Bahadrabad

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]

Bahadurabad
Town
Bahadurabad is located in Uttarakhand
Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Bahadurabad is located in India
Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad
Bahadurabad (India)
Coordinates: 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

It was also a Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency in Haridwar district before 2012.[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, Pathri, Jhabrera, Narsan, Jwalapur and Mohanpur Mohammadpur

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 the late 19th Century with the temple premises at the heart of the village.

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 in 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]

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. "Village Panchayats of Uttaranchal". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  2. "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 Official website.
  6. Irrigation Research Institute Archived 28 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official website
  7. Irrigation Dept. Irrigation Research Institute, Roorkee, 6.0.
  8. Integrated Industrial Estate - Haridwar SIDCUL Official website.
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