Gadarpur is a post independence city and a

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Udham Singh Nagar district Udham Singh Nagar District (officially District of Udham Singh Nagar )is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. Rudrapur is the district headquarters. This district consists of nine Tehsils named Bajpur, Gadarpur, Rudrapur, Jaspur ...

in the state of

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 ...

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. This city was formed with the arrival of the refugees from

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at the time of partition of 1947. The refugees settled here and started living here. The refugees are Punjabi which makes up a majority in the city.

Demographics

India

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, Gadarpur had a population of 19,301. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gadarpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gadarpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age and its literacy rate is 100%.

History

During the partition of 1947 the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...

forest was cut down for settlement of the refugees during the time of Partition of India. This place developed into a township by time.

Accessibility

The nearest

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is 24 km away at

Pantnagar Pantnagar is a town and a university campus in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. Nainital, Kashipur, Rudrapur and Kiccha, Haldwani are the major cities surrounding Pantnagar. The town is home to the first agricultural university of I ...

. Gadarpur is connected by road with all the major cities of the state and region. Gadarpur is well connected with big cities like

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 ...

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

, Kashipur, Rudrapur,

Haldwani Haldwani (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Haldvānī'') is the largest city of Kumaon division, Kumaon. It is also the third List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city and largest commercial market in the Indian state of Uttarak ...

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Moradabad Moradabad () is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 ...

and

Bareilly Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...

. It is also well connected with famous hill station

Nainital Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...

. It is located on national highway NH-74.

is about 234 km away and

is about 175 km away from Gadarpur. The city is also near t
Gularbhoj dam

Petrol pumps in Gadarpur

Hazari Lal & Company
(B P C) *Hind Oil Distributor (I O C) *Narang Filling Station (I O C) *Krishna Fuel Station (I O C)
Reliance Fuel Station
(R I L)

Schools In Gadarpur

* P.S Model Inter College * S.S.Public School * Red Rose Convent School * Monad Public School * Lions Public School * G. I. C * Red Rose Public School * St. Mary's School * Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College * Saraswati Shishu Mandir

References

Cities and towns in Udham Singh Nagar district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub