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Rudrapur is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar district in the North-western Indian state of Uttarakhand.
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History
The city of Rudrapur was founded by Rudra Chand (r. 1565-1597), a king of Chand dynasty, which ruled over the Kumaon kingdom in 16th century. According to a folktale, when King Rudra was passing through, his chariot got stuck in marshy land, so he decided to build a temple and well at that place. The present Atariya temple is the same, at a distance of 2 km from the bus stand and half a kilometre away from the Rudrapur Haldwani motor route.
Every year on the occasion of Navratra a large fair is held here and thousands of devotees come to seek the blessing of Goddess Atariya. The fair is held for 10 days.
Modern day Rudrapur was established in 1960, as a refugee camp for people coming from Burma,West Punjab and specially Pakistan during the partition. Refugees were settled here by the government of India. The Terai was then a jungle area infested by wild animals and diseases. People even lost their lives under attack by wild animals especially lions and tigers. Malaria was common. Many families found it difficult to cope with the situation and relocated to other places. The administration then alloted small pieces of land to refugee families to make it fit for farming and cultivate.
It is now a small and beautiful town with all basic modern facilities. In vicinity of Nainital, this is the most prosperous town of Uttarakhand. Rudrapur is an agriculture prime area with at least 70% of the population relying on farming and related business for livelihood. Rudrapur is also famous for its premium quality rice.
Many new industries are now rushing in to setup business at SIDCUL Industrial Estate established at Pantnagar in the vicinity of Rudrapur. With industries to the likes of Dabur, Delta, Bajaj Auto, Britannia, Nestle, Ashok Leyland, Zhandu Pharma and Tata Motors setting up base here, Rudrapur is set to become an industrial hub. It has also come up as center for medical advances and the population of nearby cities are getting greatly benefitted by hospitals like Futela hospital providing latest facilities especially in orthopedic and surgical fields.
Demographics
Coordinates: 28°59′N 79°24′E / 28.98°N 79.4°E / 28.98; 79.4
As of 2001 India census,
Rudrapur had a population of 88,720. Males constitute 53% of the population and
females 47%. Rudrapur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the
national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 47%. In
Rudrapur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Accessibility
The nearest Airport is at Pantnagar. Rudrapur is well
connected to Kashipur, Kathgodam, Rampur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Dehradun, Lucknow and Delhi by rail network.
Rudrapur is well connected by road with all the major cities of the state and
region.
Schools
- Columbus Public School
- Jaycees Public School
- The Oxford Academy
- R.A.N.Public School
- Holy Child School
- Amenity Public School
- Bal Bharti Vidhya Mandir
- Janta Inter College
- A N
JHA GOVERNMENT COLLEGE RUDRAPUR - Saraswati Vidhya Mandir
- Guru Nanak Balika Inter College
- E.L.P.S Public School
- Early Bird Nursery School
- Guru Nanak Public School
- Sanatan Dharm Kanya Inter College
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
- St.Mary’s Secondary School
- Rainbow Public School
- Blooming Dales Modern School
- Tender souls Public School
Colleges
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Government P.G.College - Saraswati Institute of Management
& Techonology (SIMT) - Guru Nanak Degree College
- Devbhumi Institute Of Professional Education
- Droan B.Ed. College
- Chandola Homeopathic Medical College
- Unity Law College
- Chanakya Law College
- Apex Institute of
Technology
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