Jaspur
Jaspur is a developing town and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Jaspur | |
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Town | |
  Jaspur Location in Uttarakhand, India  Jaspur Jaspur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29.283331°N 78.816673°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 60,523 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 18 |
| Website | uk |
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[1] Jaspur had a population of 39,048. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. According to 2011 India census,[2] Jaspur has a population of 1,26,397. Male constituted 52.37% of the population and females 47.63%. Jaspur had an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 67%, and female literacy was 52%. In Jaspur, 17% of the population was under 6 years of age. Hindi is the most common language here but some people also understand Punjabi language Urdu and English.
Geography
Jaspur is located at 29.28°N 78.82°E.[3] 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 the states and region. NH-74 connects Haridwar in Uttranchal with Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh via Pilibhit. The total length of NH 74 is 333 km. It connects Jaspur to major cities like Haldwani, Kashipur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Kicha, Ramnagar, Haridwar and Dehradun. The town has its own local bus stand, while the government bus station lies on the outskirts of the city. The railway project is proposed to begin soon in the town connecting Kashipur to Dhampur via Jaspur.
Culture
The majority of the population is Hindu, Punjabi or Sikh, along with a smaller Muslim 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 each other's festivals. Hindus are invited to the Roza-Iftar party, and Muslims take part in Hindu festival Holi. All people are invited to the Buddhist festivals.
Economy
Jaspur also known as wood city of India, it has a traditional wood mandi and some agro-processing industries. Many people in the city are self-employed and run shops, though the economy of the city is mainly based on agriculture. There is a sugar mill at Nandehi near the city, and many rice and paper mills in the vicinity of the city. The town has a number of hospitals. A number of businesses are well settled in the town such as automobile, clothings and garments, bookstores, jewellers, confectioneries, hardware stores, paint stores, sweet shops and restaurants. The town has a number of best in class banquets halls in the region.
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. A Gayatri mata Mandir placed on the back of the indane gas agency . A Shiv Mandir also placed in Gopal Nagar, near Awas Vikas.
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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 District Census Handbook, Udham Singh Nagar, including villages and towns" (PDF). Census Commission of India.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Jaspur