Thana Bhawan

Thana Bhawan
Town
Thana Bhawan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°35′N 77°25′E / 29.583°N 77.417°E / 29.583; 77.417Coordinates: 29°35′N 77°25′E / 29.583°N 77.417°E / 29.583; 77.417
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shamli
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Body	Bhartiya Janta Party
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	36,669
Languages
• Official	Hindi,English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Thana Bhawan is a small town in Shamli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It's said that the name Thana Bhawan emerged from the name of Devi Bhawan Temple. In the 18th century it was home to mostly Hindu and Muslim families. It is situated on Delhi Saharanpur highway around 120 km from Delhi.

Religions

Hindu and Muslim families reside in Thana Bhawan. Ancient Devi bhawan and other famous temples like Jassu wala, Ashram Panchtirthi and Jahar veer Goga Ji Maadhi is situated here. Every year a grand MELA organised in worship of Goga Ji. Mollana Ashraf Ali Sahab Thanvi's House, his grave & Khanka (Masjid, Madarasa & Library), Mollana Fateh Mohammed Sahab House and Mollana Ashraf Ali Sahab Thanvi House is also situated in Thana Bhawan.

Education

There are five Inter colleges: Kisan Inter College, Divya Public School, Lala Lajpat Rai Inter College and Lala Lajpat Rai Kanya Inter College. Arpan Senior Secondary School, and Alpine International School. There are high schools: Sanatan Dharm Higher Secondary School and Saraswati Public Junior High School situated.

Talib Express is first choice of Thana Bhawan's Students and Rural area as well where students apply On-line Form,Project,Admission form/Scholarship form/Photo state,lamination/Rubber stamp/and all kinds of Printing Works etc.

There is only one college Chaudhary Atar Singh Degree College which is affiliated to C. C. S. University, Meerut. which offers art courses. It was opened with the objective to provide higher education to the town people so that they can study at their town and not to travel to nearby city for graduation.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Thana Bhawan had a population of 31,183. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Thana Bhawan has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54%, and female literacy is 39%. In Thana Bhawan, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thana Bhawan is also a state constituency itself, which has nearly 240,000 voters.

Notable personalities

Mollana Ashraf Ali Sahab Thanvi is the world famous personality of the town. He set down the great example for the people of the town. The people of all religion had respect him and he wrote more than thousand books in his life.

References

↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=121833
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

External links

Cities and towns in Shamli district

Shamli	Shamli Ailum Balwa Gujran Garhi Pukhta Kairana Kandhla Jhinjhana Jalalabad Banat Thana Bhawan Un

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