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Thana Bhawan

Field	Value
name	Thana Bhawan
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Thanabhawan sunset panorama - panoramio.jpg
pushpin_map	India Uttar Pradesh
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Shamli
established_title
government_type	Democratic
governing_body	Bhartiya Janta Party
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_footnotes	36,669
population_total	36,669
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
population_footnotes
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi, Urdu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type
postal_code	247777
registration_plate	UP-19

Thana Bhawan is a town in Shamli district (formerly part of Muzaffarnagar district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was known as Prabuddhnagar first time, when this district came into focus. It is situated on Delhi–Shamli national highway, it is 100 km away from Delhi, 45 km from Saharanpur, 38 km from Muzaffarnagar and 59.6 km away from Panipat (Haryana). Border of this district is connected with district Muzaffarnagar in east and with Haryana in west and with Saharanpur in north and with district Baghpat it is connected in south. It is 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 Muslims families. It is situated on the Delhi–Saharanpur highway NH 709B around 120 km from Delhi.

Religions

Hindu and Muslim families reside in Thana Bhawan. The ancient Devi Bhawan Temple and other temples like Jassu Wala, Ashram Panchtirthi and Jahar Veer Goga Ji Maadhi are situated here. Every year a grand mela is organised in worship of Gogaji. The town is home to Ashraf Ali Thanwi's house, his grave, madrasa and library. Maulana Fateh Mohammed's house is also situated in Thana Bhawan.

Education

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

There is only one college, Chaudhary Atar Singh Degree College, which is affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. It was opened with the objective of providing higher education to the town's people so that they could study in their own town.

Demographics

, 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 UP State Assembly constituency itself, with nearly 240,000 voters.

Notable personalities

Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863–1943) was an Indian Islamic scholar of the Deobandi movement. He wrote more than a thousand books.
Shaukat Thanvi (1904–1963), whose family came from Thana Bhawan, was a Pakistani journalist, essayist, columnist, novelist, short story writer, broadcaster, playwright, humorist and poet. He received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award in 1963 from the President of Pakistan.
Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi (1915-1980) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar

Economy

Thana Bhawan is famous for the production of many crops, the main ones being rice, wheat, garlic, onions, potato, and sugarcane. This place is also famous for clothes, garments, grocery and other items markets. The nearby village people come here to purchase daily needs items.

References

"Census of India: Search Details".
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
Parekh, Rauf. (6 May 2008). "Biography of Shaukat Thanvi". [[Dawn (newspaper).

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