It is named after Virabhadra, an avatar created through the wrath of Shiva after the yajña of Daksha, at Kankhal. An ancient Shiva temple known as Virbhadra Temple, dedicated to him, is situated within the town. Virbhadra is famous for the first government pharmaceutical plant (producing Antibiotics), Indian Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited (IDPL).
Demographicsedit
As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Virbhadra had a population of 13,271. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Virbhadra has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 75%. In Virbhadra, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
virbhadra, avatar, shiva, town, named, after, virabhadra, town, dehradun, district, indian, state, uttarakhand, located, close, pilgrimage, town, rishikesh, most, known, factory, township, indian, drugs, pharmaceuticals, limited, rishikesh, plant, idpl, govern. For an avatar of Shiva the town is named after see Virabhadra Virbhadra is a town in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand located close to the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh It is most known as the factory township of Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited Rishikesh plant IDPL a Government of India undertaking established in 1967 with about 2800 houses 1 with Government Inter College and a Kendriya Vidyalaya established in 1976 with support from IDPL administration but get closed in 2000 again reestablished by initiative of centre government in same campus in 2003 2 The town also has a historical Virbhadra Temple Neem Karoli Baba Ashram and a Hanuman Mandir Very near to the town is the Pashulok Barrage which acts as a water reservoir for the Chilla Hydro power plant The motorable road to the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple passes along the top of the dam VirbhadraTownVirbhadraLocation in Uttarakhand IndiaShow map of UttarakhandVirbhadraVirbhadra India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 30 04 N 78 17 E 30 07 N 78 28 E 30 07 78 28Country IndiaStateUttarakhandDistrictDehradunElevation330 m 1 080 ft Population 2011 Total13 271Languages OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN249202Telephone code0135Vehicle registrationUKWebsiteuk wbr gov wbr in Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 ReferencesGeography editVirbhadra is located at 30 04 N 78 17 E 30 07 N 78 28 E 30 07 78 28 3 It has an average elevation of 330 metres 1 083 feet History editIt is named after Virabhadra an avatar created through the wrath of Shiva after the yajna of Daksha at Kankhal An ancient Shiva temple known as Virbhadra Temple dedicated to him is situated within the town Virbhadra is famous for the first government pharmaceutical plant producing Antibiotics Indian Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited IDPL Demographics editAs of 2011 update India census 4 Virbhadra had a population of 13 271 Males constitute 52 of the population and females 48 Virbhadra has an average literacy rate of 81 higher than the national average of 74 04 male literacy is 86 and female literacy is 75 In Virbhadra 8 of the population is under 6 years of age References edit Rishikesh Plant History KV Virbhadra Rishikesh Falling Rain Genomics Inc Virbhadra Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 nbsp This article related to a location in the Indian state of Uttarakhand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virbhadra amp oldid 1132435496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
