Ghaziabad History

Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 by the emperor, Ghazi-ud-din, who called it Ghaziuddinnagar after himself and built a spacious structure consisting of 120 rooms of masonry with pointed arches. After the opening the railway line the name of the place was shortened to Ghaziabad. As its boundary is adjacent to Delhi, it acts as the main entrance of Uttar Pradesh and that is why it is also called the GATEWAY OF U.P. Ghaziabad district, carved out of Meerut district in 14/11/1976.

The district of Ghaziabad is situated in the middle of Ganga-Yamuna doab.It is roughly rectangular, its length is 75 kms and its breadth is 37 kms. On the North, its bounded by the district of Meerut, on the South, its bounded by Bulandshahar and Gautambudh Nagar and on the South-west by the National Capital Delhi State and on the East by the distinct Jyotibaphule Nagar. River Hindon flows through the city dividing it into east of Hindon (Cis Hindon Area i.e. CHA) and west of Hindon (Trans Hindon Area i.e. THA). The status of Ghaziabad was upgraded from Municipal Board to Municipal Corporation on 31 August 1994 following 74th constitution Amendment Act 1992 and conformity legislation by state government.

The city has grown at very fast pace during the last three decades to emerge as a Metro and strengthen its economic base. Ghaziabad is a growing industrial city. On account of its rapid industrialization and its proximity to Delhi, It became the Industrial Hub of UP. After Kanpur, Ghaziabad is the biggest industrial city in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) state. Ghaziabad has also become an Educational Hub in NCR region.