Bisalpur, Pilibhit

Bisalpur is a town and a municipal board situated in the Pilibhit district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is known for its sugar factory as well as its annual Ram Leela and Dushera festival. Bisalpur is in between the two rivers, in West Doha river and in East katna river. Before formation of new District Pilibhit, Bisalpur was under the District Bareilly. In 1913 AD after formation of new District Pilibhit, Bisalpur has come under District Pilibhit Administration. this city is well connected with 03 major cities (Bareilly, Pilihbhit and Shahjahanpur). Bisalpur is just 290 km away from National capital New Delhi and 250 km from the state capital Lucknow. Bisalpur is famous for Annual Ramleela Fest, Dubey Taalab, Guleshwarnath Temple and Nagaich Market.

Bisalpur, Pilibhit
Town
Bisalpur, Pilibhit
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28.3°N 79.8°E / 28.3; 79.8
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictPilibhit
Government
 • MLAAgyash Ramsaran Verma [1]
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total60,680
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP26

Location

Bisalpur is located at coordinates, 28.3°N 79.8°E / 28.3; 79.8.[2] It has an average elevation of 156 metres (512 ft). The distance between Bisalpur and Bareilly is 43 km (27 mi) and Bisalpur to Pilibhit city is 38 km (24 mi).

Bisalpur is connected to Pilibhit city and Shahjahanpur through State Highway 29. The Pilibhit Junction railway station also connects these cities on the Bareilly–Lakhimpur line, under the administration of the North Eastern Railways. There are express trains to Lucknow.

Features

Agriculture is well developed in the Bisalpur area. Cultivated crops in Bisalpur Tehsil include wheat, rice and sugarcane. Bisalpur is known for its sugar factory and the shops Nirmal Sweets and Mahavir Sweets.

Bisalpur is currently the largest Assembly seat of Pilibhit. Bisalpur is known for its annual Ram Leela Dushera festival and the Gulashwar Nath Temple said to be made by Kunti in Mahabharat Kal.

Bara Patthar Chouraha is a historical place in Bisalpur, visited by Tatya Tope during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[3] Bisalpur had a population of 73,551. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Bisalpur had an average literacy rate of 61.65%, lower than the state average of 67.68% – male literacy was 68.96% and female literacy was 53.43%. 13.93% of the population was under 6 years of age. The main colonies in the town include Patel Nagar, Durga Prasad Colony, Mohalla Dubey, Mohalla Gyaspur, Mohalla Bakhtavar Lal, Station Road colony.

See also

References
  1. "Bisalpur MLA"
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bisalpur, India". fallingrain.com.
  3. "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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