Chandpur
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Chandpur is one of the most important city in Bijnor district
, in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
.
Chandpur is 140 km from the capital of New Delhi
, 110 km from Meerut, and 38 km from Gajraula
on National Highway 24 (Delhi to Lucknow
).
Bijnor district is bordered by the districts of Meerut
, Muzzafarnagar
, Moradabad
, Haridwar
, Pauri Garhwal and Jyotiba Phule Nagar
.
Agriculture is the main source of income in Chandpur, with sugarcane
being the main crop.
The main markets in the city are Mandi Kotla, Dhaali Bazar, Bazaria, Mina Bazar, the Saturday Jama Masjid market, and the Thursday market at Patiyapara.
, Chandpur had a population of 68,359. Males made up 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 52%, which was lower than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 57% and female literacy at 47%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Bhuiyar
, Vaishya
, Agrawal
, Tyagi
, Saini
, Sikh
s, jatav, Gurjars,Ahir, Jats
and Qureshi dominate in wealth and social status, and the city also has a prosperous Muslim
community also.
, Lucknow
, and Dehradun
, with two regular services to New Delhi, the Mussoorie Express and the Garwal Express.
There are direct bus services between New Delhi and Chandpur, with buses connecting to the Anand Vihar bus stand in New Delhi.
Degree Colleges
Inter Colleges
C V RAMAN INTER COLLEGE (sce&art)
Girls' Inter Colleges
Others
Bijnor District
Bijnor is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters.-Geography :...
, in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Chandpur is 140 km from the capital of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, 110 km from Meerut, and 38 km from Gajraula
Gajraula
Gajraula is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on NH 24 a 4-lane highway connecting Lucknow and Delhi.-Geography:...
on National Highway 24 (Delhi to Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
).
Bijnor district is bordered by the districts of Meerut
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
, Muzzafarnagar
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
, Moradabad
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
, Haridwar
Haridwar District
Haridwar district is a district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and east, Pauri Garhwal in the east and the Uttar Pradesh districts of Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in the...
, Pauri Garhwal and Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Jyotiba Phule Nagar District
Jyotiba Phule Nagar district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population,...
.
Economics
Chandpur is now developing as an industrial town. It has a paper mill, a sugar mill, a snacks factory, and few steel mills,pvc pipe factory and chemical factory.Agriculture is the main source of income in Chandpur, with sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
being the main crop.
The main markets in the city are Mandi Kotla, Dhaali Bazar, Bazaria, Mina Bazar, the Saturday Jama Masjid market, and the Thursday market at Patiyapara.
Demographics
, according to the India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chandpur had a population of 68,359. Males made up 53% of the population and females 47%. The average literacy rate was 52%, which was lower than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy at 57% and female literacy at 47%. 16% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Bhuiyar
Bhuiyar
The Bhuiyar or Bhuyiar are a Hindu caste found in North India, and those in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi have scheduled caste status. They are also known as Bhanyar Julaha; Kabirpanthi and Kori. The traditional occupation of Bhuiyar Caste is weaving...
, Vaishya
Vaishya
Vaishya is one of the four varnas of the Hindu social order. According to Vedic tradition, this caste primarily comprises merchants, farmers, cattle-herders and artisans.-Duties of Vaishyas:...
, Agrawal
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...
, Tyagi
Tyagi
Tyagi is a surname of North India and Pakistan. There are both Hindu and Muslim Tyagis. Tyāgī is a sanskrit word meaning the renouncer Once localized to Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi, they are now also found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan due to the...
, Saini
Saini
Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...
, Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s, jatav, Gurjars,Ahir, Jats
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
and Qureshi dominate in wealth and social status, and the city also has a prosperous Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community also.
Transport
Chandpur has railways connections to New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, and Dehradun
Dehradun
- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...
, with two regular services to New Delhi, the Mussoorie Express and the Garwal Express.
There are direct bus services between New Delhi and Chandpur, with buses connecting to the Anand Vihar bus stand in New Delhi.
Religion
Chandpur is home to the largest mosque in Bijnor district, the Jama Masjid. The mosque has two minarets which are approximately 150 ft in height.Which was built up by Haji khaleel qureshiPolitics
Chandpur plays an active role in Uttar Pradesh politics, being known as "Mini Chahproli", and a number of its MPs have been appointed ministers in the recent past. Politics in Chandpur had always been volatile, with Azad candidates generally winning the local assembly elections.Education
Schools and colleges in Chandpur include:Degree Colleges
- Gulab Singh Degree College
- SP Degree College, Teegri
- Vivekanand Degree College Darbada
Inter Colleges
C V RAMAN INTER COLLEGE (sce&art)
- Hindu Inter College (H.I.C., Chandpur)
- Miftahul-uloom Muslim Inter College (M.M.I.C.)
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College (S.V.M.I.C)
Girls' Inter Colleges
- Ideal Girls public school
- Rahmania Girls Inter College
- Shakuntla Girls Inter College
- Vaidik Kanya Inter College
Others
- Fatherson Public School
- J.P. Public School
- Rishi Dayanand Saraswati Shishu Mandir(VAID MANDIR)
- SSM Public School