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| name               = Gadarpur
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Udham Singh Nagar district|Udham Singh Nagar]]
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| founder            = Formed by Punjabi Migrants
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| population_total   = 30753
| population_as_of   = 2021
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| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 263152<ref name="pincode">{{cite web|url=https://pin-code.net/in-loc/gadarpur-pin-code/194112/|title=Gadarpur Pin code|publisher=pin-code.net|accessdate=3 July 2021}}</ref>
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'''Gadarpur''' is a post independence city and a [[municipal board]] in [[Udham Singh Nagar district]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. This city was formed with the arrival of the refugees from [[Pakistan]] at the time of [[Partition of India|partition of 1947]]. The refugees settled here and started living here. The refugees are [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] which makes up a majority in the city.
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(d0xr5a55vfvuqo552p3xrt55))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=61531|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns}}</ref> Gadarpur had a population of 19,301. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gadarpur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 59%. In Gadarpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age and its literacy rate is 100%.
== History ==
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During the [[Partition of India|partition of 1947]] the [[Terai]] forest was cut down for settlement of the Punjabi Migrants during the time of Partition of India. This place developed into a township by time.
==Accessibility==
The nearest [[Pantnagar Airport|Airport]] is 24&nbsp;km away at [[Pantnagar]]. Gadarpur is connected by road with all the major cities of the state and region. Gadarpur is well connected with big cities like [[Haridwar]], [[Dehradun]], [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand|Kashipur]], [[Rudrapur, Uttarakhand|Rudrapur]], [[Haldwani]], [[Delhi]], [[Moradabad]] and [[Bareilly]]. It is also well connected with famous hill station [[Nainital]]. It is located on [[National Highway 309 (India)|New National Highway 309(Old National Highway 74)]]. [[Delhi]] is about 234&nbsp;km away and [[Haridwar]] is about 175&nbsp;km away from Gadarpur. The city is also near to [https://www.euttaranchal.com/tourism/gularbhoj-dam.php Gularbhoj dam].
== Schools In Gadarpur ==
* P.S Model Inter College
* S.S.Public School
* Red Rose Convent School
* Monad Public School
* Lions Public School
* G. I. C
* Red Rose Public School
* St. Mary's School
* [[Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College Gadarpur|Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College]]
* Saraswati Shishu Mandir
* City model inter college
==References==
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{{Udham Singh Nagar district}}
{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Udham Singh Nagar district]]
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