Modinagar is a small town, located close to Ghaziabad, which is most famous as an educational hub. Besides, the city is also among the pioneer sugar producers in Uttar Pradesh. The most popular attraction in Modi Nagar is the Laxmi Narayan Temple, also known as the Modi Temple.
Earlier known as Begumabad, it is believed to have been founded and ruled by Nawab Zafar Ali. The village is named after Gujarmal Modi who established a Sugar Mill in 1933, thus claiming the land. Begumabad was further changed to Modinagar during colonial India, alongside the honouring of Gujarmal Modi with the title of Raja Bahadur.