Laharpur
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Laharpur is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
.
s (436 feet). Laharpur is a small town having population about 50,000. It is situated at 107 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow. It is a Sub Division, Block headquarter and
sending a member in the state assembly. It is famous for being the seat of Qalandaria Order of Sufism and the Dargah of Great Saints Hazrat Shah Alauddin Ahmad Chirminaposh Suharwardi, Hazrat Shah Abdul Rahman Jaanbaaz Qalandar and Hazrat Shah Maja Qalandar. The core business used to be weaving by local artisans mostly belonging to Muslim community but due to high cost of raw material and higher labour cost, this artisan based craft is on the verge of extinction. Baba Jangli Nath temple of Lord Shiva, which used to be in the Jungle (now habitated) is situated 3 km away from main town.
, Laharpur had a population of 50,080. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Laharpur has an average literacy rate of 41%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 47%, and female literacy is 34%. In Laharpur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
work in past. However in present the main businesses in Laharpur are timber and leather work. Having been a gateway to Terai
region all the way towards Nepal
border, Paddy and Sugar Canes are also produced significantly. Laharpur also has one of the largest fleet or private buses in Lucknow
region.
Sitapur District
Sitapur district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, with Sitapur town as the district headquarters. Sitapur district is a part of Lucknow division. This district covers an area of 5743 km². It has a population of 3,619,661....
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
.
Geography
Laharpur is located at 27.72°N 80.9°E. It has an average elevation of 133 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s (436 feet). Laharpur is a small town having population about 50,000. It is situated at 107 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow. It is a Sub Division, Block headquarter and
sending a member in the state assembly. It is famous for being the seat of Qalandaria Order of Sufism and the Dargah of Great Saints Hazrat Shah Alauddin Ahmad Chirminaposh Suharwardi, Hazrat Shah Abdul Rahman Jaanbaaz Qalandar and Hazrat Shah Maja Qalandar. The core business used to be weaving by local artisans mostly belonging to Muslim community but due to high cost of raw material and higher labour cost, this artisan based craft is on the verge of extinction. Baba Jangli Nath temple of Lord Shiva, which used to be in the Jungle (now habitated) is situated 3 km away from main town.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Laharpur had a population of 50,080. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Laharpur has an average literacy rate of 41%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 47%, and female literacy is 34%. In Laharpur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Businesses
As mentioned above, Laharpur used to be hub of weaving and ZardoziZardozi
Zardozi or Zar-douzi work is a type of embroidery in Iran, India and Pakistan.-Iran:Zardozi is on of the most important elements of Persian cultural signs and Handicrafts. It is named around the country by names such Zar-douzi , Kam-douzi , Gol-douzi and Kaman-douzi...
work in past. However in present the main businesses in Laharpur are timber and leather work. Having been a gateway to Terai
Terai
The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion...
region all the way towards Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
border, Paddy and Sugar Canes are also produced significantly. Laharpur also has one of the largest fleet or private buses in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
region.