Purkazi

Purkazi or Purquazi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This town shares its border with the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, serving as a connecting link between the two regions. Located in close proximity to the state border, Purkazi offers easy access to nearby towns and cities in both states.

Purkazi Qazi Pur (Purquazi)
Town
Purkazi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Purkazi Purkazi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°39′29″N 77°50′31″E / 29.65806°N 77.84194°E / 29.65806; 77.84194
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Muzaffarnagar
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Purkazi Nagar Panchayat
• Chairman	Zaheer Farooqui (Adv.)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,516
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	251327
Vehicle registration	UP 12
Website	up.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Purkazi has a population ^[1] of 27,516 which includes 14,332 males and 13,184 females. Children comprise 4,575 of the total population of Purkazi. The Nagar panchayat has 13,244 illiterate people out of which 7,736 are males and 5,508 are females.

Location

Purkazi is located on NH 58, Delhi-Dehradun highway, 56 km from the holy city of Ganges.

Historical significance (Suli Wala Bagh)

The Suli Wala Bagh located in Purkazi is the witness to the mass murder of 500 freedom fighters after the first war of independence in 1857 when the English collector ordered them to be hanged for disobeying British government rule. The citizens of Purkazi are demanding Suli wala Bagh to be declared as a National ‘Shaheed Sthal’. Thousands of people participated in a Tiranga Yatra on 15 August 2018.^[2][3]

Events

The Chairman of Purkazi, Advocate Zaheer Farooqui has been observing Shaheed Diwas (Martyr's Day)^[4] every year on 23 March since 2017 to commemorate the sacrifices of Indian freedom fighters.

Zaheer Farooqui also hosted the patriotic program "Ek Shaam Shaheedon Ke Naam" in Purkazi on 23 March 2019.^[5] On this occasion, tributes were paid to the freedom fighters and the martyrs of Pulwama. The relatives of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Vir Abdul Hamid, and the families of CRPF personnel who died in the Pulwama Terror attack attended the event, among others.^[6][7]

References

1. "Census of India: Search Details". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
2. "Declare Sooli Waga Balalgh as National Shaheed Sthal". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via Press Reader.
3. "सूली वाले बाग को शहीद स्थल घोषित कराने की है भाकियू की मांग". Uttar Pradesh News, UP News ,Hindi News Portal ,यूपी की ताजा खबरें. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "India Remembers Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, And Sukhdev on Martyrs' Day; Read 10 Motivational Quotes". www.india.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
5. "अभी नहीं बना शहीदों के सपनों का हिदुस्तान -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
6. "पुरकाजी में शहीदों के परिजनों को किया गया सम्मानित - Uttar Pradesh". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
7. ठाकुर, सत्येन्द्र (23 March 2021). "शहीद दिवस पर अमर शहीदों के जयकारों से गूंजा सूली वाला बाग". www.khojinews.co.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 March 2024.