Modinagar

Modinagar
Town
Laxmi narayan Mandir, Modinagar,
Modinagar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°49′41″N 77°34′08″E / 28.828°N 77.569°E / 28.828; 77.56928°49′41″N 77°34′08″E / 28.828°N 77.569°E / 28.828; 77.569
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghaziabad
Government
• Body	Municipal Committee
• MLA	Dr. Manju Shivach [1]
• Chairman of NPP	Mr. Ashok Maheshwari [2]
Elevation	219.16 m (719.03 ft)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	130,325
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	201204
Telephone code	01232
Vehicle registration	UP14
Website	www.nppmodinagar.com

Modinagar is a town and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It's just 24 km from Ghaziabad city, 48 km from New Delhi. It is a part of National Capital Region.

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 business conglomerate Modi Enterprises. 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. Modinagar is also a part of Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. It is connected to recently constructed Delhi - Meerut Expressway (NE-3) via Bhojpur exit.

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.

Economics[]

Modinagar is known as the home of Modi Enterprises. The area has long been associated with sugar mills. The climate and good irrigation are ideal for growing fruit and vegetables. In recent years, Modinagar has grown as a bedroom community to Delhi and hosts a growing technology industry.

Education[]

• A M M Public School
• Dayawati Modi Public School
• Green Land Academy
• Katar Singh Memorial Inter College
• Shiksha International School
• St Teresas Academy
• Summerfield College of Higher Education
• Trm Public School

See also[]

• Gujarmal Modi

References[]

https://web.archive.org/web/20110528213837/http://www.acledu.co.in/

• Herdeck, Margaret; Gita Piramal (1985). India's industrialists, Volume 1 India's Industrialists. Lynne Rienner. ISBN 0-89410-415-2.
• Saxena, Aruna (1989). Perspectives in industrial geography: a case study of an industrial city of Uttar Pradesh. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 81-7022-250-8.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Modinagar.

• Modinagar City Nagar-Palika Website