Hamirpur is a town and the district headquarters of Hamirpur district

Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh

Hamirpur district is one of the 12 districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The headquarters of the district is in the Hamirpur town...

 in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

, India

India

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. Hamirpur is located in a relatively colder region in western Himachal Pradesh with a lower altitude as compared to the other districts of the state. It is bordered by Kangra to the north, Mandi to the east, Bilaspur

Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur is a city and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 metres . It is hot in summer and cold in winters. It rains mostly in July to august .It lies near the reservoir of...

 to the south and Una

Una, Himachal Pradesh

Una is a city and a municipal council in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Una is located at . It has an average elevation of 369 metres .-Demographics:...

 to the west.

Geography

The exact geographical co-ordinates of Hamirpur is 31.68°N 76.52°E, and the average elevation is 738 metres (2421 feet).

Area Profile of Hamirpur Town

India census

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Number of Households - 4,090

Average Household Size(per Household) - 4.0

Population-Total - 17,252

Population-Urban - 17,252

Proportion of Urban Population (%) - 100

Population-Rural - 0

Sex Ratio - 850

Population(0-6Years) - 1,779

Sex Ratio(0-6 Year) - 875

SC Population - 2,663

Sex Ratio (SC) - 817

Proportion of SC (%) - 15.0

ST Population - 129

Sex Ratio (ST) - 817

Proportion of ST (%) - 1.0

Literates - 13,820

Illiterates - 3.432

Literacy Rate (%) - 89.0

History

Una and Hamirpur were created mainly as a result of trifurcation of the erstwhile Kangra district on 1 September 1972, as a consequence where of two more new districts namely also from the then existing districts of Mahasu and Shimla, new districts of Shimla and Solan were formed by re-organising the boundaries of old districts.

Politics and Leaders

This segment of Himachal Pradesh is also known as politically hot segment in state politics. BJP had a greater influence on this particular region. In 1967, Kanshiram Thakur elected as first non congress MLA from this segment, Ramesh Verma of congress remain MLA form 1972 to 1977. Later in 1977, an advocate by profession Thakur Jagdev Chand (Nephew of Kanshiram Thakur) became the MLA of Hamirpur by defeating Ramesh Verma. Jagdev Chand was a legendary political figure of Himachal Pradesh, represented this constituency till December, 1993. Thakur Jagdev Chand died on 6 December 1993 just after a week he won his 5th election in a row, he was the only minister in Shanta Kumar's cabinet who managed the victory whereas Shanta Kumar and rest of his cabinet was lost in 1993 assembly elections. Narinder Thakur (son of Jagdev Chand) contested unsuccessful election in 1994, to whom BJP selected after his father sudden demise. Anita Verma of congress remained MLA till 1998. In 1998, BJP offered ticket to Mrs. Urmil Thakur, elder daughter in law of Thakur, and she successfully contested the election and remained on the post till 2003. Family dispute lead to the defeat of Urmil Thakur as Mr. Narinder Thakur contested election as an independent candidate an attracted over 10000 votes (a huge number where total number of votes were around 50000). Anita Verma of Congress became MLA of Hamirpur second time and remained on the post till December 2007. Again, the present MLA Urmil Thakur managed the victory on the BJP ticket and won December 2007 election along with full support of her brother in law Narinder Thakur this time, with a margin of 6901 votes. The sitting Chief Minister of Hiamchal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal managed to be on the post of Chief Minister in 1998 because of the strong ground prepared under leadership of Jagdev Chand, who was considered as a strongest contender of the post of chief minister after 1993 victory. As a tribute to leader who contributed a lot for the state government opened a Government Degree College at Sujanpur and Town Hall at Hamirpur which were named after Thakur Jagdev Chand. A very senior RSS member Thakur Ram Singh opened a history research institute at Neri and is also named after late Thakur Jagdev. Almost two decades have passed since Thakur died but his legacy and name still have considerable vote bank. Politics of Hamirpur can change as Narinder Thakur has joined the congress since Oct, 2008 and had openly revolted against the sitting P.K Dhumal. Anurag Thakur who won parliament bi election with a huge margin 1.75lack Aug 2008, his record margin was dropped by 1 lack votes in just 8 months. In May 2009 elections he won by 73000 votes when he contested against new congress candidate Narinder Thakur, despite of the fact on remaining 3 parliament seats in Himachal BJP improved.

Education

Hamirpur is now considered as an educational hub of Himachal Pradesh it is the second educated region in India, male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%.

University/Colleges

1. Hamirpur is home to the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
   National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
   The National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur is a university located in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India and is wholly funded by Government of India. It is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology established and administered by Government of India...
   
   , a national level public technical university funded by the Government of India
   Government of India
   The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
   
   . It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in engineering, science and management.
2. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Memorial Government Postgraduate College; It offers undergraduate courses BA/BSc/BCom and few postgraduate courses in Social Sciences/Languages. This college is affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

1. Government Polytechnic College Hamirpur; It offers three year diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering/Electrical engineering/Civil Engineering/Computer Engineering/Information Technology. This college is affiliated to Himachal Pradesh Board of Technical Education,Dari,Dharmshala.

Schools

Following is the list of notable Institutes/schools:

1. Sainik School Sujanpur Tira (Boys). One of the 18 such schools in India, here the students are selected from after a written exam followed by interview and medical. The school is affiliated to CBSE Board and boasts of producing record breaking performance.
2. Government Senior Secondary School (Boys)
3. Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
4. Kendriya Vidyalaya
5. Blue Star School
6. Him Academy Public School
   Him Academy Public School
   Him Academy Public School is located in a calm and quiet environment at Hira Nagar, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh . Its building has 34 well furnished rooms, labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Information Technology , well equipped library, sports facilities and facilities for personality...
   
   (NAVAM)
7. D.A.V Senior Secondary School
8. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dungrin
9. Silver bells sen. sec. school