Chandpur is a town and a

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(nagar palika parishad) 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 Nagar Palika Parishad Bijnor Uttar Pradesh seeks its inclusion in National Capital Region (NCR) ...

in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Geography

Chandpur has an average elevation of 51

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s (167

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). Chandpur is located at a distance of 130 km from the capital of New Delhi, 65 km from

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, and 38 km from Gajraula on National Highway 9. The Bijnor district is bordered by the districts of

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, Jyotibaphule Nagar of

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, Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar and

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. River Ganga flows at a distance of 20 km from Chandpur.

Demographics

, according to the India

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, Chandpur has a population of 83,441 of which 43,354 are males while 40,087 are females, population of Children with age of 0-6 is 12390 which is 14.85% of total population of Chandpur (NPP). Female Sex Ratio is of 925 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Chandpur is around 923 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Chandpur city is 70.15% higher than state average of 67.68%. In Chandpur, Male literacy is around 74.73% while female literacy rate is 65.20%.

Religion

Religion data as per Census 2011: * Muslim : 71.77% * Hindu: 27.43% * Christian: 0.14% * Sikh: 0.50%

Post office

Chandpur city pin code is 246725. It has two post offices in the city and many box offices.

Transport

Chandpur has railway connections to

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Najibabad Najibabad is a town in the Bijnor district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, located near the city of Bijnor. It is a major industrial centre and has national transport links via rail and roadways such as NH 119 and NH 74. History Nawab ...

etc. There are direct bus services between Chandpur and a number of other cities and schools. * Mussoorie Express * Garhwal Express * lucknow chandigarh express * Najibabad-aligarh passenger * Najibabad-gajrula passenger There are direct bus services between New Delhi and Chandpur, with buses connecting to the Anand Vihar bus stand in New Delhi and some other bus stop at Delhi * Anand Vihar * Okhla * Shadra * Delhi * Mayur vihar phase 1 * Noida City Centre * Hauz Khas Village * Botanical Garden (Noida sec 37) There are direct bus services between * saharanpur—chandpur * ghaziabaad—chandpur * Bijnor-Chandpur * haridwaar—chandpur * aligarh—chandpur * meerut—chandpur * bareilly—chandpur * moradabad-chandpur * najibabbad—chandpur * Kanpur—chandpur * Jhansi—chandpur * Azamgarh—chandpur * agra—chandpur * Dehradun-chandpur

People from Chandpur

* Atma Ram (scientist) * Subhash C. Kashyap * Maulana Murtaza Hasan Chandpuri * Raashid Alvi *

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* Kausar Chandpuri (1900–1990), Indian physician and writer * Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (born 1940), Indian military officer * Qayem Chandpuri (1722–1793), Indian poet * Raaz Chandpuri (1892–1969), Indian Urdu writer and literary critic

References

{{Bijnor district Cities and towns in Bijnor district