Bhoopgarhi

Bhoopgarhi is a small village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, near the Vikas Khand administrative region of Jani Khurd, on the Bagpat road.

Bhoopgarhi
Village
Nickname(s): 
Chaudhary gaon
Bhoopgarhi
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Bhoopgarhi
Bhoopgarhi (India)
Coordinates: 28.99°N 77.70°E / 28.99; 77.70
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionMeerut
DistrictMeerut district
Government
  BodyGram panchayat
  gram pradhanAnil kumar kakkan
Area
  Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total700
  Density158/km2 (410/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
250501
Telephone code0121
Vehicle registrationUP-15

The village was established in 1910 by Chaudhary Bhoopat Singh Teotia, who came from Bhatona village in Bulandshahar, West Uttar Pradesh. It is also associated with former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. The population today is around 700, of whom all are Hindus of the Teotia gotra of Jats. The village's present gram pradhan (village leader) is Anil kumar.

The village had a literacy rate of 95.2% in 2009. The villagers are predominantly farmers, and water from the Gaangnehar canal is used as irrigation to sustain sugarcane cultivation in the village.


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