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{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh}} | {{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh}} | ||
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| name = Hamirpur | | name = Hamirpur | ||
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| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = | ||
| other_name = | | other_name = | ||
| settlement_type = | | settlement_type = Town | ||
| image_skyline = | | image_skyline = YamunaRiver.jpg | ||
| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = Yamuna River, Hamirpur | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh# | | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India | ||
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| subdivision_type = Country | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[ | | subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and union territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hamirpur | | subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chitrakoot division|Chitrakoot]] | |||
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]] | |||
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] | |||
| established_title = Incorporated | | established_title = Incorporated | ||
| established_date = 1937 | | established_date = 1937 | ||
| founder = | | founder = | ||
| named_for = | | named_for = | ||
| government_type = | | government_type = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]] | ||
| governing_body = | | governing_body = Hamirpur Municipal Council | ||
| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson | |||
| leader_name = Kuldeep Nishad ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP Nagar Palika Parishad elections LIVE updates: BJP dominates civic polls with lead in 98 seats, SP trails at 59 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/up-nagar-palika-parishad-elections-live-updates-counting-results-uttar-pradesh-civic-polls-101683938006282.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref> | |||
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha MP]] | |||
| leader_name1 = [[Ajendra Singh Lodhi]] ([[Samajwadi Party|SP]]) | |||
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] | |||
| leader_name2 = Manoj Prajapati ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) | |||
| unit_pref = Metric | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| area_footnotes = | | area_footnotes = | ||
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'''Hamirpur''' is a | '''Hamirpur''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Located just above the confluence of the [[Yamuna]] and [[Betwa]] rivers, it is the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur district. | ||
According to the [[ | ==History== | ||
According to tradition, Hamirpur was founded by one Hamira Deva in the 11th century.<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 171 --> The town's old fort, which was still standing in the early 1900s, is also attributed to Hamira Deva.<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 171 --> Hamirpur was important enough in the late 1500s to be the seat of a ''[[Mahallah|mahal]]'', which the ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]'' lists as part of [[sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]] [[Kalpi]].<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 172 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1909"/>{{rp|171–2}} | |||
In 1823, the British moved their collectorate headquarters for northern [[Bundelkhand]] from Kalpi to Hamirpur.<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 172 --> The town's main market, Sophiganj, was founded by a British officer in 1830 and named after his daughter.<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 171 --> The town grew somewhat after its promotion to district headquarters, but it plateaued in the late 1800s and in 1909 was described as "a town of no considerable size".<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 171-2 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1909"/>{{rp|171–2}} | |||
Hamirpur | |||
===Climate=== | Hamirpur was promoted to a municipality in 1949.<!-- 1988 Gazetteer, p. 267 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1988"/>{{rp|267}} | ||
== Geography == | |||
Hamirpur is located at {{Coord|25.95|N|80.15|E|}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Hamirpur.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hamirpur, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> 68 km from [[Kanpur]] and 140 km from [[Lucknow]].<!-- 1988 Gazetteer, p. 267 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1988">{{cite book |editor1-last=Singh |editor1-first=Balwant |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur |date=1988 |publisher=Government Press |location=Varanasi |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08747 |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|267}} It is wedged snugly between the [[Yamuna]] and [[Betwa]] rivers, just west of their confluence.<!-- 1909 Gazetteer, p. 170 --><ref name="Gazetteer 1909">{{cite book |editor1-last=Drake-Brockman |editor1-first=D. L. |title=Hamirpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |date=1909 |publisher=Government Press |location=United Provinces |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281449 |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|170}} It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).{{cn|date=June 2025}} | |||
=== Climate === | |||
{{Weather box | {{Weather box | ||
|location = Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh ( | |location = Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (1991–2020) | ||
|metric first = yes | |metric first = yes | ||
|single line = yes | |single line = yes | ||
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| Jan record high C = 30.2 | | Jan record high C = 30.2 | ||
| Feb record high C = 35.2 | | Feb record high C = 35.2 | ||
| Mar record high C = | | Mar record high C = 43.2 | ||
| Apr record high C = | | Apr record high C = 46.2 | ||
| May record high C = 48.2 | | May record high C = 48.2 | ||
| Jun record high C = 48.2 | | Jun record high C = 48.2 | ||
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| Dec record high C = 31.0 | | Dec record high C = 31.0 | ||
|year record high C = 48.2 | |year record high C = 48.2 | ||
| Jan high C = | | Jan high C = 20.3 | ||
| Feb high C = 26. | | Feb high C = 26.0 | ||
| Mar high C = 33. | | Mar high C = 33.1 | ||
| Apr high C = 39. | | Apr high C = 39.6 | ||
| May high C = 42. | | May high C = 42.0 | ||
| Jun high C = | | Jun high C = 39.4 | ||
| Jul high C = | | Jul high C = 34.1 | ||
| Aug high C = 33. | | Aug high C = 33.3 | ||
| Sep high C = | | Sep high C = 34.1 | ||
| Oct high C = 33. | | Oct high C = 33.7 | ||
| Nov high C = | | Nov high C = 28.4 | ||
| Dec high C = | | Dec high C = 22.6 | ||
|year high C = 32. | |year high C = 32.0 | ||
| Jan low C = 7. | | Jan low C = 7.9 | ||
| Feb low C = | | Feb low C = 12.2 | ||
| Mar low C = 17. | | Mar low C = 17.5 | ||
| Apr low C = | | Apr low C = 23.6 | ||
| May low C = | | May low C = 27.3 | ||
| Jun low C = | | Jun low C = 28.3 | ||
| Jul low C = | | Jul low C = 26.6 | ||
| Aug low C = | | Aug low C = 25.9 | ||
| Sep low C = | | Sep low C = 25.7 | ||
| Oct low C = | | Oct low C = 21.0 | ||
| Nov low C = | | Nov low C = 14.9 | ||
| Dec low C = | | Dec low C = 9.9 | ||
|year low C = | |year low C = 20.3 | ||
| Jan record low C = -0.9 | | Jan record low C = -0.9 | ||
| Feb record low C = -0.9 | | Feb record low C = -0.9 | ||
| Mar record low C = 7. | | Mar record low C = 7.0 | ||
| Apr record low C = 11.0 | | Apr record low C = 11.0 | ||
| May record low C = 9.4 | | May record low C = 9.4 | ||
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|year record low C = -1.0 | |year record low C = -1.0 | ||
| rain colour = green | | rain colour = green | ||
| Jan rain mm = | | Jan rain mm = 9.0 | ||
| Feb rain mm = | | Feb rain mm = 6.9 | ||
| Mar rain mm = | | Mar rain mm = 9.3 | ||
| Apr rain mm = | | Apr rain mm = 2.7 | ||
| May rain mm = | | May rain mm = 9.3 | ||
| Jun rain mm = | | Jun rain mm = 62.6 | ||
| Jul rain mm = | | Jul rain mm = 190.6 | ||
| Aug rain mm = | | Aug rain mm = 146.5 | ||
| Sep rain mm = | | Sep rain mm = 104.6 | ||
| Oct rain mm = | | Oct rain mm = 15.9 | ||
| Nov rain mm = | | Nov rain mm = 2.2 | ||
| Dec rain mm = | | Dec rain mm = 4.2 | ||
|year rain mm = | |year rain mm = 563.7 | ||
| Jan rain days = 0. | | Jan rain days = 0.9 | ||
| Feb rain days = 0. | | Feb rain days = 0.7 | ||
| Mar rain days = 0. | | Mar rain days = 0.8 | ||
| Apr rain days = 0. | | Apr rain days = 0.3 | ||
| May rain days = 0 | | May rain days = 1.0 | ||
| Jun rain days = 3. | | Jun rain days = 3.3 | ||
| Jul rain days = 9. | | Jul rain days = 9.3 | ||
| Aug rain days = | | Aug rain days = 8.4 | ||
| Sep rain days = | | Sep rain days = 5.0 | ||
| Oct rain days = 1.1 | | Oct rain days = 1.1 | ||
| Nov rain days = 0. | | Nov rain days = 0.2 | ||
| Dec rain days = 0. | | Dec rain days = 0.3 | ||
|year rain days = | |year rain days = 31.3 | ||
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | |time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| Jan humidity = | | Jan humidity = 66 | ||
| Feb humidity = | | Feb humidity = 54 | ||
| Mar humidity = | | Mar humidity = 41 | ||
| Apr humidity = | | Apr humidity = 32 | ||
| May humidity = 33 | | May humidity = 33 | ||
| Jun humidity = | | Jun humidity = 52 | ||
| Jul humidity = | | Jul humidity = 75 | ||
| Aug humidity = | | Aug humidity = 79 | ||
| Sep humidity = | | Sep humidity = 72 | ||
| Oct humidity = 57 | | Oct humidity = 57 | ||
| Nov humidity = | | Nov humidity = 59 | ||
| Dec humidity = | | Dec humidity = 65 | ||
|year humidity = | |year humidity = 57 | ||
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals> | |source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | |||
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | |||
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]] | |||
| access-date = April 8, 2024 | |||
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals> | |||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | ||
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===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
{{bar box | {{bar box | ||
|title= | |title=Religion in Hamirpur town (2011)<ref name=Religion>{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Hamirpur |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
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|left1=Religion | |left1=Religion | ||
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|float=right | |float=right | ||
|bars= | |bars= | ||
{{bar percent|[[ | {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|82.5}} | ||
{{bar percent|[[ | {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|17.2}} | ||
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}} | {{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}} | ||
|caption=Distribution of religions | |caption=Distribution of religions | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* [[Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel]] | * [[Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel]], MLA, BJP | ||
* [[Kailash Vajpeyi]] ( | * [[Niranjan Jyoti]], Minister of state | ||
* [[Kailash Vajpeyi]] (1936–2015), poet, writer and lyricist | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Yamuna River]] | [[Category:Yamuna River]] | ||
[[Category:Betwa River]] | [[Category:Betwa River]] | ||
[[Category:Cities in Bundelkhand]] | [[Category:Cities in Bundelkhand]] | ||
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Hamirpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Yamuna River, Hamirpur | |
  Hamirpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Hamirpur Hamirpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′N 80°09′E / 25.95°N 80.15°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Chitrakoot |
| District | Hamirpur |
| Incorporated | 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Hamirpur Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairperson | Kuldeep Nishad (BJP)[1][2] |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Ajendra Singh Lodhi (SP) |
| • MLA | Manoj Prajapati (BJP) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,475 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-91 |
| Website | www |
Hamirpur is a town and a municipal board in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located just above the confluence of the Yamuna and Betwa rivers, it is the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur district.
History[edit | edit source]
According to tradition, Hamirpur was founded by one Hamira Deva in the 11th century. The town's old fort, which was still standing in the early 1900s, is also attributed to Hamira Deva. Hamirpur was important enough in the late 1500s to be the seat of a mahal, which the Ain-i-Akbari lists as part of sarkar Kalpi.[4]:171–2
In 1823, the British moved their collectorate headquarters for northern Bundelkhand from Kalpi to Hamirpur. The town's main market, Sophiganj, was founded by a British officer in 1830 and named after his daughter. The town grew somewhat after its promotion to district headquarters, but it plateaued in the late 1800s and in 1909 was described as "a town of no considerable size".[4]:171–2
Hamirpur was promoted to a municipality in 1949.[5]:267
Geography[edit | edit source]
Hamirpur is located at 25°57′N 80°09′E / 25.95°N 80.15°E,[6] 68 km from Kanpur and 140 km from Lucknow.[5]:267 It is wedged snugly between the Yamuna and Betwa rivers, just west of their confluence.[4]:170 It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).[citation needed]
Climate[edit | edit source]
| Climate data for Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
43.2 (109.8) |
46.2 (115.2) |
48.2 (118.8) |
48.2 (118.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
48.2 (118.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.0 (107.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) |
6.9 (0.27) |
9.3 (0.37) |
2.7 (0.11) |
9.3 (0.37) |
62.6 (2.46) |
190.6 (7.50) |
146.5 (5.77) |
104.6 (4.12) |
15.9 (0.63) |
2.2 (0.09) |
4.2 (0.17) |
563.7 (22.19) |
| Average rainy days | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 66 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 75 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 59 | 65 | 57 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of the 2011 Census of India, Hamirpur NPP had a population of 35,475, of which 19,027 were males and 16,448 were females. The population in the age range of 0–6 years was 3,940 constituting 11.1% of the total population. The total number of literates were 26,121, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 78.7% and female literacy of 67.6%. The effective literacy rate (of 7+ population) of Hamirpur NPP was 82.8%%, of which male literacy rate was 88.5% and female literacy rate was 76.3%. Hamirpur had 6,802 households in 2011.[9]
As of the 2001 Census of India,[10] Hamirpur had a population of 32,035, of which 17,349 were males and 14,686 were females. The population in the age range of 0–6 years was 4,230, constituting 13.2% of the total population. The total number of literates were 22,592, which constituted 70.5% of the total population, with male literacy of 77.5% and female literacy of 62.3%. The effective literacy (of 7+ population) was 81.3%, of which male literacy rate was 89.1% and female literacy rate was 72.0%.
Religion[edit | edit source]
Majority of the population of Hamirpur are Hindus with 82.5% adherents, followed by Muslims at 17.2%.[11]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel, MLA, BJP
- Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of state
- Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015), poet, writer and lyricist
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "UP Nagar Palika Parishad elections LIVE updates: BJP dominates civic polls with lead in 98 seats, SP trails at 59". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Drake-Brockman, D. L., ed. (1909). Hamirpur: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. United Provinces: Government Press. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Singh, Balwant, ed. (1988). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur. Varanasi: Government Press. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hamirpur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Station: Hamirpur Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 311–312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ↑ "District census handbook Hamirpur" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "C-1 Population By Religious Community - Hamirpur". census.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2020.