Seohara is a town and a
municipal board
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situated between
Sahaspur and
Dhampur
Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at , and lies in Northern India.
History
In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris. The Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills f ...
in
Bijnor district
Bijnor district is one of the 75 districts in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters. The government of Uttar Pradesh seeks it to be included in National Capital Region (NCR) due to its close proximity to ...
in the
India
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n
state
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of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Geography
Seohara is located at . It has an average elevation of 211 metres (692 feet).
Seohara is situated on Haridwar- Moradabad State highway . In east of Seohara is situated another town called
Sahaspur, West is Dhampur, south, Raja Ka Tajpur, and in north flows the river Ramganga about eight kilometers from the town.
Demographics
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,
Seohara had a population of 43,985. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Seohara has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Seohara, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 1901 the population of the town was 10,062 (as per Imperial Gazetteer 2 of India, vol II, Page 283).
Notable people
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Asaf Ali
Asaf Ali (11 May 1888 – 2 April 1953) was an Indian independence fighter and noted Indian lawyer. He was the first Indian Ambassador to the United States. He also served as the Governor of Odisha.
Education
Asaf Ali was educated at St. Step ...
*
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi
Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi (1900 – 2 August 1962) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and an activist of the Indian independence movement, who served as the fourth general secretary of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He fought against British rule for 25 ...
References
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Cities and towns in Bijnor district