Sahanpur

Sahanpur
city
Sahanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°37′59″N 78°19′23″E / 29.633°N 78.323°E / 29.633; 78.323Coordinates: 29°37′59″N 78°19′23″E / 29.633°N 78.323°E / 29.633; 78.323
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Population (2001)
• Total	18,349
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	UP 20

Sahanpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001, the India census^[1] showed Sahanpur had a population of 18,349. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sahanpur has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42%, and female literacy is 32%. In Sahanpur, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

The Sahanpur was a Jat state of Kakran clan of Jats which claims its descent from lord Rama. Raja Charat Shamsher Jung Singh was a very notable king of this state.Their reign was from Sahanpur to Hari ki Paudi,Haridwar.This clan established a beautiful fort named as Sabalgarh Fort and palace in Sahanpur in which the current royal family reside.They were also awarded with the title of Rai. Kunwar Bhartendu Singh is the current titular king and MP from the Bijnor parliament seat.

Educational institutes

1. Raja Charat Singh Inter College.
2. Peace Model Junior High School.
3. Chacha Nehru School. 4. Vedh Ghasi Ram . 5. Rifa e Aam Public School . 6. Mahar Public School . 7. Arya Samaj Shishu MAndir . 8. Bal Shishu Mandir . 9. sadaf Public School . 10. P.V.Sahanpur 1 . 11. P.V.Sahanpur 2 . 12. Kanya Junior High School .

Madaris (मदरसे)
1. Farook-UL—Uloom High School.
2. Farook-UL—Uloom Girls High School.
3. Siraj-ul-uloom . 4. Ansari-Ul-Uloom . 5. Ashraf Ul Uloom .

References

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Cities and towns in Bijnor district

Bijnor	Afzalgarh Bijnor Chandpur Dhampur Haldaur Jalalabad Jhalu Kiratpur Mandawar Mukrampur Khema Nagina Najibabad Nehtaur Noorpur Rashidpur Garhi Sahanpur Sahaspur Seohara Sherkot Tatarpur Lallu Warhapur

Other districts	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Ambedkar Nagar Amethi Amroha Auraiya Azamgarh Badaun Bagpat Bahraich Ballia Balrampur Banda Barabanki Bareilly Basti Bhimnagar Bulandshahr Chandauli Chitrakoot Deoria Etah Etawah Faizabad Farrukhabad Fatehpur Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gonda Gorakhpur Hamirpur Hardoi Hathras Jalaun Jaunpur Jhansi Kannauj Kanpur Nagar Kanshi Ram Nagar Kaushambi Kushinagar Lakhimpur Kheri Lalitpur Lucknow Maharajganj Mahoba Mainpuri Mathura Mau Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Panchsheel Nagar Pilibhit Prabuddhanagar Pratapgarh Raebareli Ramabai Nagar Rampur Saharanpur Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Ravidas Nagar Shahjahanpur Shravasti Siddharthnagar Sitapur Sonbhadra Sultanpur Unnao Varanasi

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