Jaspur
Jaspur | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Muslim Islam party |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,523 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 18 |
| Website | uk |
Jaspur is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Jaspur had a population of 39,048. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jaspur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jaspur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindi is most common language here but some people also understand Punjabi and English.
Geography
Jaspur is located at 29°17′N 78°49′E / 29.28°N 78.82°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 320 metres (1050 feet). It is a small city, 45 km from Corbett National Park, Ramnagar and 210 km from new delhi.It is 110 km From Nainital.it is the border town of Uttarakhand.
Transportation
It is well connected to all major cities of states and region. NH-74( which connects Haridwar in Uttranchal with Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh via Pilibhit). The total length of NH 74 is 333 km passes through it which connects jaspur to major cities like Haldwani, Kashipur,Gadarpur,Rudrapur,kicha,Ramnagar, Haridwar and Dehradun. But there is no single Bus stand or Railway Station.
Culture
The majority of the population is Hindu Muslim or Buddhist along with a smaller Sikh community. The city is an example of religious harmony and there has never been any incident of communal strife. All the people take part in other's festivals. Hindus are invited in Roza-Iftar party, Muslims also take part in Hindu festival Holi all are people invited in Buddhist festivals
Economy
Jaspur has evolved from a village into a small town.Also known as Wood city of India, has a traditional wood Mandi and some agro processing industries, Although many people in the city are self-employed and run small shops, the economy of the city is mainly based on agriculture. There is a sugar mill at Nandehi near the city there are many rice & paper mills within the vicinity of the city . A fast growing industry Rudraksha Biotech (India's First & largest Bio Diesel, L.D.O. & F.O. Company), Glacy Aqua Product is also situated here to improve India's economy. Nectafresh Agro Foods is also situated here for manufacturing of sweeteners. An another industry namely by Dex Agro Sweeteners (P) Ltd. is also established in the end of 2014 with the state of art production facility of 100 TPD proteins as high grade cattle feed supplements liquid and powder form.
Temples
Temples include the historical Buddhist Monastery at the village of Bahadurpur, the Shri Thakur Mandir,which is also called Manokamna mandir, having the great statues of Abhimantrit Hanuman ji along with Ram Parivar and Shri Radha Krishna ji, and Bada Mandir.
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.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Jaspur