Izzatnagar
Neighbourhood in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Izzatnagar railway station | |
  Izzatnagar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28.388607°N 79.421797°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Metro | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Bareilly Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 243 122 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bareilly City, Bareilly division, Uttar Pradesh |
| Civic agency | Bareilly Municipal Corporation |
Izzatnagar also houses the famous Trishul Air-base of Indian Air Force.
History
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
- 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
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.
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