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'{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2015}} <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details --> {{Infobox settlement | name = Loni | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | nickname = | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|28.75|N|77.28|E|display=inline,title}} | 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 = [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Administrative Division]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Meerut division]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 283 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 516,082 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank =[[List of cities in India by population|91st]] | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 201102 | registration_plate = | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] | blank1_info_sec1 = 871 per 1000 Males [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]] | website = {{URL|www.npploni.in}} | footnotes = }} '''Loni''' {{audio|Loni.ogg|pronunciation}} is a town in [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] of [[India]] and Loni city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Ghaziabad Metropolitan Region. ==History== {{POV section|date=September 2021}} Loni is listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]], an Mughal period document, as a [[pargana]] under the Delhi [[sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]] subdivision, producing a revenue of 3,278,878 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 200 infantry and 20 cavalry. It had a brick fort at the time.<ref name="Ain-i-Akbari">{{cite book |author=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |author-link=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |translator-last=Jarrett |translator-first=Henry Sullivan |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |date=1891 |location=Calcutta |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |page=288 |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> In the 14th century, an invasion by Timur took place in the town and fort of Loni a few days before the battle against Delhi’s Tughlaq Sultan [[Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq|Mahmud Shah]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grousset |first=René |url=http://archive.org/details/empireofsteppes00grou |title=The empire of the steppes; a history of central Asia |date=1970 |publisher=New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8135-0627-2 |pages=444-445 |language=en, fr}}</ref> One of Timur’s emirs expressed the fear that the men, women and children they were dragging with them would break free and attack from the rear while the army was occupied in battle. Timur’s solution was to have a hundred thousand adult Hindu males slaughtered before the battle. He insisted that individual owners would put their own slaves to death rather than outsource the task. Anybody failing to kill would be killed himself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timur Lung: जब तैमूर लंग ने एक लाख हिंदुओं का लोनी में कराया था कत्लेआम |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-when-timur-lung-killed-one-lakh-hindus-in-1398-at-loni-ghaziabad-jagran-special-20708429.html |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> ==Geography== Loni is located at {{Coord|28.75|N|77.28|E}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|283|m|ft}}. Its area is {{convert|34.68|sqkm}}. ==Administration== ===Loni Tehsil=== Loni became a new tehsil in [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]], within Meerut division, with its headquarters at Roopnagar Industrial Area, about 17&nbsp;km west of the district headquarters. The tehsil comprises about 49 villages. This will be the basic administrative unit that will allow the people to raise their grievances and get them addressed quickly. Tehsil forms the grassroots administrative setup that takes care of land revenue. The order to this effect was issued by principal secretary, revenue, Kishan Singh Atoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Samajwadi-Party-eyes-rural-vote-base-creates-Loni-tehsil-in-Ghaziabad/articleshow/29965383.cms|title=Samajwadi Party eyes rural vote base, creates Loni tehsil in Ghaziabad|work=The Times of India|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> ===Loni Nagar Palika Parisad=== The Loni [[Municipal council (India)|Nagar Palika Parisad]] was first established on 31 March 1971 as a Nagar Panchayat. Its office is located in Khanna Nagar. According to 2011 census, its population is 516,082. Loni Nagar Palika Parisad is divided into 45 wards. It has total of 36 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npploni.in/|title=Welcome to Nagar Palika Parishad Loni |website=npploni.in |accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> Its chairman is Ranjita Dhama, [[BJP]]. ===Lok Sabha constituency=== Loni is within the [[Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]], whose [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] is [[Vijay Kumar Singh]], BJP. ===Loni Assembly constituency=== As per notification No. 282/UP/2006, Loni became a [[Loni (Assembly constituency)|separate assembly constituency]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Delimitation Commission: Order No. 58 |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/UP/orderup.pdf |date=4 April 2008 |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> whose [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] is [[Nand Kishor Gurjar]], BJP. The Loni assembly constituency includes the following Patwari Circles (PCs):<ref>{{cite web |title=Delimitation Commission: Order No. 27 |url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Draft/uttarpradesh/UP_Draft_Notification.pdf |date=28 July 2006 |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |date=2008 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Electoral Statistics Pocket Book |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/Electoral%20Statisitics%20Pocket%20Book%202014.pdf |date=2014 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| *1-Agraula *2-Lutfullapur Nawada *3-Badshahpur Sirauli *4-Aurangabad Ristal *5-Behta Hajipur *6-Pachaira *7-Chirori *8-Pavisadakpur *9-Meerpur Hindu *10-Asalatpur (Farookh Nagar) *11-Sirora Salempur *12-Loni Border *13-Banthla *14-sikhrani *15-Mandaula *16-Khanpur khadar *17-Nistauli *18-Sharfuddinpur Jawali *19-Teela (of 2-Loni Kanungo Circle (KC) and Loni NP of 2-Ghaziabad tehsil) *20-Illachipur *21-Nanu Nauraspur *22-Milak *23-Shakalpura *24-Ristal *25-Gannauli *26-Siroli *27-Afjalpur *28-Nistoli *29-Jassai Gadhi, Katyayani Gadhi *30-Siti }} ==Demographics== {{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011 India [[census]]}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=130871|title=Census of India: Search Details|work=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> Loni had a population of 516,082. Males constitute 275,025 (52.8%) of the population and females 241,057 (47.2%). The total number of households in Loni is 89,634. Loni has an average literacy rate of 75.24%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 83.14%, and female literacy is 66.15%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/104-loni.html|title=Loni City Population Census 2011 - Uttar Pradesh|work=census2011.co.in|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> In Loni, around 15% of the population is under six years of age. Loni is gurjar dominated area includes the gurjar clan baisla, Kasana, Basatta, Mavi, Bhati, Nagar, Khari many others of migrated gurjar from interior of west up etc. Current MLA of Loni is Sh. Nand kishore gurjar. He wins this seat second time consecutively. ==Connectivity and transport== Loni can be reached by road, rail, and air. By road, Loni is well-connected to [[Delhi]], [[New Okhla Industrial Development Authority|NOIDA]], [[Hapur]], [[Modinagar]], [[Bulandshahr]], [[Meerut]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Haridwar]], etc. Many people commute to [[Delhi]], [[New Okhla Industrial Development Authority|NOIDA]], and [[Greater Noida]] every day for work. The nearest airport is [[Hindon Airport]], which is located in [[Ghaziabad]]. ===Road=== Loni has a moderate road network connecting to the Delhi-Saharanpur Road, with bus service provided by [[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] (UPSRTC) buses. The bus stand of the UPSRTC is located near Loni crossing (Delhi). Earlier, the [[Delhi Transport Corporation]] (DTC) also provided similar bus service but currently such service is not available in Loni. Indira Puri was the location of the DTC bus terminal for Delhi buses, where DTC routes 2 and 263 used to be available. Loni is {{convert|12|km}} from the [[Inter State Bus Terminals]] (ISBT) of Kashmiri Gate and Anand Vihar, and {{convert|18|km}} from [[Ghaziabad]]. A new bus terminal for private bus operators is near the Advanced Learning Telecom (ALT) training center, Raj Nagar, which is called the ALT Bus Stand. The most common system of transportation is shared autos, which run between Shahdara metro station, Pabi (near Tronica City), Loni, Tiraha, and Indrapuri. Two bus routes go to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Border, and to the Shahdara and Seelampur metro stations. Loni Depot is a UP bus terminal for UPSRTC Buses, where buses are available to Shamli, Baraut, Baghpat, Saharanpur, Gramin Sewa Rampark Ext., Khajuri Chowk, by Pusta Road, Pavi Tiraha to Khajuri, etc. ===Rail=== Loni is also connected via railway. Its main stations are the Noli Railway Station (NOLI), Behta Hazipur Halt (BHHZ), Nursratabad Kharkhari (NTG), and Gotra Halt (GTRA). NOLI, which is within the [[Northern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]], is close to old Delhi and Ghaziabad railway stations, and connects Loni to Delhi through Shahdara on the Shamli Saharanpur route). NOLI handles over 26 trains and serves about 12,000 passengers every day. There are four intercity trains that start from or pass through NOLI. A warehouse of the [[Food Corporation of India]] (FCI) at the station is now used as a container depot. ====Delhi Metro==== Loni is now connected with Metro services through the [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]]. The [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |DMRC]] has a station within Loni, at Shiv Vihar, which is on a {{convert|3|km}} extension of the Yamuna Vihar line to Shiv Vihar, in the third phase of expansion of the Metro network under the Pink Line with Metro feeder bus service. The Shiv Vihar station is serving large part of Loni which was previously dependent on shared auto. Shiv Vihar station is catering to a large number of commuters from Loni, with its population of at least 500,000 people. It is also close to Delhi, just {{convert|8|km}} from the Shahdara and Seelampur Metro stations. ===Air=== '''Hindon Airport''' Loni is {{convert|11|km}} from [[Hindon Airport]], which is located in [[Ghaziabad, India]] Loni is {{convert|35|km}} from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], located at [[Palam]], which is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi. With the commencement of operations at the new Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport has become India's and South Asia's largest aviation hub, with a current capacity of more than 46 million passengers a year. ==Loni Gas Pipeline== In 2001, [[GAIL]] commissioned the world's longest, and India's first, cross-country LPG transmission pipeline, from Jamnagar to Loni.<ref>{{cite web |title=GAIL's LPG |url=http://www.gailonline.com/gailnewsite/businesses/Gaillpg.html |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317085504/http://www.gailonline.com/gailnewsite/businesses/Gaillpg.html |archivedate=17 March 2012 |accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref> GAIL's LPG transmission business includes the 1927-km LPG pipeline network that connects the western, northern and southern parts of India. This includes the world's longest exclusively LPG pipeline from Jamnagar, Gujarat, to Teela Loni, near Delhi (another 70&nbsp;km having been added to this system between Kandla and Samakhiali, in Gujarat, to facilitate the transportation of LPG imported at Kandla port). GAIL's LPG pipelines can transport 3.8 million [[tonne]]s per year of LPG, and have the capacity to supply more than 20% of the LPG consumed in the country. There are huge gas distribution terminals in Loni. Indane and Bharat gas are supplying cooking gas from here to north India. ==See also== * [[Baghpat]] * [[Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler)]] * [[Mahendra Fauji Baisla]] * [[Greater Noida]] * [[Hindon River]] * [[Yamuna]] * [[JagMohan Institute of Management and Technology]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Ghaziabad district}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Ghaziabad district, India]]'