Bisalpur, Pilibhit

Bisalpur
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eleni
city
Nickname(s): vilpar
India Uttar Pradesh
Bisalpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°18′N 79°48′E / 28.3°N 79.8°E / 28.3; 79.8Coordinates: 28°18′N 79°48′E / 28.3°N 79.8°E / 28.3; 79.8
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Elevation 156 m (512 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 60,680
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP26

Bisalpur is a city and a municipal board situated in the Pilibhit district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is known for its sugar factory as well as its annual Ram Leela and Dushera festival. One of the city's historical sites is the 200-year-old Duve Talab.

Location

Bisalpur is located at coordinates: 28°18′N 79°48′E / 28.3°N 79.8°E / 28.3; 79.8.[1] It has an average elevation of 156 metres (512 ft). The distance between Bisalpur and Bareilly is 43 km (27 mi) and Bisalpur to Pilibhit city is 38 km (24 mi).

Bisalpur is connected to Pilibhit city and Shahjahanpur through State Highway 29. The Pilibhit Junction railway station also connects these cities on the Bareilly–Lakhimpur line, under administration of the North Eastern Railways. There are express trains to Lucknow.

Features

Agriculture is well developed in the Bisalpur area. Cultivated crops in Bisalpur Tehsil include wheat, rice and sugarcane. Bisalpur is known for its sugar factory and the shops Nirmal Sweets and Mahavir Sweets.

Bisalpur is currently the largest Assembly seat of Pilibhit. Bisalpur is known for its annual Ram Leela Dushera festival and the Gulashwar Nath Temple said to be made by Kunti in Mahabharat Kal. There is also a cinema named Gopi Talkies.

Bara Patthar Chouraha is a historical place in Bisalpur, visited by Tatya Tope during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[2] Bisalpur had a population of 73,551. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Bisalpur had an average literacy rate of 61.65%, lower than the state average of 67.68% – male literacy was 68.96% and female literacy was 53.43%. 13.93% of the population was under 6 years of age. The main colonies in the town include Patel Nagar, Durga Prasad Colony, Mohalla Dubey, Mohalla Gyaspur, Mohalla Bakhtavar Lal, Station Road colony.

Education

Bisalpur has several educational institutions, and is known as a coaching centre, for Bhogapur Chung Bisalpur, and for its mathematical curriculum. Schools include:

  • SRM Inter College
  • S K JP Girls Inter College
  • Saraswati Vidya Mandir
  • Bal Vidya Bhawan Chini Mill
  • Shivdei Balika Vidhayala (school for girls)


  • Vidhya Mandir
  • Kamm scholars school

There are various inter-colleges and one government college in the city:

  • Shri Ram Chandra Municipal Inter College Bisalpur
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Shivpuri Navadiya
  • Bisalpur (residential Govt. college)
  • Janta Technical Inter College
  • Ram Dulari Inter College Bisalpur
  • Om Bal Vidya Mandir
  • Shishu Vihar Inter College Bisalpur
  • RPMP Inter College Bamrauli Pilibhit
  • KAMM Scholars School
  • Adarsh Vidhya Mandir School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bisalpur, India". fallingrain.com.
  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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800879-bisalpur.html

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