Thakurdwara

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Thakurdwara
Town
Nickname: 
Thakragarh
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Thakurdwara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°11′N78°52′E / 29.19°N 78.86°E / 29.19; 78.86
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Founded byThakur Sahab[ citation needed ]
Government
 • TypeIndian
 •  MLA Nawab Jaan Khan
 • Rank14
Elevation
[1]
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total4,875
Languages
 • Official Khariboli, Haryanvi, Hindi, Kumaoni, Punjabi, Urdu, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
244 601
Telephone code0591
Vehicle registration UP 21,UK 06,HT 12

Thakurdwara is a town in Moradabad district in the indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Location

Thakurdwara is 15 km from Kashipur. The township has been very large part of erstwhile UP and now a thriving in the north of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Thakurdwara is located at 29°11′N78°52′E / 29.19°N 78.86°E / 29.19; 78.86 . [3] The city is situated on Ramnagar-Kashipur-Moradabad Road. Thakurdwara is at just 12 km distance from Kashipur, 48 km distance from its District Main City Moradabad, 218 km distance from National Capital New Delhi and 411 km distance from Awadh Capital Lucknow.

Tourism

The world famous Jim Corbett National Park is just 52 km away from it. The Ramganga Dam(Kalagarh Dam) is 46 km away.

Infrastructure and Transport

The town's nearest Railway Station is Kashipur, Uttarakhand (12 km). The nearest International Airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, 218 km away. Another near Airport is 72 km away at Pantnagar. But the airport has only single flight on Fri, Sat, Sun, Wed for New Delhi operated by Alliance Air (India).[ citation needed ]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [2] Thakurdwara had a population of 4875. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Thakurdwara has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 85%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 80%. In Thakurdwara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age .

Industry

Major sources of income of Thakurdwara are -

Pasupati Acrylon Limited is spread over an area of approximately 90 acres. Pasupati Acrylon has a manufacturing capacity of 42000 MT/Annum of Acrylic fibre. Pasupati Acrylon supplies its Acrylic fiber under the brand name ‘ACRYLON'. [4]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Thakurdwara, UttarPradesh, India Map Lat Long Coordinates".
  2. 1 2 "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Thakurdwara, Uttar Pradesh, India Map Lat Long Coordinates".
  4. ↑ "Plant, Pasupati Acrylon".
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