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Rampur is a city in the Moradabad division of Uttar Pradesh, India. It serves as the capital of Rampur district and is situated at an elevation of 288 meters above sea level. The city covers an area of 20.20 square kilometers and operates within the UTC+05:30 time zone. Its postal code is 244901, and the local dialing code is 595.
The location is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. While one data source lists an elevation of 191 meters, another records it at 196 meters. The city is referenced by 253 other encyclopedia articles.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rampur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 296,418
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- District
- Rampur
- Region
- Rohilkhand
- Division
- Moradabad
- Named after
- Ram Singh I
- Body
- Rampur Nagar Palika Parishad
- Mp
- Mohibbullah Nadvi ( SP )
- Mla
- Akash Saxena ( BJP )
- Zila panchayat chairman
- Khyaliram Lodhi ( BJP )
- Total
- 84 km (32 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 288 m (945 ft)
- Density
- 3,900/km (10,000/sq mi)
- Official
- Hindi
- Additional official
- Urdu
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Telephone code
- 0595
- Vehicle registration
- UP-22
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Moradabad division
- Area
- 20.20
- Elevation
- 288
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Rampur district
- Official website
- rampur.nic.in
- Image
- Jama Masjid rampur.jpg
- Dialing code
- 595
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- Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
- postal code
- 244901
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Hans Christian Andersen
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Encyclopedic overview
Rampur (/ˈrɑːmpʊər/ pronunciation; ISO: Rāmapura; formerly Mustafabad) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Rampur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly known for industries such as sugar refining and cotton milling. The Raza Library houses more than 12,000 rare manuscripts along with a notable collection of Mughal miniature paintings. Rampur is located about 322 kilometres north-west of the state capital Lucknow and approximately 180 kilometres from the national capital New Delhi.
In 2007, the Ministry of Minority Affairs identified Rampur district as one of the 14 'Minority Concentration Districts' in Uttar Pradesh, on the basis of the 2001 Census data relating to population, socio-economic indicators, and basic amenities. The city is also known for the Rampuri knife (chaaku), commonly known as the Rampuri.
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