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Gautam Buddha Nagar ? The Industrial Hub of U.P

December 5, 2025 | by monuyadaver@gmail.com

History of Gautam Buddha Nagar

 

The name “Gautam Buddha Nagar” was officially adopted in 1997 to honor the spiritual leader Gautama Buddha and reflects a connection to India’s spiritual heritage.

 

The District Gautam Buddha Nagar was formed on 6/9/97 with effect from Govt. order no 1249/97/82/97 by carving out the portions of Ghaziabad and Bulandshahar. District Gautam Buddha Nagar includes Dadri and Bisrakh blocks carved out of ghaziabad, while Dankaur and Jewar blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahar District. 18 other villages from Bulandshahar have also been carved out and have been included in Dankaur and Jewar.

However the Gautam Buddha Nagar area occupied by this district has a very glorious past, which has a root in Tretayug (Ramayan Kaal) as  Bisrakh the birthplace of Rawan s father, Viseswa Rishi, lies in this land. In Dwapar Yug (Mahabharat Kaal)- Dankore was the Dronacharya s Ashram, where Kaurav n Pandav took their training in Astra n Shastra. Eklavaya-the disciple of Dronacharya also hails from this place.

People from Gautam Buddha Nagar were actively associated with the National Freedom Struggle. Shri Gopi Chand, Shri Ram Nath, Shri Harsharan Singh etc. are a few names. Even Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev n Rajguru used village  Nalgara – on Noida-Greater Noida Express way to hide during the freedom struggle. They planned bomb attack on assembly from Nalgara.

History of Gautam Buddha Nagar and part of India ?
History of Gautam Buddha Nagar and part of India ?

About District

 

The District Gautam Buddha Nagar was formed on 6/9/97 with effect from Govt. order no 1249/97/82/97 by carving out the portions of Ghaziabad and Bulandshahar.

District Gautam Buddha Nagar includes Dadri and Bisrakh blocks carved out of ghaziabad, while Dankaur and Jewar blocks have been carved out of Bulandshahar District. 18 other villages from Bulandshahar have also been carved out and have been included in Dankaur and Jewar.

 

AT A GLANCE

 

Area Population Literacy Villages Male Female
1442 Sq. Km. 16,48000 80.1% 423 890000 758000

Geographical and Economical Structure

 

Geographical Position

 

District Gautam Buddha Nagar is situated in the west of Uttar Pradesh.The district has area between the two main rivers of india namely Ganga and Yamuna. In the North of the district Ghaziabad and borders of Delhi,in the south Aligarh, In the east Bulandshahar, in the west Border of Haryana State are located.

Due to the Sandy and Loam Soil , the main crops of the district are wheat, rice and sugar cane . In some areas, millet is also planted. The total geographical area of the district is 1442 sq. km.

Administrative Divisions

 

The district Gautam Buddha Nagar is divided into three TEHSILS named as Sadar, Dadri & Jewar. Tehsils are divided into Development Blocks. Dankaur is the development block in the Sadar tehsil, Bisrakh & Dadri are the development blocks in the Dadri Tehsil, Jewar is the development block in the Jewar tehsil.

Source of Living

 

The main source of living for the people of this district is agriculture.The main crops of the district are wheat, rice and sugar cane . In some areas, millet is also planted. However, due to Noida & Greater Noida industrial area under Bisrakh block , the main means of livelihood here are industrial workers, technical, engineering & management services.

Economical Structure

 

Being in the purview of ncr, the development of the district is moving with a fast pace.Noida & Greater Noida of the district are world class industrial hubs.In Noida / Greater Noida industrial areas many large scale industries have been established by the multinational companies like Daewoo Motor, HONDA MANUFACTURING, CL, BPL, LG, HCL , etc. Industrialisation is taking place in other areas of the district also.So, in terms of economical structure the district is important not just at state level but also at national level. 25% of the total revenue of Uttar Pradesh is recieved from Gautam Buddh Nagar.

What is Climate and It’s factors

What is Climate and It’s factors

Tehsil

 

The Tehsil play a pivotal role in the District administration. Sub Divisonal Magistrate in the Cadre of P.C.S heads the Tehsil. He acts as the Sub Divisonal Magistrate for maintaining Law and Order in his jurisdiction. He deals mainly with law and order, scheduled areas/agency areas, general elections, revenue cases, public grievance, civil supplies etc..

The Tehsildar who also belongs to P.C.S Cadre assists SDM is his day to day activities like Revenue administration under various enactments in the Tehsil. He is also designated as Additional District Magistrate. He deals mainly with law and order, scheduled areas/agency areas, general elections, revenue cases, public grievance, civil supplies etc.

Lots of Other Clerical staff etc. are there to assist them in their day to day activities

Gautam Buddha Nagar has 3 tehsils namely

  1. Sadar

  2. Dadri

  3. Jewar

Subdivision & Blocks

There are 4 Blocks in our district

  1. Bisrakh

  2. Dadri

  3. Dankaur

  4. Jewar

Village & Panchayats

There are a total of 423 Villages in the district, of which

  • Notified Villages: 287
  • Nyay Panchayat: 14
  • Gram Panchayat: 88
  • Revenue Village: 120
  • Habitat Village: 112
  • Non Habitat Village: 8

Constituencies

There is one Parliamentry constituency with the name Gautam Buddh nagar &

three assembly Constituency with the name Noida,Dadri & Jewar.

Source  – https://gbnagar.nic.in/

 

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