Khanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Khanpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat located in the Bulandshahr district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated at a latitude of 28.53°N and a longitude of 78.05°E.

Ward
Khanpur is divided into several wards: 1. Harijan Basti 2. Shiwala Ward 3. Saini Ward 4. Aheriyan Ward 5. Bagwala Ward 6. Nekjan Ward 7. Vaishiyan Ward 8. Thana Ward 9. Chauhan Basti 10. Pyarelal Ward 11. Patvarian Ward 12. Coat Ward

Geography
Khanpur is located in the northern part of Uttar Pradesh. It has an elevation of 207 meters above sea level.

Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Khanpur had a total population of 17,247 people. The town has a population density that varies depending on the area.

Administration
Khanpur is governed by a Nagar Panchayat. Chairman Is Imran Qureshi

Transport
The town is well-connected to other parts of Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions through road networks.

History and Culture
The history goes back to the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir when a son of a Daudzai Afghan chieftain, Shiekh Ruknud-din founded a village on the banks of Ganges, with name Basi Bangar. As a valiant warrior, Ruknud-din Afghan was inducted by the great Mughals & later his fortunes rise to the rank of Mansabdar and title of Sher Khan. After his death, the emperor bestowed some portion of his jagir and rank to his brother and children.

Following this, Shaikh Allu Afghan, his younger brother, was inducted into the Mughal aristocracy and bestowed with numerous grants.He founded a village called after his name "Khanpur" where he constructed a substantial mud fort, Mosque, and various other edifices during his lifetime.

During the events a historic event unfolded when the khanpur estate family assisted Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefta following his expulsion from his Jehangirabad estate in the Bulandshahar district and later re established him at estate with promise from rival never trouble the Nawab Shefta again.

During the Mughal rule, only a handful of Taluqdar estates existed in Bulandshahr district, namely Khanpur, Chattari, Kuchesar, Pahasu, and Shikarpur.

When it was broke out there wasn’t much force at Meerut camp, so Brand Sapte wrote letters to Taluqdar of district Bulandshahr asking for assistance of troops and horse and they responded him immediately.

In the town of Sikandarabad in Bulandshahr, the leader of the rebels was Walidad Khan who held the fort of Malagarh. His levies were drawn from disaffected Gujjars as well as the Indian Pathans of Erstwhile Khanpur Estate the headquarter of Barah Basti village's of Bulandshahr District.

There were three family members from Khanpur estate who took significant part in the Great uprising of 1857 at Bulandshahar District.

1:Azim Khan alias Azam Khan was the deputy of Nawab Walidad Khan of Malagarh in the Bulandshahr district of the former United Provinces. The family-owned the erstwhile Khanpur estate [Taluqdar] in the same district.

During the Great Uprising of 1857, Nawab Walidad Khan who was related the Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar by virtue of marriage within their family, was chosen as the leader of this movement to overthrow the colonial government.

When on 10 October 1857 the British forces attacked Malagarh, Azim Khan put up a stiff resistance under the overall command of Nawab Walidad Khan at Khurja and completely paralysed the British for a few days. He was finally arrested while crossing the Ganga to move into Rohilkhand by Khusi Ram, the Police Officer of Anupshahr. He was tried by a court martial and subsequently hanged.

2:Haji Munir Khan was the only son of Azim Khan, the landlord of the Khanpur estate in Bulandshahr district. Munir Khan was the main commander of the revolutionaries of the Bulandshahr district during the Great Uprising of 1857.

In the famous second battle of Gulaothi which was fought on 29 July 1857 the British forces wanted to take control over the whole of the Bulandshahr district. To stop their advance, Nawab Walidad Khan of Malagarh deputed his main commanders Haji Munir Khan and Ismail Khan to Gulaothi. Both of them established a picket on the canal just before Gulaothi to stop the colonial force from entering the Bulandshahr district. Both Haji Munir Khan and Ismail Khan got severe sword cuts on their faces.

Later on, Haji Munir Khan crossed the Ganga with Walidad Khan and joined Khan Bahadur Khan’s forces and fought at Kachhla ghat. He continued fighting until his last breath.

3:Abdul Latif Khan who was the nephew of Azim Khan, the landlord of the Khanpur’s estate in the Bulandshahr district. Abdul Latif Khan was the second wealthiest landholder in the district and the proprietor of 225 villages, and its headquarters of the Barah Basti villages.

During the Great Uprising of 1857, the District Magistrate of Bulanshahr called upon all the principal landholders of the district, including Abdul Latif Khan, to aid by furnishing troops to suppress the revolt.

Abdul Latif Khan initially refused to help the British, but when on 4 October 1857, Bulandshahr had been occupied by the British force under Lieutenant Colonel Farquhar, he paid up his balances of land revenue, but soon shifted his allegiance to Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Though he never came to the battlefield Abdul Latif Khan gave shelter to revolutionaries of Bulandshahr district including Nawul Gujjar, Raheemoddeen, and Pathan of Barah Basti villages when they were engaged in fighting the British forces. For his acts, he was tried by a military court and sentenced to transportation for life to Andamans or kala pani for aiding the revolt of 1857.

The family’s erstwhile Khanpur estate in Bulandshahr district was subsequently confiscated by the British after the 1857 uprising was crushed by the colonial forces.

Geography
Khanpur is located in the northern part of Uttar Pradesh. It has an elevation of 207 meters above sea level.

Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Khanpur had a total population of 17,247 people. The town has a population density that varies depending on the area.

Administration
Khanpur is governed by a Nagar Panchayat, headed by the Chairman, Imran Qureshi.

Transport
The town is well-connected to other parts of Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions through road networks. Khanpur is well-connected by road and rail. The town is located on the National Highway 24, which connects Delhi to Agra. Khanpur is also served by the Northern Railway.

Culture and Language
The official language of Khanpur is Hindi, which is widely spoken by the residents. [You can provide additional information about the local culture, traditions, festivals, etc., if available]

Demographics
Khanpur Nagar Panchayat had a population of 17,247 (8,942 males and 8,305 females) in the 2011 census. Children between the ages of 0 and 6 make up 16% of the total population. The literacy rate of Khanpur city is 55%, lower than state average of 68%. The male literacy rate is around 66%, while the female literacy rate is 43%.

Khanpur city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Khanpur Nagar Panchayat administers over 2,589 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within the Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pin code of Khanpur
Postal code of Khanpur is 203405