Najibabad

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Najibabad (Hindi: नजीबाबाद; Urdu: نجيب آباد ) is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has a railway junction and is one of the administrative blocks of the Bijnor district. It is well connected to all major cities of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand via national highway #119 and #74 respectively.

Najibabad also has an All India Radio station. The town is an important trade center for timber, sugar and grain. There are manufacturing units that deal with metal, shoes, blankets and cotton. The second largest Coca-Cola bottling plant in the country is also located in the outskirts of the city.

Najibabad has some good hotels as well. Some of them are Hotel Walia residency, Hotel Kanha Royal Salute.

Geography

Najibabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 245&nbsp;metres (803&nbsp;feet).

People's representative

The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Najibabad is Sheesh Ram. Bijnor district Official website. najibabad is part of nagina parliamentary constituency, and current M.P is Yashveer Singh.

History

In 1901, Najibabad had a population of 19,568. Even today, several architectural remains of Rohilla magnificence can be found within the city .

Najibabad is also the birth place of Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain. <big>Sahu Shanti Prasad...
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