Bhadohi

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?Bhadohi Uttar Pradesh • India
Bhadohi
Coordinates: 25°25′N 82°34′E / 25.42, 82.57
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 85 m (279 ft)
District(s)	Sant Ravidas Nagar
Population	74,439 (2001)

Coordinates: 25°25′N 82°34′E / 25.42, 82.57 Bhadohi (Hindi: भदोही, Urdu: بھدوہی) is a city and a municipal board in Sant Ravidas Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

[edit] Geography

Bhadohi is located at 25.42° N 82.57° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 85 metres (278 feet). The Bhadohi district is one of the biggest carpet manufacturing centres in India. Most of the production is aimed at foreign countries. Well known carpet types from Bhadohi include cotton Dhurries, Chhapra Mir carpets, Loribaft, Indo Gabbeh but also Nepalese carpets and more recent shaggy type carpets. They are manufactured in various qualities.

The distance from Bhadohi to Varanasi is approximately 60 km and takes about ninety minutes by car.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Bhadohi had a population of 74,439. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhadohi has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Bhadohi is 90 km from Allahabad. It is close to the holy river Ganges ( which is about 29 km from the city area ). There are quite a few good temples in bhadohi like the famous Vindhyachal.

Bhadohi is 12 km from Mondh railway station.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhadohi
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.