?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[update])
Website: usnagar.nic.in/

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.

History

The city of Rudrapur was founded by Rudra Chand (r. 1565-1597), a king of Chand dynasty, which ruled over the Kumaon kingdom in 16th century. 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 government 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 business 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, Delta, Bajaj Auto, Britannia, Nestle, Ashok Leyland, Zhandu Pharma and Tata Motors setting up base here, Rudrapur is set to become an industrial hub.

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.

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.

Medical Colleges

Chandola Homeopathic Medical College

SCHOOLS

• Columbus Public School
• Jaycees Public School
• The Oxford Academy
• R.A.N.Public School
• Holy Child School
• Amenity Public School
• Bal Bharti Vidhya Mandir
• Janta Inter College
• A N JHA GOVERNMENT COLLEGE RUDRAPUR
• Saraswati Vidhya Mandir
• Guru Nanak Balika Inter College
• Guru Nanak Public School
• Sanatan Dharm Kanya Inter College
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
• St.Mary's Secondary School
• Rainbow Public School
• Blooming Dales Modern School

COLLEGES

• Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government P.G.College
• Saraswati Institute of Management & Techonology (SIMT)
• Guru Nanak Degree College
• Devbhumi Institute Of Professional Education
• Droan B.Ed. College
• Chandola Homeopathic Medical College
• Unity Law College
• Chanakya Law College
• Apex Institute of Technology

References

1. ^ "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 on 2008-11-01.

External links

• RudrapurOnline.com
• Official website
• Business Guide to Rudrapur

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