Rudrapur- Growing Industrial Town of Uttarakhand

Rudrapur is a place in Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand. In the vicinity of Nainital, it is the most prosperous city in Uttarakhand. The city is famous for its premium quality rice.

Rudrapur was founded by King Rudra Chand, a ruler of the Chand dynasty, which ruled over the kingdom of Kumaon in the 16^th century. He received this piece of land as a gift from Akbar in the year 1588 and converted the place into a military encampment to keep Terai safe from regular intrusion.

The geographic coordinates of Rudrapur are 28.9875° north latitude and 79.4141° east longitude. Average altitude is 1938 meters. The city shares its border with Uttar Pradesh. It lies in close proximity with Kathgodam, Moradabad, Nainital, Kashipur and Bareilly.

The climate of Rudrapur is humid due to marshy land surroundings. The region receives good rainfall all through the years. The average annual temperature is 24.3^o C. The precipitation here averages  at 1302 mm. August is the wettest month with 387 mm of rainfall.

Many new industries are now rushing in to setup business at SIDCUL Industrial Estate established at Rudrapur. Companies like Bajaj Auto, Dabur, Nestle, Ashok Leyland, Delta, Britannia, Tata Motors and Zhandu Pharma are setting up their base here. Rudrapur is set to become an industrial hub.

Major tourist spots of Rudrapur are Atariya Temple, Chaiti Devi Temple, Moteshwara Mahadev Temple, Panch Mandir, Jaspur, Gularbhoj, Chakarpur, Maa Mansa Devi Temple, Giri Sarovar, Gosukuan and Senapani.

Local areas in the city are Lalpur, Kicha Road, Pantnagar, Preet Vihar Colony, Vijay Nagar, Singh Colony, Simla Bahadur Shanti Vihar Colony, Khera, Kashipur Road, Dineshpur, Dibdiba, Chhatarpur, Kalyanpur, Jainagar, Jagatpura and Batra Colony.

Pantnagar Airport is the nearest airport located 14 km from Rudrapur. The city is well connected by railway networks with major cities of India like Lucknow, Rampur, Bareilly, Kathgodam, Moradabad, Delhi, and Dehradun.

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