Seohara

Seohara
Town
Syohara
Seohara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°13′N78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E / 29.22; 78.58
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Government
• Chairman	Sheikh Faisal Warsi (Aam aadmi party)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	43,985
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	246746
Telephone code	01344
Vehicle registration	UP-20

Seohara is a town and a municipal board situated between Sahaspur and Dhampur in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Seohara is located at 29°13′N78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E / 29.22; 78.58 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 feet). Seohara is situated on Haridwar- Moradabad State highway. East of Seohara is situated another town called Sahaspur, while to the west is Dhampur, south, Raja Ka Tajpur, and in the north flows the river Ramganga about eight kilometers from the town.

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[2] Seohara had a population of 43,985. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Seohara has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Seohara, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 1901 the population of the town was 10,062 (as per Imperial Gazetteer 2 of India, vol II, Page 283).

Notable people

• Naim Ul Hasan, politician

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Seohara
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.