Bahadrabad

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Bahadurabad
town
Bahadurabad is located in Uttarakhand
Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates: 29°58′N 78°10′E / 29.96°N 78.16°E / 29.96; 78.16Coordinates: 29°58′N 78°10′E / 29.96°N 78.16°E / 29.96; 78.16
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictHaridwar
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
249402
Telephone code01334
Vehicle registrationUK 08
Websiteharidwar.nic.in
[1][2][3]

Bahadrabad is an intermediate Village Panchayat[1][2] in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. It is one of the six development blocks in Haridwar district[2] under which many developed villages come, including Atmalpur Bongla, Rohalki-Kishanpur, Alipur, Garhmeerpur, Khedli, Sitapur.[1]

It is also Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly constituency in Haridwar district.[3][4]

Bahadrabad is situated at a distance of 11 km from Haridwar, between the towns of Haridwar and Roorkee on the National Highway 58, between Delhi and Manna Pass. It is neighbouring towns are, , Jhabrera, Narsan, Jwalapur and Mohanpur Mohammadpur

Education[]

Demographics[]

According to 2011 census total population is 10232.

Religions in Bahadarabad
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 50%
Muslims
 
 49%
Jains
 
 0.5%
Others†
 
 0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Irrigation[]

Close by, in village Pathri, lies the Pathri Power Plant on the Upper Ganges Canal, which started in 1955.[5]

Uttarakhand Irrigation Research Institute, founded in 1928 in Lucknow, was shifted here 1946. Later its research unit in Roorkee was established as a full-fledged institute in 1954. Today, hydraulics model studies are carried out at its Hydraulic Research Station at Bahadrabad.[6][7]

History[]

Bahadrabad formerly known as Bahadurabad, after the founder of the village Thakur Bahadur Singh who moved the village from a few miles south and established it at this point after a river turned its course and destroyed the previous settlement. The village was established in late 19th Century with the temple premises at the heart of the village.

Industry[]

Integrated Industrial Estate of the (State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarankhand) is situated close to Bahadrabad. Bahadrabad also has a small but old industrial setup known as the Bahdrabad Industrial Area, which has Indane Gas Plant and Modern Bread Factory.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Village Panchayats of Uttaranchal". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Geography of Haridwar". Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  3. ^ List of Public Representatives from Haridwar Archived 19 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine and MOHD SHAHZAD ALI is the M.L.A Of BAHADRABAD Official website.
  4. ^ State Assembly Elections 2007 Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Office of Chief Electoral Officer - Uttarakhand.
  5. ^ Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited[permanent dead link] Official website.
  6. ^ Irrigation Research Institute Archived 28 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website
  7. ^ Irrigation Dept.[permanent dead link] Irrigation Research Institute, Roorkee, 6.0.
  8. ^ Integrated Industrial Estate - Haridwar SIDCUL Official website.
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