Bhoopgarhi

Bhoopgarhi
Village
Nickname(s): Chaudhary gaon
Bhoopgarhi

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°42′E / 28.99°N 77.70°E / 28.99; 77.70Coordinates: 28°59′N 77°42′E / 28.99°N 77.70°E / 28.99; 77.70
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Meerut
District Meerut district
Government
  gram pradhan Anil kumar kakkan
Area
  Total 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation 219 m (719 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 700
  Density 158/km2 (410/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 250501
Telephone code 0121
Vehicle registration UP-15

Bhoopgarhi is a small village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, near the Vikas Khand administrative region of Jani Khurd, on the Bagpat road.

The village was established in 1910 by Chaudhary Bhoopat Singh Teotia, who came from Bhatona village in Bulandshahar, West Uttar Pradesh. It is also associated with former prime minister This is a historical village blong to former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. The population today is around 700, of whom all are Hindus of the Teotia gotra of Jats. The village's present gram pradhan (village leader) is Anil kumar .jaata da gaam.

The village had a literacy rate of 95.2% in 2009. The villagers are predominantly farmers, and water from the Gaangnehar canal is used as irrigation to sustain sugarcane cultivation in the village.

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