Jaspur

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Jaspur is a developing town and a

Jaspur is located at 29°17′N 78°49′E / 29.28°N 78.82°E / 29.28; 78.82.

The majority of the population is Hindu or Muslim along with a smaller Sikh community.

Jaspur has a largely educated population. Dr Mohammad Azeem from Government Medical College Haldwani is a gem of Jaspur. Mr. Varun Goel of Jaspur was awarded the Wiedenfeld-Hoffman scholarship by the University of Oxford in May 2021.

Economy

Jaspur also known as the 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 also well settled in the town, such as automobile, clothing and garments, bookstores, jewellers, confectioneries, hardware stores, paint stores, photography, sweet shops and restaurants.

Many new food and agro processing industries have come up in Jaspur, including Shri Ram Solvent Extractions and KOOK Frozen Foods.

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 Shiv Mandir also placed in Gopal Nagar, near Awas Vikas. Jaspur had a Mosque known as Jama Masjid which is an honour of the city.

Population

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jaspur.

Population: 170,315, Sex Ratio: 911.

Caste-wise Population - Jaspur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jaspur Tehsil of .

Religion-wise Population - Jaspur

Urban/Rural Population - Jaspur

As per Census 2011, there are total 9,958 families under Jaspur Tehsil living in urban areas while 9,958 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 34% of total population of Jaspur Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 66% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 8,121 while that in rural region is 15,781.

Working Population - Jaspur

In Jaspur Tehsil out of total population, 61,916 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,916 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,948 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,751 were Agricultural labourer.

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