Saharanpur

Tehsil Saharanpur, Distrrict , Uttar Pradesh, Bharat
Saharanpur (Hindi: सहारनपुर) is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India.
It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division. Dating back to the Moghul period, situated close to the borders of Haryana and Uttarakhand states, and surrounded by a very fertile agricultural region famous for plentiful yields in grains and fruits, Saharanpur is now one of the most flourishing cities of Uttar Pradesh. Saharanpur is internationally famous for its wood carving work cottage industry. It is a thriving market of local agricultural produce, including basmati rice and mangoes. A variety of agro-based industrial enterprises - such as textile, sugar, paper and cigarette factories - are located in it. According to Government of India, the district Saharanpur is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.
As of 2001 India census, Saharanpur had a population of 452,925. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Saharanpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 60%. In Saharanpur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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