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Panipat (Hindi: पानीपत,
Punjabi: ਪਾਨੀਪਤ)
is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana
state, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on NH-1 and comes under
the National Capital Region of Delhi. Three battles fought
at the city were turning points in Indian history.
History
Panipat was one of the five cities (prasthas) founded by the
Pandava brothers during the times of the Mahabharata; its
historic name being Panduprastha. Panipat was the scene of
three pivotal battles in Indian history.
The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526
between Ibrahim Lodhi, Sultan of Delhi, and the Timurid
warlord Zaheeruddin Babur. Babur's force defeated Ibrahim's
much larger force of over one lakh (one hundred thousand)
soldiers.
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556
between the forces of Akbar and Samrat Hem Chandra
Vikramaditya, the Hindu King of North India, who had
captured the large states of Agra and Delhi defeating
Akbar's forces. Hindu king, also known as Hemu Vikramaditya
had won 22 battles against the Afghan rebels from 1553-1556,
and had his coronation at Purana Quila in Delhi on 7th Oct.
1556 and had established Hindu Raj in North India, before
the 2nd battle of Panipat. Akbar and Bairam Khan did not
participate in the war and were stationed 16 km from the
battle field, with the instructions to run away to Kabul in
case of defeat. Hemu had a large army, and initially his
forces were on winning spree, but suddenly Hemu was struck
by an arrow in the eye and he lost his senses. On not seeing
him in his Ohda on the back of Elephant, his army fled. He
was later captured and beheaded by the Mughals. His head was
sent to Kabul to be hanged outside Delhi Darwaza and torsoe
was hanged outside Purana Quila in Delhi. Second battle of
Panipat, thus ended the 'Hindu Raj' established by Hemu in
north India, though for a short duration.
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the
Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas under
Sadashivrao Bhau of Pune. Ahmad Shah won it but with a very
heavy casualty on both sides.
The famous Urdu shayar Maulana Hali was born in Panipat.
Geography
Panipat is located at 29.39°N 76.97°E. It has an average
elevation of 219 metres (718 feet).
Panipat is situated on Shershah Suri Marg (now known as G.T.
road - N.H.1.), 90 KM from Delhi. The three sides of this
Panipat touch other districts of Haryana - Karnal in the
north, Jind in the west and Sonipat in the south. Panipat
borders Uttar Pradesh across Yamuna in the east.
Panipat was the part of District Karnal until 31 October
1989. It was separated from Karnal, along with another
subdivison, Assandh Tehsil. When the District was re-formed
on 1 January 1992, Assandh Tehsil was excluded. The newly
constructed flyover in the year 2008 is one of longest
flyover in India on GT Road.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Panipat had a population of
967,449. Males constitute 55% of the population and females
45%. Panipat has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher
than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%,
and female literacy is 64%. In Panipat, 14% of the
population is under 6 years of age.
Industries
Panipat is a city of textiles and carpets. It is the biggest
centre for quality blankets and carpets in India and has a
handloom weaving industry. The "Achar Pachranga" is a well
known Indian pickle produced since 1925. The company was
brought to Panipat in 1947 after the partition of India.
Panipat also has heavy industry, with a refinery of the
Indian Oil Corporation, a National Thermal Power Corporation
power plant and a National Fertilizers Limited plant.
Some salient features of industry in
Panipat include:
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Three major public sector projects:
the Indian Oil Corporation oil refinery, the National
Fertilizers Limited plant and the thermal power station.
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Biggest centre in the country for
producing shoddy (recycled) yarn, and a large consumer
of rags for reprocessing.
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Biggest centre in the country for
producing low priced blankets, a traditional supplier of
barrack blankets to the armed forces.
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Biggest centre in the country engaged
in export of cotton durries, made-ups, throws and mats.
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Samalkha, a small town near Panipat,
is known for foundry work and supply of agricultural
machinery to neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
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The town has infrastructure such as
rail, road and inland container depots well suited to
industry and export.
Places Of Interest
The main places of attraction are "Panipat Battles Museum",
Hemu's 'Samadhi-sthal' and camp site of Babur and Akbar at
village Sodhapur, the grave of Ibrahim Lodhi, Kabuli Bagh,
Devi Mandir, Kala Amb, Salar Gunj Gate, and the tomb of the
thirteenth century sufi saint Bu Ali Shah Qalandartau devi
lal park
'Kala Amb' is a memorial built in memory of the soldiers who
died in the 3rd battle of Panipat. It is said that blood of
the dead soldiers was mixed with the soil and the fruit of a
mango tree became black in color and hence the name "Kala
Amb," meaning "Black Mango."Although it is a variety of
mango almost at the verge of extinction.This is now a
picturesque sight with long plush lawn where people love to
sit and gossip on weekends. Now various mega malls have also
been built in Panipat, for example Mittal Mega Mall, Cinemax,
Prime Angels, Reliance Mega Mart. There is also a flyover
that aims to regulate the traffic going towards Delhi,
extending from Yamuna Enclave to the end of Panipat NFL.
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Education institutions in Panipat
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S D (PG) College
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I B College
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Arya College
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Govt.PG college(NC College of
Engenering), Israna
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Engineering colleges & Management
Colleges
kinder kin college of education
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INC( The Icfai National College),
G.T.Road, Panipat,A Prime destination for MBA Education.
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N C College of Engineering, Israna
NCCE
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Panipat Institute of Engineering &
Technology, Samalkha PIET
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S.D. Institute of Technology and
Management, Israna SDIT
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N.C.College of Engg for women,Israna.
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Asia Pacific Institute of Information
Technology (APIIT SD INDIA) APIIT
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Sansi Institute of Theft Technology,
Vikash Nagar, Panipat'
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Garg Institute of Information
Technology Panipat
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Panipat Yellow Pages
Sh. Balbir Pal Shah
M.L.A., Panipat
Telephone Directory
Panipat Property Bazar
College Ranking
STD Code
01742
Pin Code
132 103
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