Bilaspur, Haryana

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Bilaspur Haryana
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Bilaspur Haryana
Location in Haryana, India
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Bilaspur Haryana
Bilaspur Haryana (India)
Coordinates: 30°19′N77°19′E / 30.32°N 77.32°E / 30.32; 77.32
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Haryana
District Yamunanagar
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
9,620
Languages
  Official Hindi& Haryanvi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR-71
Website haryana.gov.in

Bilaspur is a census town and block headquarter in Yamunanagar District in the state of Haryana, India. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [2] Bilaspur had a population of 9620. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bilaspur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Riverfont

Bilaspur Sarasvati Riverfont is a riverfront that is being developed. In 2021, Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board initiated projects to develop 5 river fronts under the under Sarasvatio Revival Project on the rejuvenated Sarasvati river at Pipli, Pehowa, Bilaspur, Dosarka (on Panchkula-Yamunanagar NH-344 near Sirsgarh) and the Theh Polar (near Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilisation archaeological site on Kaithal-Guhla SH-11). Pipli riverfront will be on the pattern Sabarmati Riverfront. [3]

Bilaspur is one of the important tirtha in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.

See also

References

  1. "Bilaspur". 2011 Census of India . Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. Haryana's Saraswati heritage board to develop 5 riverfronts, The Tribune, 19 Jul 2021.