Dhampur

Dhampur
city
Dhampur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29°18′28″N 78°30′31″E / 29.30778°N 78.50861°E / 29.30778; 78.50861Coordinates: 29°18′28″N 78°30′31″E / 29.30778°N 78.50861°E / 29.30778; 78.50861
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Elevation 286 m (938 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 50,991
Languages
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at 29°18′N 78°30′E / 29.30°N 78.50°E / 29.30; 78.50, and lies in Northern India.

History

In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris.[1] The Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills first started operations with the established of a sugar mill having a crushing capacity of 300 tonnes of cane per day in 1933.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Dhampur had a population of 46,855. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhampur has an average literacy rate of 65%: male literacy is 68% and female literacy is 60%. In Dhampur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

As of the 2011 Census of India Dhampur Husainpur is a Census Town city in district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.The town has population of 6,752 of which 3,567 are males while 3,185 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1001 which is 14.83% of total population. The Female Sex Ratio is of 893 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio is around 918 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate is 71.55%, higher than state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is around 76.75% while female literacy rate is 65.71%. The town has total administration over 1,166 houses.[4]

Religions in Dhampur
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 49%
Muslims
 
 46%
Jains
 
 0.5%
Others†
 
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Economy

Dhampur's economy is based on agriculture, mainly sugarcane, wheat, and rice. Hand-woven textile items produced by the weavers living in surrounding areas are known for their utility and designs. The State Government set up a Handloom Intensive Development Project at Dhampur and several production centres are located in the area, with its central office headquartered at Kanpur. One of the largest sugar producers in India, Dhampur Sugar Mills, is located here. Set up in 1933, Dhampur Sugar Mills is a publicly listed sugar manufacturer. Also located here is Dhampure Speciality Sugars which is a publicly listed manufacturer of speciality sugars, which sells its products under the brand name of ‘Dhampur Green’ <ref>"About Dhampur". Retrieved 7 February 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. New York: Columbia University Press (1952). p. 510
  2. ↑ "Dhampur Sugar Mills". Dhampur Sugar Mills. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Dhampur Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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