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| name                    = Kunjpura
| native_name             = 'the heron's nest' बगुले का घोंसला
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| other_name              = Najabat Naghar
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Haryana, India
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| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Karnal district|Karnal]]
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| demographics1_info1     = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code             = 132022
| registration_plate   = HR
| website                 = {{URL|haryana.gov.in}}
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'''Kunjpura''' is a village in the [[Karnal district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Haryana]], about 10&nbsp;km northeast of [[Karnal]] city and about 130&nbsp;km north of the national capital, [[Delhi]]. It is on the right bank (west bank) of the [[Yamuna River]], off the [[Grand Trunk Road]] that runs from [[Amritsar]] to [[Delhi]] and further on to [[Calcutta]].
== Overview ==
Kunjpura was founded by [https://kunjpura.wixsite.com/najabatkhan Nawab Najabat Khan] in 1729. Kunjpura village has a fort with a long history. It was a major halting point for those who traveled from [[Khyber Pass]] to [[Delhi]] before modern metalled roads came to be. In 1739, an Afghan adventurer, [[Najabat Khan]], was granted a chiefdom by [[Nadir Shah]] as ''[[nawab]]'' at Kunjpura. Kunjpura was won by the forces of [[Maratha Empire]] in 1761. A senior secondary school is located at the entry point in this Village.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Haryana: Past and Present|author=Sharma, S.K.|date=2006|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788183240468|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VE71IqAC0YYC|page=221|accessdate=2014-11-23}}</ref>
==Sainik School, Kunjpura==
{{main article|Sainik School, Kunjpura}}
The [[Sainik School]] situated west of Kunjpura village was started in 1961 on the large property that originally belonged to the last Nawab of Kunjpura, Ibrahim Ali Khan. The property passed into the hands of the Defence Ministry as the nawab migrated to Pakistan after the independence of India and died in Lahore in 1952. The alumni of the school have done well in the Military establishments as well as in the civilian life. The old boys of the school are called Kunjeans.
==People and economy==
The landowners of the village are of one religion and no caste system. The economy of the village is booming compared to many villages in the state of [[Haryana]]. The market is large relative to normal villages and the traders are quite prosperous. This could be attributed to the large buying power of the residents of the [[Sainik School]] situated nearby. The soil is alluvial in nature and the [[Yamuna]] river is not too far. Thus, irrigation is not an issue for the farmers and they are easily able to harvest more than two crops a year.
==References==
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[[Category:Karnal]]
[[Category:Villages in Karnal district]]
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