Shamli
Sign in to saveShamli is a city and the headquarters of Shamli district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division of Uttar Pradesh.
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Place details
- Locality
- Shamli
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 97,966
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shamli
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hanuman Tilla, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Hanuman tilla in Shamli
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shamli
- Settlement.government_type
- Indian
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipality Chairman=Arvind Sangal
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_rank
- 11
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 254
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,07,233
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 26.23
- Elevation
- 248
- Image
- Hanuman Tilla, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1318
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- postal code
- 247776
- Commons category
- Shamli
- P12749
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Shamli is a city and the headquarters of Shamli district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division of Uttar Pradesh.
==History== According to the mythological story, in Dvapara Yuga Lord Krishna passed through the city before proceeding towards Kurukshetra from Hastinapur and in his way he took a quick pit stop under the trees of Barne located at Hanuman Tilla in Shamli and drank some water from the nearby well. Later on, signs of Baba Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) blessed the place (which was known as “Shyamvali” previously) and had its name changed to “Shyama Nagri”, which eventually came to be known as Shamli. According to some stories, the town was founded by Kunti's son Bhima.
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