Jaspur
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Jaspur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Gahlot market in Jaspur | |
  Jaspur Location in Uttarakhand, India  Jaspur Jaspur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′00″N 78°49′00″E / 29.283331°N 78.816673°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 50,523 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local | Khari Boli[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 244712[2] |
| Vehicle registration | UK 18 |
| Website | uk |
Jaspur is a developing town and a municipal board in the Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located at 29°17′N 78°49′E / 29.28°N 78.82°E, 45km from Ramnagar and 210km east from New Delhi.[3] It has an average elevation of 320m (1050ft), and is the border town of Uttarakhand.
According to the 2011 India census Jaspur has a population of 126,397, with 17% being under the age of 6.[4] 52.37% of the population is male, and 47.63% is female. The average literacy rate is 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Hindi is the most common spoken language.
Transportation
NH-74 connects Haridwar in Uttarakhand with Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh via Pilibhit. It connects Jaspur to major cities including Haldwani, Kashipur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Kicha, Ramnagar, Haridwar, and Dehradun. The town a local bus stand, and the government bus station lies on the outskirts of the city.