Bajpur

Bazpur is a city and a municipality in Udham Singh Nagar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Bazpur
Town
Bazpur
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Bazpur
Bazpur (India)
Coordinates: 29.17°N 79.16°E / 29.17; 79.16
CountryIndia
StateUttarakhand
DistrictUdham Singh Nagar
Founded byLala Khushi Ram Sood
Named forRaja Baz Bahadur Chand
Population
 (2011)
  Total22,255
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Punjabi, Bangali, Kumaoni language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK

Bazpur is well connected with the industrial city of Rudrapur and the historical city of Kashipur. Bazpur is nearest city to Nainital. It is an affluent town, mainly due to large agricultural estates. It was initially, like most of the area which forms present day Udham Singh Nagar District, a part of the Terai, and was gradually transformed into arable land by migrants from Punjab. Most of the early settlers were those rendered homeless by the Partition of India in 1947.

It was in Bajpur that India's first co-operative sugar mill went into production on 16 February 1959.

Website: https://www.bazpur.com

History

It was established in early in 17th century, by Chand king, Lakshmi Chand (1597–1621), and named after a former Chand king, Baz Bahadur. Bazpur has the singular achievement of possessing the first co-operative sugar mill, which was dedicated to the nation by Jawahar Lal Nehru. It was the first effort of establishment of a sugar factory in the co-operative sector, which went into production on 16 February 1959.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Bazpur had a population of 21,782. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bazpur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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