Jaspur

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Jaspur
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Jaspur
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Jaspur
Jaspur (India)
Coordinates: 29°17′00″N78°49′00″E / 29.283331°N 78.816673°E / 29.283331; 78.816673
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
50,523
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Local Khari Boli
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
244712 [1]
Vehicle registration UK 18
Website uk.gov.in

Jaspur is a developing town and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Demographics

At the 2001 India census, [2] Jaspur had a population of 39,048, with men making up 53% of the population, and women making up the remaining 47%. According to 2011 India census, [3] Jaspur has a population of 126,397. 52.37% of the population is male, and 47.64% is female. Jaspur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jaspur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hindi is the most common language here but some people also understand Punjabi, Urdu and English.

Geography

Jaspur is located at 29°17′N78°49′E / 29.28°N 78.82°E / 29.28; 78.82 . [4] It has an average elevation of 320m (1050ft). Jaspur is a small city, 45km from Corbett National Park, west of Ramnagar and 210km east from New Delhi. It is 110km 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 333km. 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 and People

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.

Population

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

Population: 170,315, Sex Ratio: 911.

TotalMaleFemale
Children (Age 0-6)23,90212,72511,177
Literacy73.59%70.06%55.79%
Scheduled Caste27,96214,68513,277
Scheduled Tribe291415
Illiterate62,57626,68235,894

Caste-wise Population - Jaspur

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

TotalMaleFemale
Schedule Caste27,96214,68513,277
Schedule Tribe291415

Religion-wise Population - Jaspur

ReligionTotalMaleFemale
Hindu87,746(51.52%)46,13141,615
Muslim63,622(37.36%)33,15530,467
Christian233(0.14%)125108
Sikh18,595(10.92%)9,6338,962
Buddhist11(0.01%)92
Jain16(0.01%)115
Other Religion0(0%)00
No Religion Specified92(0.05%)5339

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.

TotalUrbanRural
Population170,31557,849112,466
Children (0 - 6 years)23,9028,12115,781
Schedule Caste27,9624,05523,907
Schedule Tribe29029
Literacy73.59%77.04%71.81%
Sex Ratio911918908

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.

TotalMaleFemale
Main Workers46,09438,7617,333
Cultivators10,9489,981967
Agriculture Labourer11,7519,4392,312
Household Industries2,3991,0281,371
Other Workers20,99618,3132,683
Marginal Workers15,8227,9597,863
Non Working108,39942,39766,002

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References

  1. ↑ "Jaspur Khurd Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  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. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 District Census Handbook, Udham Singh Nagar, including villages and towns" (PDF). Census Commission of India.
  4. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Jaspur
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