Bijpur

Bijpur is a census town part of Dudhi Tehsil in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is the border town located at UP - Madhya border.

For town of same name in West Bengal, see Bijpur, North 24 Parganas.

Bijpur
city
Bijpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 24.041604°N 82.789364°E / 24.041604; 82.789364
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictSonbhadra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,420
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[1] Bijpur had a population of 9232. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bijpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 65%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Here NTPC, the largest power generation utility in India, has set up a 3000MW thermal power generation utility. The name of NTPC residential colony is Rihand Nagar. Also here is the famous Govind Vallabhpant Sagar, the backwaters of Rihand Dam in Uttar Pradesh.

Educational institutes

There are three CBSE based Senior Secondary schools. They are:

1) Ram Awadh Singh Mahavidyalaya JARHAN BIJPUR SONEBHADRA

2) Dayanand Anglo Vedic. Sr. Sec. Public School(D. A. V. Public School, Rihand Nagar)

3) Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rihand nagar

4) St. Joseph's School

5) SUNFLOWER ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL

Temples

1) Shiv Mandir (Rihand Nagar)
2) Hanuman Mandir (Bijpur)
3) Dudhiya Devi Mandir (Bijpur)

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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