Rudrapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Deoria district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Rudrapur Rudraksh Vatika
Town
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Deoria
Population  (2011)
• Total	34,014
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-52
Website	up.gov.in

Demographics

Per the 2011 census[1] of India, Rudrapur had a population of 34,014. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. The town has an average literacy rate of 67%, which is lower than the national average of 74%. Split amongst gender, male literacy is 73% and female literacy is 61%. In Rudrapur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. The political parties BJP, SP, BSP, INC are most popular in the area. The town has a temple named Dhudheswar Nath which is regularly visited by the people. There is also a fort here. The primary languages spoken are Bhojpuri and Hindi. There are many schools (from class L.K.G to 12) in both Hindi and English. There are graduate schools also. This town also has various types of markets (fresh vegetable markets, fresh fruit markets, clothing stores, general stores, medical stores/hospitals, various types of fast food and sweet shops), making it a common place for people from more distant villages to come for shopping and for medical facilities.

Notable people

• Tilak Raj Behar (born 1957), former health minister.
• Mayank Mishra (born 1990), cricketer.
• Jai Prakash Nishad (born 1960), member of Legislative Assembly of Deoria.
• Manoj Sarkar (born 1990), para-badminton player.
• Dipti Sharma (born 1994), model.
• Shiv Pratap Shukla (born 1952), former finance minister.
• Suresh Tiwari (born 1946), member of 15th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Deoria.
• Baleshwar Yadav (born 1942), member for Padrauna, 14th Lok Sabha.

References

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