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'''Virbhadra''' is a town in [[Dehradun district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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,<ref>[http://www.idpl.gov.in/rishikesh_plant.html Rishikesh Plant]</ref> 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 <ref>[http://kvrishikesh.org/aboutus.html History - KV, Virbhadra, Rishikesh].</ref> 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.A book on IDPL township titled "Township ke Din" was written by writer Dr Harish Yadav which depicts the life of IDPL Virbhadra Township.<ref>https://evincepub.com/product-tag/township-ke-din/</ref>
'''Veerbhadra''' or '''Virbhadra''' (वीरभद्र) is a town in [[Dehradun district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]], situated 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 2700 houses,<ref>[http://www.idpl.gov.in/rishikesh_plant.html Rishikesh Plant]</ref> with Inter College and a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]], established in 2003 <ref>[http://kvrishikesh.org/aboutus.html History - KV, Virbhadra, Rishikesh].</ref>
 
The town also has a [[Neem Karoli Baba]] Ashram and a Sri 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 temple passes along the top of the dam.
 
==Geography==
Line 30 ⟶ 58:
 
==History==
It is named after ''[[Virabhadra]]'', aan beingavatar created through the wrath of [[Shiva]] after the yagya[[yajña]] of [[Daksha]], at [[Kankhal]]. An ancient ShivShiva temple known as Virbhadra Temple, dedicated to him, is situated withwithin inthe town. Virbhadra is famous for the first government pharmaceutical plant (producing Antibiotics), Indian Drugs and Pharmaceutical Limited (IDPL).
 
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{GRcite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
 
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