Bahjoi

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Bahjoi v • d • e Uttar Pradesh, India
Bahjoi
District(s)	Moradabad
Coordinates	28.4° N 78.62° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 192 m (630 ft)
Population	29,993 (2001)

Coordinates: 28.4° N 78.62° E

For the Bahjoi meteorite of 1934, see Meteorite falls.

Bahjoi is a city and a municipal board in Moradabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous personality of Bahjoi
4 References

[edit] Geography

Bahjoi is located at 28.4° N 78.62° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 192 metres (629 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Bahjoi had a population of 29,993. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bahjoi has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Famous personality of Bahjoi

Sri Chandra Pal Arya;

Mr Arya has founded many schools and colleges in Bahjoi. Among them are well recognised institutions e.g.

C.P. Arya Adarsh Inter College, C.P. Arya Adarsh Mahila Polytechnic, C.P. Arya College of Information and Technology, C.P. Arya Adarsh Public School, C.P. Arya Nursery School.