Bajpur

Bazpur, or Bajpur, is a city and a municipality in Udham Singh Nagar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Bazpur
Town
Bazpur
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Bazpur
Bazpur (India)
Coordinates: 29.17°N 79.16°E / 29.17; 79.16
CountryIndia
StateUttarakhand
DistrictUdham Singh Nagar
Founded byShri Banta Ram
Named forRaja Baz Bahadur Chand
Population
 (2011)
  Total22,255
Languages
  OfficialHindi, Punjabi, Bangali, Kumaoni language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK

Bazpur is well connected with the industrial city of Rudrapur and the historical city of Kashipur. Bazpur is nearest city to Nainital. It is an affluent town, mainly due to large agricultural estates. It was initially, like most of the area which forms present day Udham Singh Nagar District, a part of the Terai, and was gradually transformed into arable land by migrants from Punjab. Most of the early settlers were those rendered homeless by the Partition of India in 1947.

India's first co-operative sugar mill went into production in Bazpur on 16 February 1959.

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