Bahupura

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Bahupura
Kalanpur Buzurg
village
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Bahupura
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Bahupura
Bahupura (India)
Coordinates: 29°28′35″N78°17′19″E / 29.47649°N 78.28874°E / 29.47649; 78.28874
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
246731
Telephone code01342

Bahupura (officially Kalanpur Buzurg as per Tahsil records) (alternatively Bahupura Mahelki) is a community in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. There are two villages: Bahupura and Mehlki. Most residents are farmers with more than 60% of the population engaged in agricultural work.

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History

According to local accounts, Bahupura village was named by a British surveyor who stayed in the village. A Bhuiyar bride (as called in Hindi "Bahu" बहु) prepared bent grass greens and rice bread (धान की रोटी) for the surveyor. Impressed by her cooking he gave the name "Bahupura" to the village.

A great social meeting was held in the village of Bahupura on date 28 May 1938 by All India Dhiman Maha Sabha (Branch District Bijnor). The conference was attended by Dhiman community (carpenter) members from across the country . The main objective of the conference was to take part in the Freedom movement of India by society. The convention was held in the mangoes garden (called as "Paudha Bag") near the village, which was located in the west of the village. Nowadays the canal is operating here.

Bahupura is surrounded by natural beauty. There are a Shiv Mandir and an old well (पुराना कुआँ) also.

Geography

Bahupura village is located at 29°28′35″N78°17′19″E / 29.47649°N 78.28874°E / 29.47649; 78.28874 it has an average elevation of 242 metres (794 ft). Bahupura about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east from Kiratpur and 17 kilometres (11 mi) west from Nagina city. And the village is 24 km distance from its District Headquarters Bijnor.

Demography

The total population of Bahupura is 1275 with 680 male and 595 female as per census 2001.

Transportation

The nearest railway station to Bahupura is Basi Kiratpur Railway Station (BSKR). There is no direct bus service for passengers. Commuters and villagers have to leave bus at Alampur Bus Stand.

Schools

Bahupura has one primary school controlled by Government of Uttar Pradesh. The total strength of students in the school is more than one hundred.

There are a Child Welfare Center and a Post Office in the village.

Culture

Bahupura is like any other village of western Uttar Pradesh in language, dress, food habits, festivals, and other traditions and ceremonial functions. The common tongue of the Bahupura people in the Hindi dialect of Western Hindi (called as "Khadi Boli, Bijnori Boli")

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