Bajpur
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Bazpur, or Bajpur, is a city and a municipality in Udham Singh Nagar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Bazpur is well connected with the industrial city of
India's first co-operative
History
It was established in early in 17th century, by Chand king, Lakshmi Chand (1597–1621), and named after a former rajput dynasty Chand king, Baz Bahadur. Later, when Bazpur was fully jungle area the people of Punjab who were rendering homeless founded this area and the founder was Shri Banta Ram who own more than half of the land of Bazpur legally. He also gave some other people land from free of cost who were rendering homeless in the area in that time. Also some Prominent names of the area like DeepChand, Gurbachan Lal Sharma, Rana Gurjit (M.L.A of kapurthala) Daljit Singh Goraya and there family presently lives here from very long time and have a well known maintained name and personality in the area. Bazpur is the location of the first co-operative sugar mill in India, which was dedicated to the nation by Jawahar Lal Nehru. It was the first effort of establishment of a sugar factory in the co-operative sector, which went into production on 16 February 1959.
Demographics
As of the 2001 census of India[update],[2] Bazpur had a population of 21,782. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Bazpur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
- Universal Academy (Educomp)
- R.K.S.V.M Inter College Bazpur
- Sri Dashmesh School
- St Mary's School
- RiverDale
- Inter College Bazpur
- Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya
- Saraswati Sishu Mandir
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir
- Delhi public School
- S T M Convent Junior High school
- Saraswati Gyan Mandir Barhaini
- D.A.V Public school
Nearby Places of interest
References
- ^ "About Us - Govt. ITI Bazpur, U.S Nagar, Uttarakhand". Govt. ITI Bazpur, Uttarakhand. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "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.