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Izzatnagar

Coordinates: 28°23′19″N 79°25′18″E / 28.388607°N 79.421797°E / 28.388607; 79.421797
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Izzatnagar
Neighbourhood
Izzatnagar railway station
Izzatnagar railway station
Izzatnagar is located in Uttar Pradesh
Izzatnagar
Izzatnagar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°23′19″N 79°25′18″E / 28.388607°N 79.421797°E / 28.388607; 79.421797
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBareilly district, Uttar Pradesh
MetroBareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Government
 • BodyBareilly Municipal Corporation
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
243 122
Lok Sabha constituencyBareilly (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBareilly City, Bareilly division, Uttar Pradesh
Civic agencyBareilly Municipal Corporation

Izzatnagar is a locality in Bareilly in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The railway station it houses is one of the three Divisional Headquarters of North Eastern Railways.[1] Izzatnagar is also the location of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Railway Mechanical Workshop [Established in year 1913], Diesel Loco Shed and Hartmann College.

Izzatnagar also houses the famous Trishul Air-base of Indian Air Force.

History

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It is named after Sir Alexander Izat (1844–1920), a Scottish engineer and director of the Bengal and North Western Railway. He specialized in Bridge Engineering and came to Izzatnagar in 1896.

Famous attractions

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  • Dhopeshwar Nath temple
  • Trivti Nathan temple
  • Railway Officers Colony – Road no. 2, Izzatnagar. (It contains 12 Bungalows, on a 1 Kilometre long road, that age back to 1900s and are still in use by current bureaucrats and highly reputed Indian government officers.)
  • Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar.
  • Izzatnagar Kalibari, Krishna Nagar (Established in 1970)
  • Shiv Parvati Temple
  • ST. PAUL Church
  • St. Lawrence Church (Established in 1966)
  • Masihi Kalisiya Church, Defence Colony, Izzatnagar
  • Balaji (Vishnu) Temple, Rajendra-nagar, Izzatnagar.
  • Funcity, Pilibhit bypass road.
  • Sai Baba Mandir
  • Bada Bagh Hanuman Mandir

Education

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Gulab Rai Montessori (GRM)Vidyalaya AFS, Bareilly, Kendriya Vidyalaya IVRI, Bareilly, Kendriya Vidyalaya NER, Bareilly Sacred hearts sr. Sec. Public school, Bareilly. Jai Narayan S V M Inter college, Bareilly.

Nearby Places

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References

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