Bijpur
Bijpur is a census town part of Dudhi Tehsil in Sonbhadra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It is the border town located at UP - Madhya border.
Bijpur | |
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city | |
  Bijpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 24.041604°N 82.789364°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Sonbhadra |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,420 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India,[1] Bijpur had a population of 9232. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bijpur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 65%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Here NTPC, the largest power generation utility in India, has set up a 3000MW thermal power generation utility. The name of NTPC residential colony is Rihand Nagar. Also here is the famous Govind Vallabhpant Sagar, the backwaters of Rihand Dam in Uttar Pradesh.
Educational institutes
There are three CBSE based Senior Secondary schools. They are:
1) Ram Awadh Singh Mahavidyalaya JARHAN BIJPUR SONEBHADRA
2) Dayanand Anglo Vedic. Sr. Sec. Public School
3) Kendriya Vidyalaya
4) St. Joseph's School
5) SUNFLOWER ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL
Temples
1) Shiv Mandir (Rihand Nagar)
2) Hanuman Mandir (Bijpur)
3) Dudhiya Devi Mandir (Bijpur)
References
- "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.