Bilaspur, Yamuna Nagar
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Bilaspur had a population of 9620. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bilaspur has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 69% and female literacy of 61%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Riverfont
Bilaspur Sarasvati Riverfont is a riverfront that is being developed. In 2021, Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board initiated projects to develop 5 river fronts under the under Sarasvatio Revival Project on the rejuvenated Sarasvati river at Pipli, Pehowa, Bilaspur, Dosarka (on Panchkula-Yamunanagar NH-344 near Sirsgarh) and the Theh Polar (near Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilisation archaeological site on Kaithal-Guhla SH-11). Pipli riverfront will be on the pattern Sabarmati Riverfront.
Bilaspur is one of the important tirtha in the 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra.
See also
- 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra
- Adi Badri (Haryana)
- Gita Mahotsav
- Kaushalya Dam
- Parikrama
- Lohgarh (Bilaspur)
- Morni
- Sarasvati river
- Sadaura
References
- ^ "Bilaspur". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Sarasvati Sodh Sansthan Publications 2015
- ^ "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.
- ^ Haryana's Saraswati heritage board to develop 5 riverfronts, The Tribune, 19 Jul 2021.