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Moradabad () is an industrial city, police commissionerate and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is on the banks of the Ramganga river, from the national capital, New Delhi and 356 km north-west of the state capital, Lucknow. Based on the 2011 census, it is the tenth most populous city in the state and 54th most populous city in the country. It is one of the largest cities in the Western UP region, and a hub for employment, education, industry, culture and administration.

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Moradabad is a city and municipal corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It serves as the capital of both Moradabad district and Moradabad division. The city was established in 1625 and has an area of 349 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 198 meters.

The population of Moradabad is 887,871. The city is located in the UTC+05:30 time zone and uses the postal code 244001. Its local dialing code is 591. The official names for the city are मुरादाबाद and مراد آباد.

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Place details

Locality
Moradabad
Region
Uttar Pradesh
Country
India
Population
721,139
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Air quality

105US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
PM2.5
32.1 µg/m³
PM10
32.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

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City
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Brass City
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An old map of Moradabad (1955)
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India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia
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Moradabad
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Location in Uttar Pradesh
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Country
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State
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District
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Uttar Pradesh
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Moradabad
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Established
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1625
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MP
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Ruchi Veera (SP)
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Metric

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
مراد آباد
Country
India
Population
887871
Area
349
Elevation
198
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Moradabad 009.jpg
Dialing code
591
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Commons category
Moradabad
topic's main category
Category:Moradabad
postal code
244001
inception
1625-00-00
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Travel guide

Understand

Moradabad is an industrial city famous for its brassware. It is also known as Birthplace of the origins of Urdu, and an important railway junction in Northern India.

Get in

You can go to Moradabad by using railways as well as roadways.

Get around

You can visit the malls such as: Westend Mall, Crossroad Mall, Parsvnath Mall, Rap Mall, Pacific Mall, Tdi Mall, Parsvnath Square, Parsvnath Plaza, Tdi Arcade, Wave.

You can also visit the Deer Park and the Prem Wonderland.

Buy

Moradabad has a huge market of brass utensils, brass ornaments jewelry and handicrafts. The city exports a huge amount brass-ware to other countries.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~45 min read

Encyclopedic overview

51 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Delhi Sultanate era (12th century–16th century)
  • Mughal empire (1539–1742)
  • Rohilkhand state (1742–1774)
  • Oudh state (1774–1801)
  • British Empire (1801–1947)
  • The Rebellion of 1857
  • Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India Movement
  • Post-independence (1947–present)
  • 1980 Hindu-Muslim riots
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Religion
  • Language
  • Literacy
  • Government and politics
  • Civic administration
  • Municipal finance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Manufacturing
  • Export
  • Special Economic Zone
  • Cityscape
  • Parks and recreation spaces
  • Shopping centres
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Arts and literature
  • Cuisine
  • Education
  • Higher education
  • Schools
  • Police training institutions
  • Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC)
  • Transport
  • Public transport
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Air
  • Media
  • Environmental issues
  • Floods
  • Pollution
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Moradabad () is an industrial city, police commissionerate and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is on the banks of the Ramganga river, from the national capital, New Delhi and 356 km north-west of the state capital, Lucknow. Based on the 2011 census, it is the tenth most populous city in the state and 54th most populous city in the country. It is one of the largest cities in the Western UP region, and a hub for employment, education, industry, culture and administration.

The city is sometimes called Pital Nagri ("Brass City") for its brass handicrafts, which are exported across the world. In the last few decades it has started emerging as a hub for working in other metals also, including aluminium, steel, and iron. In October 2014, financial daily Livemint included Moradabad in its list of "25 emerging cities to watch out for in 2025".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moradabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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