i ots ▁and ▁civil ▁dis order ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Paul ▁Rob es on ▁Category : Pe ek sk ill , ▁New ▁York <0x0A> </s> ▁Rud rap ur ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁U d ham ▁Singh ▁Nag ar ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand . ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁New ▁Del hi ▁and ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁De hr ad un , ▁Rud rap ur ▁has ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁by ▁King ▁Rud ra ▁Ch and , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Tar ai ▁region ▁of ▁K uma on . ▁The ▁city ▁continues ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁U d ham ▁Singh ▁Nag ar ▁district ▁apart ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁industrial ▁and ▁educational ▁hub ▁today . ▁ ▁Rud rap ur ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁fert ile ▁T era i ▁region ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 7 . 6 5   km 2 . ▁With ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 , 8 5 7 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁of ▁India , ▁Rud rap ur ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁most ▁popul ous ▁city ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand . ▁Since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Indust rial ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁under g one ▁rapid ▁development , ▁along ▁with ▁liter acy ▁growth ▁and