Badlapur, Jaunpur
| Badlapur(Pandav Nagar) बदलापुर | |
|---|---|
| Tehsil & Town Area | |
  Badlapur(Pandav Nagar) Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°32′N 82°16′E / 25.53°N 82.27°ECoordinates: 25°32′N 82°16′E / 25.53°N 82.27°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Government | |
| • MLA |
 Om Prakash 'Baba' Dubey |
| • Density | 36,943/km2 (95,680/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Awadhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 05453 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-62 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:1009 ♂/♀ |
Badlapur is an administrative division in Jaunpur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was accorded the status of Town Area Nagar Panchayat on 27 June 2014.[1]
Geography
Badlapur is located at 25°32′N 82°16′E / 25.53°N 82.27°E.[2] It has been assigned 222 125 pin code by India Post.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Badlapur had a population of 36,943. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Machhlishahr has an average literacy rate of 59%, male literacy is 76.99%, and female literacy is 43.35%. In Machhlishahr, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Represented in the U.P. State Assembly by MLA Subhash Pandey of the BSP.[4]
Transportation
Rail
Badlapur is connected with major cities of India through the Indian Railways network. Some important trains from Sri Krishna Nagar(Badlapur) are the Varuna Express to Lucknow Varanasi, Kanpur, the Howrah Amritsar Express connecting Kolkata and Amritsar, and the Farakka Express to Delhi.
Road
Badlapur is connected to Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad and other cities of Uttar Pradesh. National Highway 56(NH-56) links Badlapur to Lucknow and Varanasi. State Highway 7(SH-7) is highway connecting Badlapur to Allahabad and Gorakhpur.
Festivals
The biggest annual celebrations in Badlapur are Durga Puja & Bharat Milap. Pupils also organise big celebrations on Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan and other occasions. Also, fireworks exhibitions are performed on Independence Day and Republic Day.
References
- ↑ "Result of Badlapur Assembly Costituency Election 2012". electionaffairs.com (Lucknow, Uttar.Pradesh, India). Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics,Inc - Badlapur
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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