City Population (Census 2011) 887,871 Principle Language Hindi, English and Urdu Literates 68.75 % PIN 244001 Telephone Code 0591
The city is known as Pital Nagri ("Brass City") for its famous brass handicrafts industry. Moradabad is a commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, At a distance of 167 km (104 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow.
Founded by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehar under the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, Moradabad is named after prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of the emperor. Soon after its establishment, the city replaced Sambhal as the seat of the governor of Katghar. Moradabad was subsequently annexed into the Kingdom of Rohilkhand by Ali Mohammed Khan in 1740. Moradabad was connected with railway lines during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Moradabad is a city in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It was established in 1600 by Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan As a result the city came to known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Moradabad District. Moradabad is situated at a distance of 167 km (104 miles) from the national capital, New Delhi, At the bank of River Ram Ganga (a tributary to the great Ganges). The city is famous for its huge export of brass handicrafts to North America and Europe, Is also thus called ‘Brass City’ or Peetal Nagri (in the local language). It has close to four million citizens of various ethnicities and religions