Bhagwanpur (Uttarakhand)

This article is about the town in India. For village in Nepal, see Bhagwanpur.
Bhagwanpur
भगवानपुर
Town
Bhagwanpur

Location in Uttarakhand, India

Coordinates: 30°04′10″N 77°50′24″E / 30.06941°N 77.83997°E / 30.06941; 77.83997Coordinates: 30°04′10″N 77°50′24″E / 30.06941°N 77.83997°E / 30.06941; 77.83997
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Haridwar
Population (2001)
 • Total 4,953
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 247661[1]
Area code(s) 01334

Bhagwanpur (Hindi: भगवानपुर) is a Town/Tehsil/Taluka in Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 57 km far from Dehradun which is the capital of Uttarakhand. It is Commercial centre of Ghad Chhetra. It was founded by Bhagwana in the old age Zamindara. It is also one of the Industrial Area Of Uttarakhand.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,Bhagwanpur had a population of 274586. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.Bhagwanpur has an average literacy rate of 67.76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76.82% and female literacy of 58.05%.[2]

Government

The current MLA of Bhagwanpur is Mamta Rakesh wife of previous MLA Late.Surender Rakesh of Congress Party.[3]

Road links

Educational institute

Bhagwanpur is having Lots of Wducational institute. Big Academic Campus like Quantum Global campus, MotherHood university, RCP Universe & Arogyam Mecal college & hospital are situated. A Govt Medical college also proposed by Govt of Uttarakhand.

Industry

Big industries has been set up in Bhagwanpur like- Ambuja Cement, Jaypee Cement etc.

Railway link

Bhagwanpur is not connected by railway network. Nearest railway stations are:

References

  1. ↑ "Details of Post Office BHAGWANPUR, HARIDWAR". https://pincode.org.in. Retrieved 18 September 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Uttaranchal Village Info". villages.euttarancha. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Members of Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly (Haridwar)". http://haridwar.nic.in. Retrieved 3 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ "Bhagwanpur Mandal". http://www.onefivenine.com. External link in |publisher= (help)
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