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{{Short description|City in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhadohi
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| settlement_type = City
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bhadohi district|Bhadohi]]
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| established_date = 30 June 1994
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| elevation_m = 85
| population_total = 94,620
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
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| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 221401
| registration_plate = UP-66
| website = {{URL|http://Bhadohi.nic.in/}}
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'''Bhadohi''' is a city in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hub in South Asia. The city is 45 km west of [[Varanasi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Bhadohi,+Uttar+Pradesh/Varanasi,+Uttar+Pradesh/@25.3282222,82.6305594,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x398fde0eeba498d3:0xfabbe137e48d4bf4!2m2!1d82.5680309!2d25.38727!1m5!1m1!1s0x398e2db76febcf4d:0x68131710853ff0b5!2m2!1d82.9739144!2d25.3176452!3e0|title=Google Maps: Bhadohi to Varanasi|date=23 May 2017|website=Google maps|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> and 82 km east of [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Bhadohi,+Uttar+Pradesh/Allahabad,+Uttar+Pradesh/@25.470515,81.6367279,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x398fde0eeba498d3:0xfabbe137e48d4bf4!2m2!1d82.5680309!2d25.38727!1m5!1m1!1s0x398534c9b20bd49f:0xa2237856ad4041a!2m2!1d81.846311!2d25.4358011!3e0|title=Google Maps: Bhadohi to Allahabad|date=23 May 2017|website=Google maps|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Bhadohi had a total population of 94,620, of which 49,639 were males and 44,981 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,083. The total number of literates in Bhadohi was 58,470, which constituted 61.8% of the population with male literacy of 68.0% and female literacy of 54.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Bhadohi was 72.6%, of which male literacy rate was 79.8% and female literacy rate was 64.6%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 9,597 and 15 respectively. Bhadohi had 13274 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Bhadohi |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=238043 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref>

==Commerce==
The main business in Bhadohi is carpet manufacturing. Bhadohi employs 22 [[lakh]] artisans in its carpet industry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Economy {{!}} District Bhadohi, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://bhadohi.nic.in/economy/|access-date=2020-07-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, the only institute of its kind in Asia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmay2003/16052003/r160520034.html|title=Indian students in carpet technology to have internship in New Zealand|date=16 May 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013323/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmay2003/16052003/r160520034.html |archive-date=13 August 2017|publisher=Ministry of Textiles |access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> was established by [[Ministry of Textiles]], [[Government of India]] in 2001. It has been recognized by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] and is affiliated with [[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]] (JOSAA).The institute offers a [[Bachelor of Technology]] (B.Tech) in [[Carpet]] and [[Textile Technology]] (CTT). The syllabus of the programmes covers both practical as well as theoretical understanding of the process of dyeing, textile fibres, carpet washing, and other industrial techniques.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Aishwarya Raghu |title=Education News, Schools, Colleges, Higher Education, Technical Education |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/seven-offbeat-courses-at-indian-colleges/ar |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=22 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://Bhadohi.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|North = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]]
|West = [[Allahabad]]
|Center = (Bhadohi)
|South = [[Mirzapur]]
|East = [[Varanasi]]
}}
{{Bhadohi district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhadohi district]]
[[Category:Industrial cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bhadohi]]

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