Seohara

Seohara
city
Seohara

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 29°13′N 78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°ECoordinates: 29°13′N 78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Elevation 211 m (692 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 43,985
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 246746
Telephone code 01344
Vehicle registration UP 20
Website www.seohara.com

Seohara is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Seohara is located at 29°13′N 78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 feet).

Seohara is situated on Haridwar- Moradabad State highway . In east of Seohara is situated another town called Sahaspur, West is Dhampur, south, Raja Ka Tajpur, and in north flows the river Ramganga about eight kilometers from the town.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Seohara had a population of 43,985. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Seohara has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Seohara, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 1901 the population of the town was 10,062 (as per Imperial Gazetteer 2 of India, vol II, Page 283).

Industeries

Birla Upper Ganges Sugar Industeries

The sugar mill Seohara is ran by Birla Sugar Seohara,[3]

Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Ltd. (UGSIL) belongs to the K.K. Birla Group of Sugar Companies. K.K. Birla Group is a major player in key industries like fertilizers, chemicals, textiles, shipping, etc. apart from sugar. From a modest beginning in 1932, UGSIL has grown to become the pioneer in the Sugar Industry.

Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Ltd. (UGSIL) is one of the oldest sugar companies of the K.K. Birla Group. Established in 1932, UGSIL has three sugar manufacturing units situated in the cane rich region one - as an integrated sugar unit in the Bijnor district of U.P. - and the other two in Gopalganj and Samastipur districts of Bihar. All these regions are enjoying a sugarcane cultivation culture.

Education

Educational institutions in Seohara

Hospital

  1. Dr.Syed.Yazdani Shabahat (Dr.Fasahat Memorial Clinic )
  2. Hashmi Surgical Centre and Nursing Home,Dr. Zuhaib Naseem(General & Laparoscopic Surgeon),Dr. Zanib Naseem
  3. Verma Maternity and Nursing Home
  4. Dr. Raunaq Raza Mother & Child Care Centre.
  5. JM Nursing Home.
  6. Raman Hospital
  7. City Hospital
  8. Dr. Tariq Hameed(General and Laparoscopic surgeon)

References