Bilaspur is a census town and block headquarter in Yamunanagar District in the state of Haryana, India.[1] It takes its name from the corrupted form of "Vyas Puri", as it was the ashram of Ved Vyasa rishi where he wrote the Mahabharta on the banks of Sarasvati river near Adi Badri where Sarasvati river leaves Himalayas and enters the plains.[2] On Jagadhari road lies another popular religious site of Kapal Mochan.
Bilaspur Haryana | |
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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 |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[3] 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
editBilaspur 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.[4]
Bilaspur is one of the important tirtha in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Bilaspur". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Sarasvati Sodh Sansthan Publications 2015
- ^ "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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