Kashipur, Uttarakhand

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Kashipur
type = city
latd = 29.22 | longd = 78.95
state_name = Uttarakhand
district = Udham Singh Nagar
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altitude = 218
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 92978| population_density =
area_total = 5.46
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: See Kashipur for disambiguationKashipur is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

History

Kashipur was known as "Govishan" or "Govisana", during the time of Harsha (606–647 AD), when Xuanzang (631–641 AD) visited this region. The ruins of the large settlement of those days are still to be seen near the city. Kashipur is named after "Kashinath Adhikari", the founder of the township and Governor of the "pargana", one of the officers of the Chand Kings of Kumaon in the 16-17 century [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_077.gifKashipur town] The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 15, p. 71.] .

Poet Gumani has written a poem on this town. Girital and Drona sagar are well known spots and are associated with the story of the Pandavas. The Chaiti mela is the best known fair of Kashipur. Today Kashipur is an important industrial township. In autumn (after monsoon) one can see the snowclad peaks of Trishul and its surroundings.

After Harsha's decline of the empire, Kashipur became a forest and then was rehabilitated during the time of Independence.

Geography

Kashipur is located at coord|29.22|N|78.95|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Kashipur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kashipur] ] It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 feet).

Accessibility

The nearest Airport is 72 km away at Pantnagar. Kashipur is well connected to Ramnagar, Kathgodam, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Delhi by rail network. Kashipur is well connected by road with all the major cities of the state and region. Kashinath Adhikari was the first founder of this city. It is located at national highway NH-74. Delhi is about 225 km and Haridwar also above 200 km apart from Kashipur. It is the biggest Town of Udham Singh Nagar district.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Kashipur had a population of 92,978. Males constitute 53 % of the population and females 47 %. Kashipur has an average literacy rate of 68 %, higher than the national average of 59.5 %: male literacy is 73 %, and female literacy is 62 %. In Kashipur, 14 % of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages spoken are Punjabi, Hindi and English.

Economy

Central Government recently announced Several Benefits. With a government eager to promote trade and industry by providing extensive benefits and incentives, Kashipur has become the new industrial hub in India. With Kashipur fast becoming a thriving industrial center, the city is ideally suited for Industrial Park projects. Large industrial houses such as TATA, Mahindra, HCL, Videocon, Nestle, Britannia, Kirloskar, Bajaj, Lohia Auto Industries and several paper & sugar mills already have a presence in the district.

Lot of new industry is coming up in Kashipur: Prominent existing units are: Fibremarx Papers Ltd,India Glycols Limited,Cheema Paper group.Jindal Group of industries, Naini Paper mills, Sidharth Paper Mills, Banwari Paper Mills, Goraya Paper Mills, Kashipur Sugar Mills, Multiwall Paper, Midas Foods(India) Pvt Ltd,Saw International(Moradabad),Alibris India (Pulp PaperDivision) and Industrial & Farm Equipment Co ( both of Naroola house), Surya Roshni Ltd, Prakash Tubes to name a few.

treets

*Ganj
*subhash nagar
*Pakkakot
*Kazibagh
*Katoratal
*station Road
*Awas Vikas
*New Awas Vikas
*Main Bazaar
*Girital Colony
*Chamunda Colony
*Vaishlai Colony
*Railway Colony
*MaheshPura
*Alikhan
*Kila
*JAIL ROAD
*Lahoriyan
*Ramnagar Road
*Khalsa Street

Educational institutes

* Army School, Hempur
* Little Scholars
* The Gurukul Foundation School (Kindergarten)
* Chhaoni Children's Academy
* Vision Valley School
* Maria Assumpta Convent School
* tularam rajaram saraswati vidhya mandir
* tarawati sarojani balika vidhya mandir
* Shivalik public school
* Templeton College
* Chandra vati Tiwari Women's College
* Government Girls' Inter College (Senior Secondary Level)
* Udayraj Hindu Inter College
* Kendriya Vidyalaya
* DAV Sr Sec School
* Pt. G. B. Pant Intermediate college
* Guru Nanak Sr Sec School
* Guru Nanak Inter College
* Govt. Polytechnic Kashipur (Technical Institute)
* Radhe-Hari Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya (Post-Graduate College
* Shriram Institute of Management & Technology (Technical Institute)
* st. mary's school kashipur

Hospitals

* Civil Hospital, Ram nagar road Kashipur
* Chamunda Surgical Hospital, ramnagar Road, Kashipur
* Anita Nursing Home, Chaiti Road, Kashipur
* Homoeo Cure & Research Centre, NH74, Moradabad Road, Kashipur
* Sirohi Bone Hospital&Joint Replacement Centre.NH74, Nainital Road, Kashipur
* Richaria Surgical Hospital, Moradabad Road, Kashipur
* Kasturi Devi Hospital [Mother & Child Care Centre] , Moradabad Road, Kashipur
* Naroola Nursing Home:

* Rastogi Nursing Home
* Dr. Singhal's Nursing Home, Mata Mandir Road, Kashipur

Temples

* Shree Bheem Shankar (Moteshwar) Mahadev Mandir
* Maata Baal Sundari Mandir
* Maa Mansa Devi Mandir, Lahoriyan
* Maa Gayatri Mandir, Lahoriyan
* Shree Nagnath Mandir
* Gurudwara Shri Nankana Sahib
* Digamber jain mandir(pakka coat)

=References=the most popular hindi dainik newspaper is publish from kashipur is UTTARANCHALSHABDTIMES edited by Mr. DEEPAK SHARMA. which is published from girital road .

External links

[http://www.kashipur.in Kashipur Website]