Jaspur is a developing town and a municipal board in the Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located at , 45km from Ramnagar and 210km east from New Delhi.Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Jaspur It has an average elevation of 320m (1050ft), and is the border town of Uttarakhand.
Demographics According to the 2011 India census Jaspur has a population of 126,397, with 17% being under the age of 6. 52.37% of the population is male, and 47.63% is female. The average literacy rate is 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Hindi is the most common spoken language.
Transportation NH-74 connects Haridwar in Uttarakhand with Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh via Pilibhit. It connects Jaspur to major cities including Haldwani, Kashipur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Kicha, Ramnagar, Haridwar, and Dehradun. The town a local bus stand, and the government bus station lies on the outskirts of the city.
Economy
The economy of the city is mainly agriculture based. There is a sugar mill at Nandehi near the city, and multiple rice and paper mills in the surrounding area. Multiple small businesses sell products including automobiles, clothing, books, jewelry, hardware, paint, film and restaurants.
2011 Census Data
Literacy Demographics TotalMaleFemaleChildren (Age 0-6)23,90212,72511,177Literacy73.59%70.06%55.79%Scheduled Caste27,96214,68513,277Scheduled Tribe291415Illiterate62,57626,68235,894
Caste Demographics TotalMaleFemaleSchedule Caste27,96214,68513,277Schedule Tribe291415
Religion Demographics ReligionTotalMaleFemaleHindu87,746(51.52%)46,13141,615Muslim63,622(37.36%)33,15530,467Christian233(0.14%)125108Sikh18,595(10.92%)9,6338,962Buddhist11(0.01%)92Jain16(0.01%)115Other Religion0(0%)00No Religion Specified92(0.05%)5339
Urban/Rural Demographics TotalUrbanRuralPopulation170,31557,849112,466Children (0 - 6 years)23,9028,12115,781Schedule Caste27,9624,05523,907Schedule Tribe29029Literacy73.59%77.04%71.81%Sex Ratio911918908
Working Population - Jaspur TotalMaleFemaleMain Workers46,09438,7617,333Cultivators10,9489,981967Agriculture Labourer11,7519,4392,312Household Industries2,3991,0281,371Other Workers20,99618,3132,683Marginal Workers15,8227,9597,863Non Working108,39942,39766,002
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