Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

Hamirpur
Town
Yamuna River, Hamirpur
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Coordinates: 25°57′N80°09′E / 25.95°N 80.15°E / 25.95; 80.15
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.nic.in

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.

Geography

Hamirpur is located at 25°57′N80°09′E / 25.95°N 80.15°E / 25.95; 80.15 , ^[4] 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. ^{[6] : 170} It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).

Climate

Climate data for Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (1981–2010)
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)	41.2 (106.2)	45.2 (113.4)	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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.4 (70.5)	26.5 (79.7)	33.5 (92.3)	39.7 (103.5)	42.2 (108.0)	40.5 (104.9)	35.0 (95.0)	33.6 (92.5)	33.8 (92.8)	33.2 (91.8)	29.5 (85.1)	25.0 (77.0)	32.8 (91.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	11.1 (52.0)	17.0 (62.6)	22.4 (72.3)	25.0 (77.0)	26.3 (79.3)	24.6 (76.3)	23.9 (75.0)	23.2 (73.8)	19.3 (66.7)	13.3 (55.9)	8.7 (47.7)	18.5 (65.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−0.9 (30.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	7.4 (45.3)	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)	11.0 (0.43)	5.7 (0.22)	4.9 (0.19)	4.0 (0.16)	7.3 (0.29)	59.8 (2.35)	194.8 (7.67)	183.8 (7.24)	137.8 (5.43)	22.7 (0.89)	3.2 (0.13)	3.3 (0.13)	638.1 (25.12)
Average rainy days	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.8	3.2	9.5	9.5	6.1	1.1	0.3	0.4	33.2
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	64	52	37	29	33	49	72	77	73	57	57	62	55
Source: India Meteorological Department [7]

History

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. ^{[6] : 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". ^{[6] : 171–2}

Hamirpur was promoted to a municipality in 1949. ^{[5] : 267}

Demographics

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. ^[8]

As of the 2001 Census of India, ^[9] 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

Religion in Hamirpur town (2011) [10]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			82.5%
Islam			17.2%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions

Majority of the population of Hamirpur are Hindus with 82.5% adherents, followed by Muslims at 17.2%. ^[10]

Notable people

• Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel, MLA, BJP
• Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of state
• Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015), poet, writer and lyricist

References

1. "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. "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. "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. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Hamirpur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
5. Singh, Balwant, ed. (1988). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur. Varanasi: Government Press. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "District census handbook Hamirpur" (PDF). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
9. "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.
10. "C-1 Population By Religious Community - Hamirpur". census.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2020.