Seohara

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
29°13′N 78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E / 29.22; 78.58Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictBijnorGovernment
 • ChairmanSheikh Faisal Warsi (Aam aadmi party)Elevation
211 m (692 ft)Population
 (2001)
 • Total43,985Languages
 • OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
246746
Telephone code01344Vehicle registrationUP-20

Seohara is a town and a municipal board situated between Sahaspur and Dhampur in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Seohara is located at 29°13′N 78°35′E / 29.22°N 78.58°E / 29.22; 78.58.[1] 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.

Notable & Famous People in Seohara

• Gyan Chand Jain • Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi • Asaf Ali • Dr Manoj Kumar Verma • Faisal Warsi • Habib-ur-Rehman • Arun Kumar Verma • Umar Tyagi • Kunwar Rana Prathap • Naim Ul Hasan

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census,[2] 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).

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Seohara
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.