Modinagar

Modinagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

MODINAGAR
Town
Laxmi narayan Mandir, Modinagar,
MODINAGAR
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28.828°N 77.569°E / 28.828; 77.569
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictGhaziabad
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Committee
 • MLADr. Manju Shivach [1]
 • Chairman of NPPMr. Ashok Maheshwari [2]
Elevation
219.16 m (719.03 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total130,325
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
201204
Telephone code01232
Vehicle registrationUP14
Websitewww.nppmodinagar.com

The city was founded in 1933 by Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi who established the Modi Group of Industries here along with his brother, Kedar Nath Modi. It is approximately 45 kilometres north-east of New Delhi. It is situated on Ghaziabad Meerut National Highway No. 58, approximately equally distant from Meerut and Ghaziabad. It is best known as the home of Modi Mills. In recent years, Modinagar has been developed as an educational hub as many new institutions are being established in and around the city due to its location in National Capital Region.

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Boundaries

It lies in Lat. 280 50' north and Long. 770 35' east, 25 km north-east of Ghaziabad.

Modinagar lies on the Delhi-Mussoorie National Highway (NH-58). Parallel to this road runs the Delhi-Saharanpur section of the Northern Railway. A metalled road going to Hapur originates from the city. Modinagar railway station is in between Meerut and Ghaziabad stations. Most of the major express trains as well as all general passenger trains from Delhi to Meerut-Haridwar-Dehradun route stop at this railway station.

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References
  1. "Modinagar MLA"
  2. "Modinagar Chairman"
  3. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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