Rudrapur

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For a town in Deoria District, Uttar Pradesh, see Rudrapur, Uttar Pradesh.

?Rudrapur Uttarakhand • India
Rudrapur
Coordinates: 28°59′N 79°24′E / 28.98, 79.4
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Udham Singh Nagar
Population	88,720 (2001)

Coordinates: 28°59′N 79°24′E / 28.98, 79.4 Rudrapur is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Accessibility
4 Educational Institutions
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

According to a folktale, when King Rudra was passing through, his chariot got stuck in marshy land, so he decided to build a temple and well at that place. The present Atariya temple is the same, at a distance of 2 km. from the bus stand and half a kilometre away from the Rudrapur Haldwani motor route.

Every year, on the occasion of Navratra a large fair is held here and thousands of devotees come to seek the blessing of Goddess Atariya. The fair is held for 10 days.

Modern day Rudrapur was established in 1960, as a refugee camp for people coming from Burma, West Punjab and specially Pakistan during the partition. Refugees were settled here by the Govt. of India. The Terai was then a jungle area infested by wild animals and diseases. People even lost their lives under attack by wild animals especially lions and tigers. Malaria was common. Many families found it difficult to cope with the situation and relocated to other places. The administration then alloted small pieces of land to refugee families to make it fit for farming and cultivate.

It is now a small and beautiful town with all basic modern facilities. In vicinity of Nainital, this is the most prosperous town of Uttarakhand. Rudrapur is an agriculture prime area with at least 70% of the population relying on farming and related buisness for livelihood. Rudrapur is also famous for its premium quality rice.

Many new industries are now rushing in to setup business at SIDCUL Industrial Estate established at Pantnagar in the vicinity of Rudrapur. With industries to the likes of Dabur, Bajaj Auto, Britannia, Nestle, Ashok Leyland, Zhandu Pharma, Tata Motors setting up base here, Rudrapur is set to become an industrial hub.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Rudrapur had a population of 88,720. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Rudrapur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 47%. In Rudrapur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Accessibility

The nearest Airport is at Pantnagar. Rudrapur is well connected to Kashipur, Kathgodam, Rampur, Moradabad, Bareilly,Dehradun,Lucknow and Delhi by rail network. Rudrapur is well connected by road with all the major cities of the state and region.