Qasimpur Power House Colony
| Qasimpur Power House Colony | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Qasimpur Power House Colony Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°00′47″N 78°07′34″E / 28.013°N 78.126°ECoordinates: 28°00′47″N 78°07′34″E / 28.013°N 78.126°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Aligarh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,791 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 202127 |
Qasimpur Power House Colony is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. It is situated on Aligarh-Moradabad highway at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh and 40 km from Khair.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Kasimpur Power House Colony had a population of 13,754. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kasimpur Power House Colony has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kasimpur Power House Colony, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
There are four colleges in Kasimpur Power House
- Nawab Singh Chauhan Gramodya Inter College
- Vidhyut Parishad Kanya Inter College (operated by UPSEB)
- Saraswati Vidhya Mandir Inter College
- Ingraham Institute of English School- Village Rampur
- Ram Prasad Public School
Project colonies
- Old Colony[2]
- New Colony (both are divide by Rly. track)
- New Colony Park
Famous and heritage places
- Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (estd, in 1942 during Second world war) - The old plant has been demobilized and a new 660MW Super Critical Thermal Power Unit Establishment has been started by the M/s. Toshiba JSW Systems Power Ltd and Doosan Power System Ltd. Harduaganj Thermal Power Plant "B" has a total of seven units for production but only three units (total capacity 620MW) are running.
- Upper Ganges Canal and its bridge (estd. 1875) at near Jat dominated village Chaupur
- Das-dukan Market, Rly.-crossing Market, Madir Market, Truck-Gate Market, Nahar-Pul Market
- Shiv Mandir, Shri Setubandhu Rameshwar Mandir (inside into Ramleela ground), Balmiki Mandir, Gurudwara
Nearby villages
- East side - Chaupur (2 km), Kasimpur (2 km), Talib Nagar (3 km), Khushalgarhi (3 km), Luhara (3 km), Bhootpura (4 km), Khera Khurd (5 km), Gopalpur (4 km), Harduaganj (10 km)
- North side - Raipur (3 km)[Dr.Onkar Madhav], Sunamai (4 km), Bajidpur (4 km), Nagla Dhak (4 km)
- South side - Rampur (2 km), Satha (3 km), Chherat (05 km)
- West side - Jawan (2 km), Nagaula (2 km), Barauli (11 km)
See also
- Harduaganj - The plant is known as Harduaganj Thermal Power plant but Harduaganj town is on different route and away from the power plant - so every person who want to come in Harduaganj Thermal Plant must be come from Aligarh State Bank Main Branch or Ghantaghar by direct bus to Kasimpur.
Notable people
- Ashok Anjum, Hindi's leading poet, now lives in Aligarh
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Aligarh Muslim University - Mera Chaman - An interview with Mohd.Shaida, A Forgotten Hockey Player..." merachaman.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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