Atreya . He was a former commander (or Rao ) of the northern branch of the Maratha Confederate Army , whose control ranged to the Tarai baselands of the Himalayas. After
105-482: Is common, and often damaging to crops and fruit. As with many areas of northwestern India, northern Pakistan and western Nepal, the region is part of the non-monsoonal Western Disturbance rain system that provides winter rains necessary for the wheat crop. While it gets relatively hot in the summer, the 1886 edition of the Imperial Gazetteer of India compared the district's climate favorably to that of both
126-478: The rapid population increase in the twentieth century resulted in mass deforestation . These species are now confined to the nearby Jim Corbett National Park , with only monkeys and peacocks remaining in numbers in the village area. Snakes and hares continue to be common in the farm fields. Ratangarh is located at latitude 29°6'10"N and longitude 78°21'50"E, along the highway that connects Fina (often anglicized as "Pheona") with Noorpur . The main village has
147-474: The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteorite ) occurred during the 20th century. Presumably, events of such magnitude may happen a few times per century but, especially if it occurred in remote areas, may have gone unreported. For comparison, the largest finds are the 60-ton Hoba meteorite , a 30.8-ton fragment ( Gancedo ) and a 28.8-ton fragment ( El Chaco ) of the Campo del Cielo , and a 30.9-ton fragment ( Ahnighito ) of
168-561: The Maratha decline that followed the Battle of Delhi , he became a mercenary-adventurer. For a period, he served as the commanding general ( Sipehsalar ) of the principality of Sardhana near Meerut . He then moved on to found his own principality (or riyasat ) with Ratangarh at its center. Ratangarh (literal meaning: Jewel Fort) was established near the site of an older defunct settlement called Azamgarh (literal meaning: Supreme Fort). Since
189-907: The Tarai and areas further south: "Its proximity to the Himalayas renders the climate of Bijnor cool and pleasant, while the abundance of drainage channels prevents the District from being as unhealthy as other tracts near the foot of the mountains." The economy is primarily based on agriculture (grains and fruit). Staples (mainly wheat , with some jau or barley and bajra or pearl millet ) are produced. There are also many sugarcane fields, and fruit orchards ( mango , mulberry , pomegranate , jamun or rose apple and shareefa or sugar apple ). Limited quantities of anjeer or fig and ber or Indian jujube are also produced. In non-agricultural activity, there are some retail outlets, doctors, flour mills and teachers. Land reform and urban-bound migration and divestment by
210-512: The father of meteoritics , was the first to publish in modern Western thought (in 1794) the then audacious idea that meteorites are rocks from space. There were already several documented cases, one of the earliest was the Aegospotami meteorite of 467 BC and which became a landmark for 500 years, of which Diogenes of Apollonia said: With the visible stars revolve stones which are invisible, and for that reason nameless. They often fall on
231-459: The festivities. Other important festivals include Holi , Eid-ul-Fitr , Eid-ul-Azha , Moharram and Diwali . For the first century after its foundation, the environs of the village were heavily forested and contiguous with the Tarai forests that hemmed the Himalayan foothills. Wildlife ( chital deer , monkey , hare , porcupine , wolf and leopard ) was widespread. Pressures stemming from
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#1732771880447252-440: The find a better candidate for scientific study. Historically, observed falls were the most compelling evidence supporting the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites. Furthermore, observed fall discoveries are a better representative sample of the types of meteorites which fall to Earth. For example, iron meteorites take much longer to weather and are easier to identify as unusual objects, as compared to other types. This may explain
273-419: The former zamindars has resulted in some economic equalization, with a more evenly distributed pattern of land ownership, including by Dalits. Many youth from all segments of the population seek careers in the small towns nearby ( Fina , Chandpur , Sherkot , Bijnor ) or the larger towns further afield ( Meerut , Hardwar , Delhi ). Meteorite falls A meteorite fall , also called an observed fall ,
294-674: The ground and are extinguished, like the stone star that came down on fire at Aegospotami. showing that the Greeks had a much earlier idea that meteorites are rocks from space. Below is a list of eight confirmed falls pre-1600 AD. However, unlike the Loket (Elbogen) and Ensisheim meteorites, not all are as well-documented. While most confirmed falls involve masses between less than one kg to several kg, some reach 100 kg or more. A few have fragments that total even more than one metric ton . The six largest falls are listed below and five (except
315-496: The increased proportion of iron meteorites among finds (6.7%), over that among observed falls (4.4%). There is also detailed statistics on falls such as based on meteorite classification . As of January 2019, the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1,180 confirmed falls. Statistics by decade are listed in the table in this section. The German physicist Ernst Chladni , sometimes considered as
336-432: The independence and partition of India in 1947, the region as a whole witnessed an influx of Punjabis and Sikhs from the areas that now make up Pakistan , though Ratangarh itself was relatively unaffected by this demographic change. In a notable event, on 6 April 1885, a meteorite was sighted over Ratangarh and fell close to the nearby settlement of Chandpur . The village reflects the broader cultural background of
357-620: The last days of the Mughal Empire , government revenue documents have interchangeably referred to the village as Ratangarh, Azamgarh-urf-Ratangarh (literally: Azamgarh-alias-Ratangarh), or Ratangarh-urf-Azamgarh. Along with the rest of Rohilkhand, Ratangarh was affected by the general rebellion against the British in 1857 . Economic depression followed for a period. However, it was one of the first settlements in India to be electrified , in
378-682: The mid-1920s, and this brought about a revival. A school was established in the 1930s. A largely feudal agrarian system ( Zamindari ) held sway until the 1940s, after which a combination of legislature-driven land reform (such as the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition Act, 1950, and the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960) and the Bhoodan movement brought about land redistribution, similar to other areas of Rohilkhand. At
399-572: The region is named), and Dalit . As in Uttarakhand and Nepal , the most important festival is Dashehra , commemorating the victory of Lord Ram over Ravan . A traditional folk-play ( Ramlila ), that dramatizes the Ramayan , is enacted over several consecutive nights, culminating on Dashehra. Though the play has Hindu religious significance, both the Hindu and Muslim communities participate in
420-499: The region of Rohilkhand , flavored by its proximity to the hill state of Uttarakhand . The language is the Western Hindi/Urdu dialect of Khari Boli , and is extensively Persianized in its vocabulary. The population is largely Hindu with a significant Muslim (both Shia and Sunni ) minority. Local castes in this region of Rohilkhand include Tyagi , Ahirs / Yadavs , Jat , Rajput , Rohilla Pashtun (after whom
441-467: 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=Ratangarh&oldid=576972870 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ratangarh, Bijnor Ratangarh
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