Kashipur, Uttarakhand

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Kashipur (Hindi काशीपुर, Kāśīpur ) is a city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest city of the district of Udham Singh Nagar and has about 122,000 inhabitants ( 2011 census ).

History

Kashipur was currently Harsha ( 606-647 AD), when Xuanzang ( 631-641 ) visited the region, known as Govishan. Near the town the ruins of the large settlements can still be seen from this period. Kashipur is named after Kashinath Adhikari, the founder of the community and one of the officers of the Chand rulers of Kumaon in the Middle Ages.

After the fall of Harsha Empire Kashipur was settled to a wooded area, only the time of independence again in 1947 as refugees from Pakistan came as Prem Kapoor and Phiraya Lal Kapoor after Kashipur. They are among the few first known people who came to Kashipur, when the area was densely forested. Today Kashipur is an important industrial center.

Infrastructure

Kashipur is located about 225 kilometers from Delhi and more than 200 kilometers from Haridwar. It has good rail links to Ramnagar, Kathgodam, Muradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Delhi. By road it is connected to all major cities of India and the region. Kashipur is located on the National Highway NH- 74. The nearest airport is 72 km away at Pantnagar.

Culture

The poet Gumani wrote a poem about this city. Girital and Drona Sagar are well-known places and linked to the history of the Pandavas. The Chaiti mela is the most famous festival of Kashipur.

In the fall, after the monsoon, one can see the snow capped peaks of Trishul and its surroundings.

Demography

In the Indian census of 2001, Kashipur had a population of 92 978 people ( 52.6 percent male and 47.4 percent female ). 14 percent of the population are children aged up to six years. The literacy rate is 67.9 percent ( 73.1 percent men, 62.1 percent women ) and thus slightly above the national average of 64.8 percent. The most widely spoken languages ​​are Hindi, Punjabi and English.