Bilaspur, Uttar Pradesh

For other uses, see Bilaspur (disambiguation).

For another village in Uttar Pradesh of the same name, see Bilaspur, Gautam Buddh Nagar.

Bilaspur
city
Bilaspur
Coordinates:
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Rampur
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,729
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Bilaspur is a city and tehsil (town) in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh. India on the bank of Bhakda river . It is situated on the Nainital road 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Rampur on NH-87 and 15 kms from Rudrapur . 35% of the population are Muslim, 20% are Gangwar, Lodhi, 10% are Sikhs and the remaining 35% is Kayastha, Khatri, Jatav, and Bania. The main source of income is farming, although new industries are coming. The major crops are rice, wheat, pea, sugarcane and vegetables. The mango, guvava and papaya are the fruits grown here. Bilaspur town also famous for furniture wood and plywood

Geography

Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bilaspur had a population of 35,729. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.

Languages

While Hindi and Urdu are respectively the official and second official languages of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjabi is spoken by 47% of the population of Bilaspur.

Administration

Bilaspur Municipal Board

This body is responsible for administration of Bilaspur Town area. Present Chairman of Municipal Board is Shri Pramod Kumar Johri.

Assembly Representative & District Magistrate

The present MLA and SDM of Bilaspur is Sanjay Kapoor and Madan Lan Gavaryaal respectively.