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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shamli
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image_skyline = Hanuman Tilla, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.jpg
| image_caption = Hanuman tilla in Shamli
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shamli district|Shamli]]
| established_title = <!-- Established -->
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Indian
| governing_body = [[Municipality]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 11
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 254
| population_total = 1,07,233 <ref name="census-2011">{{citation|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Register General and Census Commissioner, India |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[language|Khari Boli]]
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|29.45|77.32|display=inline}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 247776
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 1398
| registration_plate = UP-19
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population|Nearby cities]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[New Delhi]], [[Panipat]], [[Karnal]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Meerut]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha| Lok Sabha constituency]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kairana (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kairana]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituency]]
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Shamli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shamli]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank4_info_sec1 = 1000:928 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = literacy_rate
| blank5_info_sec1 = 90%
| website = {{URL|http://www.shamli.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}
'''Shamli''' is a city and the headquarters of [[Shamli district]], in the [[Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division.
==History==
According to the mythological story, in Dawpar yug Lord Krishana passed through the city before proceeding towards Kurukshetra from Hastinapur and in his way he took a quick pit stop under the trees of Barne located at Hanuman Tilla (Hanuman Dham) Shamli and drank some water from the nearby well. Later on, signs of Baba Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) blessed the place (which was known as “Shyamvali” previously) and had its name changed to “Shyama Nagri”, which eventually came to be known as Shamli. According to some stories, the town was founded by Kunti's son Bheem Sen.
It is considered to be a very important place as the bank to Indian culture and freedom movement. According to available pieces of evidence, Maratha warriors developed it as a Cantonment area and later used it as a garrison as it was considered one of the safest places to hide from the Britishers during the Independence Movement. During British Raj, freedom fighters burned the “Purani Teshil” and started the 1857 Kranti and sacrificed themselves. As a consequence of their action, the town was stripped of its administrative importance.
<ref name="About Shamli">{{citation|url=https://shamli.nic.in/about-district|format=PDF|publisher= District Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh|title= About District|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] Ms [[Mayawati]]. In July 2012, the district was renamed Shamli by [[Akhilesh Yadav]], who became Chief Minister in 2012.<ref>{{citation|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/up-government-changes-names-of-eight-districts-mayawati-fumes/articleshow/15109160.cms?from=mdr|title= UP government changes names of eight districts|access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>
==Location==
It is {{cvt|100|km}} from Delhi, {{cvt|65|km}} from Meerut and Saharanpur, {{cvt|40|km}} from each Muzaffarnagar, Karnal and Panipat.
==Geography==
Shamli is located at {{Coord|29.45|N|77.32|E|}}.<ref name="frg-shamli">{{cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Shamli.html |publisher=Falling Rain Genomics Inc |title=Shamli |access-date=15 October 2012}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|254|m|ft}}.
==Demographics==
{{see also|List of cities in Uttar Pradesh}}
Provisional data from the 2011 census shows that Shamli has a population of 107,233, of which 57,236 are male and 49,997 are female. The literacy rate is 82.97 per cent.<ref name="census-2011">{{citation|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Register General and Census Commissioner, India |access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref> Shamli became the first ODF (Open Defecation Free) district of Uttar Pradesh, made by the leading efforts of DM Sujeet Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Involving Community: How Shamli Became Uttar Pradesh’s First Open Defecation Free District|url= http://swachhindia.ndtv.com/involving-community-how-shamli-became-uttar-pradeshs-first-open-defecation-free-district-7700/|website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IAS Posting Detail|url=http://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?169|website=Government of Uttar Pradesh}}</ref>
==Transport==
Shamli has public transport connectivity. There are trains run from Delhi to Shamli and Saharanpur Though, multiple bus services compromising of UP, Haryana Roadways and various UPSRTC A.C buses for Delhi and Lucknow, both private and public, run during the day.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110903013316/http://www.upelections.co.in/ Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections]
*[http://www.upelections.co.in/uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituencies/shamli Shamli Assembly Elections]
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