Bilaspur, Haryana Explained

Bilaspur Haryana
Settlement Type:township
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:30.32°N 77.32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Yamunanagar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:274
Population Total:9620
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi& Haryanvi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:135102
Registration Plate:HR-71
Iso Code:IN-HR

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.

Demographics

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

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.[4]

Bilaspur is one of the important tirtha in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bilaspur . . . 18 October 2017 . https://archive.today/20171018230146/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=64927 . 18 October 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  2. http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.sg/2015/03/saraswati-darshan-march-2015-ed-dr.html?view=timeslide Sarasvati Sodh Sansthan Publications 2015
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryanas-saraswati-heritage-board-to-develop-5-riverfronts-285084 Haryana's Saraswati heritage board to develop 5 riverfronts