Dhampur
| Dhampur | |
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 Dhampur
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| Coordinates: 29°18′28″N 78°30′31″E / 29.30778°N 78.50861°ECoordinates: 29°18′28″N 78°30′31″E / 29.30778°N 78.50861°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,991 |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Dhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at 29°18′N 78°30′E / 29.30°N 78.50°E, and lies in Northern India. It is best known as the sugar processing area where the sugar factories operate processing raw sugarcane into refined sugar.
In 1805, Dhampur was sacked by Pindaris. The well known Indian sugar company Dhampur Sugar Mills first started operations with the established of a sugar mill having a crushing capacity of 300 tonnes of cane per day in 1933.
As of 2001[update] India census, Dhampur had a population of 46,855. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dhampur has an average literacy rate of 65%: male literacy is 68% and female literacy is 60%. In Dhampur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As of the 2011 Census of India Dhampur Husainpur is a Census Town city in district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.The town has population of 6,752 of which 3,567 are males while 3,185 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1001 which is 14.83% of total population. The Female Sex Ratio is of 893 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio is around 918 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate is 71.55%, higher than state average of 67.68%. Male literacy is around 76.75% while female literacy rate is 65.71%. The town has total administration over 1,166 houses.
Dhampur's economy is based on agriculture, mainly sugarcane, wheat, and rice. Hand-woven textile items produced by the weavers living in surrounding areas are known for their utility and designs. The State Government set up a Handloom Intensive Development Project at Dhampur and several production centres are located in the area, with its central office headquartered at Kanpur. One of the largest sugar producers in India, Dhampur Sugar Mills, is located here. Set up in 1933, Dhampur Sugar Mills is a publicly listed sugar manufacturer, which produces the Dhampure brand of sugar products.
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