Bahadrabad is an intermediate Village

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in the

Haridwar district Haridwar district () also spelled as ''Hardwar'' is a district in Garhwal which is a part of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, India. It is one of the six development blocks in

under which many developed villages come, including Atmalpur Bongla, Rohalki-Kishanpur, Alipur, Garhmeerpur, Khedli, Sitapur. It was also a

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summ ...

constituency in

before 2012. Bahadrabad is situated at a distance of 11 km from

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the righ ...

, between the towns of

and

Roorkee Roorkee (Rūṛkī) is a city and a municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is from Haridwar city, the district headquarter. It is spread over a flat terrain under Sivalik Hills of Himalayas. The c ...

on the National Highway 58, between

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

and Manna Pass. It is neighbouring towns are,

Pathri Pathri is a town, near the city of Parbhani and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. It has been claimed that Pathri is the real birthplace of Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba, ...

Jhabrera Jhabrera is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hardwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated 17 kilometres from Roorkee. It can be reached by taking a left turn before Ganga canal and while entering Manglaur town from Delhi. Jhabre ...

, Narsan, Jwalapur and

Mohanpur Mohammadpur Mohanpur Mohammadpur is a census town in Haridwar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttarakhand. Geography Mohanpur Mohammadpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet). It con ...

History

Bahadrabad, formerly known as Bahadurabad, after the founder of the village Thakur Bahadur Singh, who moved the village from a few miles south and established it at this point after a river turned its course and destroyed the previous settlement. The village was established in the late 19th Century with the temple premises at the heart of the village.

Education

* Uttarakhand Sanskrit University * Mount Litera, Alipur *

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* Rastriye Inter College *

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* Maa Saraswati Public Sr. Sec. School * Maa Saraswati Junior High School

Demographics

According to 2011 census total population is 10232.

Irrigation

Close by, in village Pathri, lies the Pathri Power Plant on the Upper Ganges Canal, which started in 1955. Uttarakhand Irrigation Research Institute, founded in 1928 in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, was shifted here in 1946. Later its research unit in

was established as a full-fledged institute in 1954. Today, hydraulics model studies are carried out at its Hydraulic Research Station at Bahadrabad.

Industry

Integrated Industrial Estate of the ( State Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarankhand) is situated close to Bahadrabad. Bahadrabad also has a small but old industrial setup known as the Bahdrabad Industrial Area, which has Indane Gas Plant and Modern Bread Factory.Integrated Industrial Estate - Haridwar
SIDCUL Official website.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Haridwar district Haridwar