Bilaspur, Haryana
Township in Haryana, India
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Bilaspur is a census town and block headquarter in the Yamunanagar District of the Indian state of Haryana.[1]
Bilaspur | |
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township | |
Aerial view of Bilaspur, Haryana | |
  Bilaspur Location in Haryana, India  Bilaspur Bilaspur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°18′09″N 77°18′05″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Yamunanagar |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,620 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi& Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 135102 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-71 |
| Website | haryana |
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Bilaspur had a population of 9620. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bilaspur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Riverfont
Bilaspur Sarasvati Riverfont is a riverfront that is being developed. In 2021, Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board initiated projects to develop 5 river fronts under the under Sarasvatio Revival Project on the rejuvenated Sarasvati river at Pipli, Pehowa, Bilaspur, Dosarka (on Panchkula-Yamunanagar NH-344 near Sirsgarh) and the Theh Polar (near Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilisation archaeological site on Kaithal-Guhla SH-11). Pipli riverfront will be on the pattern Sabarmati Riverfront.[3]
Bilaspur is one of the important tirtha in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.
