Purkazi

Purkazi or Purquazi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This town shares its border with the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, serving as a connecting link between the two regions. Located in close proximity to the state border, Purkazi offers easy access to nearby towns and cities in both states.

Purkazi
Qazi Pur (Purquazi)
Town
Purkazi is located in Uttar Pradesh
Purkazi
Purkazi
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Purkazi is located in India
Purkazi
Purkazi
Purkazi (India)
Coordinates: 29°39′29″N 77°50′31″E
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMuzaffarnagar
Government
 • TypeNagar Panchayat
 • BodyPurkazi Nagar Panchayat
 • ChairmanZaheer Farooqui (Adv.)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,516
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
251327
Vehicle registrationUP 12
Websiteup.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Purkazi has a population [1] of 27,516 which includes 14,332 males and 13,184 females. Children comprise 4,575 of the total population of Purkazi. The Nagar panchayat has 13,244 illiterate people out of which 7,736 are males and 5,508 are females.

Location

Purkazi is located on NH 58, Delhi-Dehradun highway, 56 km from the holy city of Ganges.

Historical significance (Suli Wala Bagh)

The Suli Wala Bagh located in Purkazi is the witness to the mass murder of 500 freedom fighters after the first war of independence in 1857 when the English collector ordered them to be hanged for disobeying British government rule. The citizens of Purkazi are demanding Suli wala Bagh to be declared as a National ‘Shaheed Sthal’. Thousands of people participated in a Tiranga Yatra on 15 August 2018.[2][3]

Events

The Chairman Advocate Farooqui has organized the patriotic program "Ek Shaam Shaheedon Ke Naam" in Purkazi since 2017. On 23 March 2019, tributes were paid to the freedom fighters and the martyrs of Pulwama. The relatives of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Vir Abdul Hamid, and the families of CRPF personnel who died in the Pulwama Terror attack attended, among others.[4][5]

References
  1. "Census of India: Search Details". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Declare Sooli Waga Balalgh as National Shaheed Sthal". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via Press Reader.
  3. "सूली वाले बाग को शहीद स्थल घोषित कराने की है भाकियू की मांग". Uttar Pradesh News, UP News ,Hindi News Portal ,यूपी की ताजा खबरें. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "अभी नहीं बना शहीदों के सपनों का हिदुस्तान". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "पुरकाजी में शहीदों के परिजनों को किया गया सम्मानित - Uttar Pradesh". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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