Thakurdwara

Thakurdwara is a city in Moradabad district in the indian state of Uttar Pradesh and 19th largest tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Thakurdwara
Town
Nickname(s): 
bholu
Thakurdwara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 29.19°N 78.86°E / 29.19; 78.86
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMoradabad
Government
 • MLANawab Jaan Khan
Elevation229 m (751 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total44,255
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
244 601
Telephone code0591
Vehicle registrationUP 21

Geography

Thakurdwara is located at 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 389 km distance from its State Capital City Lucknow. The world famous Jim Corbett National Park is just 52 km away from it. The Ramganga Dam(Kalagarh Dam) is 46 km away.

The 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).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Thakurdwara had a population of 44,255. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Thakurdwara has an average literacy rate of 57.7%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 64%, and female literacy is 50.5%. In Thakurdwara, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age .

Industry

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

References
  1. "Thakurdwara, Uttar Pradesh, India Map Lat Long Coordinates".
  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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