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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hamirpur district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Hamirpur.svg
| map_caption = Location of Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh{{!}}Hamirpur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chitrakoot division|Chitrakoot]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[Rath, India|Rath]], [[Maudaha]], [[Sarila]]
| area_total_km2 = 4,121
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,104,285
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 70.16 %
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = {{olist |[[Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Hamirpur]] |[[Rath (Assembly constituency)|Rath]]}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 86 (India)|NH 86]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
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| website = http://hamirpur.nic.in/
}}

'''Hamirpur district''' is one of the 75 [[districts of Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]] and [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] town is the district headquarters. Hamirpur district is a part of [[Chitrakoot division|Chitrakoot Division]]. The district occupies an area of 4,121.9 km². The district has a population of 1,104,285 (2011 census). As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|71]]), after [[Mahoba district|Mahoba]] and [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> Two major rivers [[Yamuna River|Yamuna]] and [[Betwa River|Betwa]] meet here . On the banks of river Betwa lies the "Coarse sand" which is exported to many parts in U.P.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Hamirpur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Hamirpur District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|91.46}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|8.26}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,104,285,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Rhode Island 1,052,567
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 417th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 268 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.78%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Hamirpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 860 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.16%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,16,931|13=1911|14=3,23,276|15=1921|16=3,09,671|17=1931|18=3,30,690|19=1941|20=3,76,290|21=1951|22=3,86,346|23=1961|24=4,63,768|25=1971|26=5,76,467|27=1981|28=6,89,302|29=1991|30=8,41,438|31=2001|32=9,93,792|33=2011|34=11,04,285|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Languages===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.55% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.36% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Tongues spoken in Hamirpur include [[Bundeli language|Bundeli]], which has a [[lexical similarity]] of 72-91% with [[Hindi]]<ref name="bfy">{{cite encyclopedia|year=2009|title=Bagheli: A language of India|encyclopedia=Ethnologue: Languages of the World|publisher=SIL International|location=Dallas, Texas|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfy|access-date=2011-09-28|editor=M. Paul Lewis|edition=16th}}</ref> (compared to 60% for German and English)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2009|title=English|encyclopedia=Ethnologue: Languages of the World|publisher=SIL International|location=Dallas, Texas|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng|access-date=2011-09-28|editor=M. Paul Lewis|edition=16th}}</ref> and is spoken by about 7,800,000 people in [[Bundelkhand]].<ref name="bfy" />

== Notable persons ==

* [[Dewan Shatrughan Singh]] - Father of the Freedom Movement in Bundelkhand
* Swami Brahmanand - MP, Congress
* [[Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel]] - MLA, BJP
* [[Sanjay Pratap Singh, MD, FAAN]], Chief of Staff - Creighton University Hospital, USA
* [[Vijay Bahadur Singh]], Sr. Advocate ( High Court), Ex. MP, Ex. Advocate General
* [[Ganga Charan Rajput]], Ex. MP
* [[Pushpendra Singh Chandel]], MP, BJP

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110111025800/http://www.bundelkhanddarshan.com/bundelkhand-district/78.html Hamirpur district on Bundelkhanddarshan.com]
* [http://hamirpur.nic.in Hamirpur district official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Hamirpur district
|North = [[Kanpur Dehat district]]
|Northeast = [[Kanpur Nagar district]] <br /> [[Fatehpur district]]
|East = [[Banda district (India)|Banda district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Mahoba district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Jhansi district]]
|Northwest = [[Jalaun district]]
}}

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