Bilaspur, Haryana
Bilaspur Haryana | |
|---|---|
township | |
 Aerial view of Bilaspur, Haryana | |
  Bilaspur Haryana Location in Haryana, India  Bilaspur Haryana Bilaspur Haryana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°19′N 77°19′E / 30.32°N 77.32°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) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-71 |
| Website | haryana |
Bilaspur is a census town and block headquarter in Yamunanagar District in the state of Haryana, India.[1]
Demographics
As of 2001 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.
See also
- 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra
- Adi Badri (Haryana)
- Gita Mahotsav
- Kaushalya Dam
- Parikrama
- Lohgarh (Bilaspur)
- Morni
- Sarasvati river
- Sadaura
References
- ^ "Bilaspur". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Haryana's Saraswati heritage board to develop 5 riverfronts, The Tribune, 19 Jul 2021.
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