Kashipur, Uttarakhand
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Kashipur (Kumaoni: Kāshīpur [kaːʃiːpʊr]) is a city of Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of its seven subdivisions. Located in the western part of Udham Singh Nagar district, it is Kumaun's third most populous city and the sixth most populous in Uttarakhand. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population is 121,623 for the city of Kashipur and 283,136 for Kashipur Tehsil. Kashipur also has IIM Kashipur, one of the thirteen Indian Institutes of Managements the government has set up during the Eleventh Five-year Plan.
Kashipur | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 29.22°N 78.95°E / 29.22; 78.95 | |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Udham Singh Nagar |
Founded | 1639[1] |
Municipality | 1872 |
Founded by | Kashinath Adhikari, an officer of King Devi Chand Kumaon |
Named for | Kashinath Adhikari |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Kashipur Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Usha Chaudhary (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 321,623 |
• Density | 22,275.2/km2 (57,693/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Other | Kumaoni |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 244713 |
Telephone code | +91-5947 |
Vehicle registration | UK-18 |
Sex ratio | 911 ♀/♂ |
Historically part of Kumaun, Kashipur is named after Kashinath Adhikari, the founder of the township and governor of the pargana, one of the officers of the Chand Kings of Kumaun in the 16th and 17th centuries.[2] Kashipur remained under the rule of Chand Kings until the latter half of eighteenth century until Nand Ram, the then governor of Kashipur, became practically independent.
Kashipur was ceded to British in 1801, after which, it played a major role in the conquest of Kumaon during the Anglo-Gorkha war in 1815.[3] After Kumaun was ceded to the British under the Treaty of Sugauli, Kashipur became the headquarters of Terai district in the Kumaon division. The Municipality of Kashipur was established in 1872, and was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation on 26 January 2013.[4]