Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Hamirpur is a city and a municipal board in Hamirpur district
in the India
n state
of Uttar Pradesh
. It is the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur District
.
Location, Boundaries The district lies between Latitude 2507'N & 260 7' N. and Longitude 79017'E & 80021'E including Mahoba district. Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun (Orai), Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West.
Rath = 76 km
YAMUNA RIVER:in morning sun rise is very charming and look is so nice everyone should see it.
BETWA RIVER:Nice Location And the End of the River.
Sangameshwar: it is 8–10 km from the town. it is the place where Betwa River meets Yamuna River. The colour of the water of both the rivers can easily be seen. At sangam itself a railway bridge is made which is of British period. During Kartik Purnima divotees use to go there to take the dip at the sangam.
Jama Masjid: Situated at Soofi Ganj
Aman Masjid: Situated at Aman Shaheed
Moti Masjid: Situated at Syyed Wada
Shingh Maheshwar: Situated at Merapur/Bhilawa
Chaura Devi Situated beside river Yamuna. it is believed that devi came out from the trunk of a tree.
Pataleshwar: Lord Shiva's temple
Meher Baba temple In Meher Puri. Meher Bhaktas from all over the world come here once in a year.
GAYATRI DHAM Near Bus Stand.
Devadas Mandir Near Subhash Market and a holistic as well as most enjoyable place of the town.
Mahaveeran Mandir: Situated beside river Yamuna. Hanumaan Mandir.
Kalka Mata Mandir: Situated in Muskara town. Near bus stand.
Mata Mandir , Anjhi (Muskara): Situated in Anjhi Village.
Arya Samaj Mandir in rahuniya dharamshala it is a very peaceful place.
Location, Boundaries The district lies between Latitude 2507'N & 260 7' N. and Longitude 79017'E & 80021'E including Mahoba district. Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun (Orai), Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West.
Area According to the Central Statistical Organisation the district covers 4,121.9 km2.it has been named after the name of the king HAMIR
Yamuna : This river forms north boundary of the district. The river first touches the district at the village Haraulipur in tehsil Hamirpur, where it forms a sudden loop. Flowing then east to Jamrehi Tir, it curves abruptly south to Sikrohi and then continues south-east part Hamirpur to Baragaon where the Betwa joins it. Its length in Hamirpur district is approximately 56 km.
Betwa : This river flows along the north-western border of the District from the point where the Dhasan joins it to the village of Kuprat separating tehsil Rath from district Jalaun. It enters the district near the village of Beri and flows separating tehsils Rath and Maudaha from tehsil Hamirpur. Its length in Hamirpur district is approximately 65 km.
Other rivers lying in the district are Dhasaan, Barma, Ken, Chndraval and Pandwaha. These rivers are used for irrigation purpose. A dam named Swami Bramhananad Dam (Moudaha Dam) has been constructed on the river Barma.
Climate The Climate of the district is characterised by an intensely hot summer, a pleasant cold season . The summer season from March to about middle of June is followed by the south-west monsoon season from mid-June to the end of September. October and first half of November consititute the post-monsoon period. The cold season is from mid-November to February.
Temperature May and the beginning of June are generally the hottest period of the year and maximum temperature in May is about 43°C and minimum about 28°C. The heat during the summer is intense. The maximum temperature on individual days sometimes reaches 45°C or more. During Cold season minimum temperature sometimes drops down to about 2 or 3°C.
After some period this region was ruled by Mauray’s and Shungas. The district came under the domination of Kanishka (78-120). After him the history of the district is shrouded in obscurity till about the middle of the third century. when Vindhyasakti (255-275) rose to power who was founder of the Vakataka dynasty. It seems that the district partly came under the Vakataka sway and partly under the Bhaarshivas भारशिव, a branch of ancient Nagawanshi kshatriyas, whose sphere of influence extended at that time from Gwalior and Mathura in the West to probably Varanasi and Mirzapur in the east Gupta dynasty also ruled this region from the mid of 4th century and continued till the beginning of the 6th century.
The country ruled by the Chandels from the beginning of 9th century, was organised into a bhukti (province), called Jejakbhukti. Jejakbhukti coincides with modern Bundelkhand comprising this district. During the rule of Khangars
(between 12th century and 14th century), the area including other parts of Bundelkhand
came to be known as Jujhauti (or the land of warriors).
In the eleventh century the town of Hamirpur, which gave its name of the district, was founded by one Hamira Deva, a Kalachuri Rajput
, who came there from Alwar and took shelter with one Bunda, an Ahir.
Bunda's name still survives in the neighbouring village of Budanpur, where remains of an ancient Khera are found. Having no male issue, Hamira Deva adopted his daughter's son Ram Singh, who married with the daughter of a Rajput of Amlar in Banda district. He was offered, in marriage, the eastern portion of pargana Maudaha as dowry. The remains of the fort built by Hamira Deva are still found in Hamirpur.
and Bundelas. During Akbar's reign (1556–1605), the district of Hamirpur was divided between two suba. The parganas of Mahoba, Mulkira, Maudaha and Sumerpur and considerable portion of other territory were comprised in the three mahals (revenue paying pargana) of Maudaha, Khandela and Mahobha within the sirkar of Kalinjar and subah of Allahabad. The remainder of the district was distributed over the mahals of Rath., Khandaut, Kharela and Hamirpur and belonged to the sirkar of Kalpi in the subah of Agra. Even its submission to the Mughal authority some part of this district seem to have remained under the Bundelas. During Aurangzab’s reign, Chhatra Sal, a principal leader of the Bundelas commenced operations against Aurangzab in 1671 and expended his power over the whole of the country east of the Dhasan, river, completing his conquest with the capture of the celebrated fortress of Kalinger on about 1680. His forces overran the tract now comprising the present district Hamirpur.
Raja Chhatra Sal, restored to his possessions, by Maratha aid and realizing that without their assistance and protection his power would be lost as it had been acquired, decided to make the Marathas interested in its preservation. Shortly before his death, he drew up a will, by which he bequeathed one-third of his dominions to the Peshwa Baji Rao, on the condition that his heirs and successors should be maintained by the Marathas in possession of the rest. The one-third of his dominions, Jaitpur Raj, which comprised most of the district was given to his second son, Jagat Raj.
Most of the tract covered by the present district was ceded to the East India Company by the treaty of Bassein on December 31, 1802. The captured of Kalpi by the British the same year effectually confirmed the British occupation of Bundelkhad. Hamirpur was then included in the newly formed district of Bundelkhand and remained a part of it till March, 1819, when two district were formed. One including Hamirpur to the north was called Northern Bundelkhand or Kalpi, and that to the south Banda. In 1821, the headquarter of the former from Kalpi shifted to Hamirpur. In 1823, Hamirpur was formed as independent district. The later history of the district up to 1857 is chiefly concerned with the difficulties of fiscal administration.
The 20th century began with the growth of nationalism in the whole of India and Hamirpur was no exception. The youth of the district were restless. During the anti-partition agitation of 1905, the district did not lag behind in holding public meetings, organizing strikes and protests .
The non-co-operation movement too started in August, 1920 spread in the District rapidly. A campaign was launched in the district for using indigenous goods, especially Khadi. The people were exhorted to leave government services, boycott the courts, and even children were asked not to go to English and government schools. The distribution of the well-known pamphlets Bundelkhand Keshri and Pukar in the district marked a turning point as they created a revolutionary stir among the masses.
The district participated in the elections of 1937 which were conducted under the Government of India Act of 1935, in order to organize various activities of the Congress in the district Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad visited Maudha in 1937. With the outbreak of the second World War in 1939, however, the Congress ministries resigned on the issue of India's forced participation in it.
On the occasion of celebration of Silver Jubilee year of Independence in 1973, 323 persons of district, who had taken part in India's freedom struggle were granted tamra patras placing on record the part played by them in the country’s freedom struggle.
Islamia Inter College
Vivekanand Vidya Pith
Sri Vidya Mandir Inter College
Saraswati Shishu Mandir
Saraswati Vidya Mandir
Maharishi Vidya Mandir
Government Inter College Hamirpur
Government Girls Inter College, Hamirpur
maharshi dayanand saraswati vidya mandir junior highschool
Saraswati Vidya Mandir (Girls)
new delhi public school
Government Inter College, Muskara
Shri Baijnath Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Muskara
Primary School , Anjhi
Colleges:
Abhinav Pragya Mahavidyalaya, Nivada, Rath Road
Government Post Graduate College
Government Girls Post Graduate College
Ram Krishna Mahavidyalaya, Kurara
, Hamirpur had a population of 38,035. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Hamirpur has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 97%, and female literacy is 92%. In Hamirpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
85 km, Banda 95, Rath
76 km., Mahoba
85 km, but due to bad road conditions these distances can not be covered in less than 3 hours if one is travelling by roadways bus.
Hamirpur is well connected to the outside world. No railway station is at Hamirpur Town. The nearest railway station is Hamirpur Road which is around 5–6 km from the district headquarter and itself falls on Kanpur district. Demand for the railway station has been raised several times but of no use. Other nearer Railway station is Bharuwa Sumerpur which is 15 km from Hamirpur.
Connectivity in Hamirpur could not be improved over the years due to worst nh 86.
Recently in the railway budget 2010, the minister of railways Mamta Benarji has announce survey of Hamirpur Road (Baripal)-Hamirpur line which is a good step for better connectivity of Hamirpur with Kanpur provided the poor road condition on NH-86. The new line will boost the travel to other places like Raipur, Durg etc..
Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh
Hamirpur district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Hamirpur town is the district headquarters. Hamirpur district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 4,121.9 km². The district has a population of 1,042,374...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur District
Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh
Hamirpur district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Hamirpur town is the district headquarters. Hamirpur district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 4,121.9 km². The district has a population of 1,042,374...
.
Geography
Hamirpur is located at 25.95°N 80.15°E. It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).Location, Boundaries The district lies between Latitude 2507'N & 260 7' N. and Longitude 79017'E & 80021'E including Mahoba district. Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun (Orai), Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West.
Rath = 76 km
Places of interest
Kalpavriksha: About 5000 years old kalpavriksha tree which is one of its kind, found only in Africa & here in India. It has a history from Mahabharata.YAMUNA RIVER:in morning sun rise is very charming and look is so nice everyone should see it.
BETWA RIVER:Nice Location And the End of the River.
Sangameshwar: it is 8–10 km from the town. it is the place where Betwa River meets Yamuna River. The colour of the water of both the rivers can easily be seen. At sangam itself a railway bridge is made which is of British period. During Kartik Purnima divotees use to go there to take the dip at the sangam.
Mosques / Temples
Eidgah: Situated at Hamirpur to Kalpi roadJama Masjid: Situated at Soofi Ganj
Aman Masjid: Situated at Aman Shaheed
Moti Masjid: Situated at Syyed Wada
Shingh Maheshwar: Situated at Merapur/Bhilawa
Chaura Devi Situated beside river Yamuna. it is believed that devi came out from the trunk of a tree.
Pataleshwar: Lord Shiva's temple
Meher Baba temple In Meher Puri. Meher Bhaktas from all over the world come here once in a year.
GAYATRI DHAM Near Bus Stand.
Devadas Mandir Near Subhash Market and a holistic as well as most enjoyable place of the town.
Mahaveeran Mandir: Situated beside river Yamuna. Hanumaan Mandir.
Kalka Mata Mandir: Situated in Muskara town. Near bus stand.
Mata Mandir , Anjhi (Muskara): Situated in Anjhi Village.
Arya Samaj Mandir in rahuniya dharamshala it is a very peaceful place.
Location, Boundaries The district lies between Latitude 2507'N & 260 7' N. and Longitude 79017'E & 80021'E including Mahoba district. Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun (Orai), Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West.
Area According to the Central Statistical Organisation the district covers 4,121.9 km2.it has been named after the name of the king HAMIR
Hills and Rivers
Hills In the south numerous outcrops of gneiss rocks, tending to cluster into low ranges. surrounded by uneven broken tracts and covered for the most part with stunted jungle are succeeded by a more level tract in which the hills grow sparser. Now approximately all hill area have come under newly created district-Mahobha.Yamuna : This river forms north boundary of the district. The river first touches the district at the village Haraulipur in tehsil Hamirpur, where it forms a sudden loop. Flowing then east to Jamrehi Tir, it curves abruptly south to Sikrohi and then continues south-east part Hamirpur to Baragaon where the Betwa joins it. Its length in Hamirpur district is approximately 56 km.
Betwa : This river flows along the north-western border of the District from the point where the Dhasan joins it to the village of Kuprat separating tehsil Rath from district Jalaun. It enters the district near the village of Beri and flows separating tehsils Rath and Maudaha from tehsil Hamirpur. Its length in Hamirpur district is approximately 65 km.
Other rivers lying in the district are Dhasaan, Barma, Ken, Chndraval and Pandwaha. These rivers are used for irrigation purpose. A dam named Swami Bramhananad Dam (Moudaha Dam) has been constructed on the river Barma.
General
Seismicity No earthquake has been observed in the district during last 200 years. The district has, however experienced on a few occasions earthquakes originating in the Himalayan boundary fault zone., Moradabad fault and Narmada Tapti fault zones.Climate The Climate of the district is characterised by an intensely hot summer, a pleasant cold season . The summer season from March to about middle of June is followed by the south-west monsoon season from mid-June to the end of September. October and first half of November consititute the post-monsoon period. The cold season is from mid-November to February.
Temperature May and the beginning of June are generally the hottest period of the year and maximum temperature in May is about 43°C and minimum about 28°C. The heat during the summer is intense. The maximum temperature on individual days sometimes reaches 45°C or more. During Cold season minimum temperature sometimes drops down to about 2 or 3°C.
Ancient History
The early history of the region covered by the present district of Hamirpur may be traced back to the Palaeolithic age as evidenced by the discovery of choppers, hand axes and pebble cores. According to the Pauranic tradition the earliest known Aryan people who settled in this region, lying between the Yamuna and the Vindhyas, were known as Chedis. The Chedi kingdom was known as tone of the 16 most important kingdom of that period in Mahabharat. The Mahabharata describes the Chedis as being blessed with knowledge of the eternal law of righteousness. King Shishupal, ruled this kingdom and killed by Krishna. It is said that its chivalrous Kshatriya,, acting on the advice of Krishna, humiliated their enemies by making them prisoners and gave joy to their friends.After some period this region was ruled by Mauray’s and Shungas. The district came under the domination of Kanishka (78-120). After him the history of the district is shrouded in obscurity till about the middle of the third century. when Vindhyasakti (255-275) rose to power who was founder of the Vakataka dynasty. It seems that the district partly came under the Vakataka sway and partly under the Bhaarshivas भारशिव, a branch of ancient Nagawanshi kshatriyas, whose sphere of influence extended at that time from Gwalior and Mathura in the West to probably Varanasi and Mirzapur in the east Gupta dynasty also ruled this region from the mid of 4th century and continued till the beginning of the 6th century.
The country ruled by the Chandels from the beginning of 9th century, was organised into a bhukti (province), called Jejakbhukti. Jejakbhukti coincides with modern Bundelkhand comprising this district. During the rule of Khangars
Khangars
The Khangar community are an ancient Kshatriya clan of Indian origin. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rai Khangar.They ruled large areas of Bundelkhand after the fall Chandels in 1182 AD...
(between 12th century and 14th century), the area including other parts of Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...
came to be known as Jujhauti (or the land of warriors).
In the eleventh century the town of Hamirpur, which gave its name of the district, was founded by one Hamira Deva, a Kalachuri Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
, who came there from Alwar and took shelter with one Bunda, an Ahir.
Bunda's name still survives in the neighbouring village of Budanpur, where remains of an ancient Khera are found. Having no male issue, Hamira Deva adopted his daughter's son Ram Singh, who married with the daughter of a Rajput of Amlar in Banda district. He was offered, in marriage, the eastern portion of pargana Maudaha as dowry. The remains of the fort built by Hamira Deva are still found in Hamirpur.
Medieval period
For some period this region was ruled by the KhangarsKhangars
The Khangar community are an ancient Kshatriya clan of Indian origin. They are referred to by many other names, such as Khangaar, Khungar, Khengar, Khagar, Khangdhar and Rai Khangar.They ruled large areas of Bundelkhand after the fall Chandels in 1182 AD...
and Bundelas. During Akbar's reign (1556–1605), the district of Hamirpur was divided between two suba. The parganas of Mahoba, Mulkira, Maudaha and Sumerpur and considerable portion of other territory were comprised in the three mahals (revenue paying pargana) of Maudaha, Khandela and Mahobha within the sirkar of Kalinjar and subah of Allahabad. The remainder of the district was distributed over the mahals of Rath., Khandaut, Kharela and Hamirpur and belonged to the sirkar of Kalpi in the subah of Agra. Even its submission to the Mughal authority some part of this district seem to have remained under the Bundelas. During Aurangzab’s reign, Chhatra Sal, a principal leader of the Bundelas commenced operations against Aurangzab in 1671 and expended his power over the whole of the country east of the Dhasan, river, completing his conquest with the capture of the celebrated fortress of Kalinger on about 1680. His forces overran the tract now comprising the present district Hamirpur.
Modern period
In 1721, Muhammad Khan Bangash, famous as Nawab Farrukhabad, was appointed governor of Allahabad. Fighting obstinate engangements with the entrenched Bundelas and facing continuous harassment at their hands with considerable loss of men and equipments, it was not until the end of 1728 that the whole Hamirpur district had come into the Nawab’s possession, and was virtually being reduced to complete order when in March 1729, the sudden advent of the Marathas, Peshwa Baji Rao, into this region turned Muhammand Khan’s course of victory into defeat.Raja Chhatra Sal, restored to his possessions, by Maratha aid and realizing that without their assistance and protection his power would be lost as it had been acquired, decided to make the Marathas interested in its preservation. Shortly before his death, he drew up a will, by which he bequeathed one-third of his dominions to the Peshwa Baji Rao, on the condition that his heirs and successors should be maintained by the Marathas in possession of the rest. The one-third of his dominions, Jaitpur Raj, which comprised most of the district was given to his second son, Jagat Raj.
Most of the tract covered by the present district was ceded to the East India Company by the treaty of Bassein on December 31, 1802. The captured of Kalpi by the British the same year effectually confirmed the British occupation of Bundelkhad. Hamirpur was then included in the newly formed district of Bundelkhand and remained a part of it till March, 1819, when two district were formed. One including Hamirpur to the north was called Northern Bundelkhand or Kalpi, and that to the south Banda. In 1821, the headquarter of the former from Kalpi shifted to Hamirpur. In 1823, Hamirpur was formed as independent district. The later history of the district up to 1857 is chiefly concerned with the difficulties of fiscal administration.
The 20th century began with the growth of nationalism in the whole of India and Hamirpur was no exception. The youth of the district were restless. During the anti-partition agitation of 1905, the district did not lag behind in holding public meetings, organizing strikes and protests .
The non-co-operation movement too started in August, 1920 spread in the District rapidly. A campaign was launched in the district for using indigenous goods, especially Khadi. The people were exhorted to leave government services, boycott the courts, and even children were asked not to go to English and government schools. The distribution of the well-known pamphlets Bundelkhand Keshri and Pukar in the district marked a turning point as they created a revolutionary stir among the masses.
The district participated in the elections of 1937 which were conducted under the Government of India Act of 1935, in order to organize various activities of the Congress in the district Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Azad visited Maudha in 1937. With the outbreak of the second World War in 1939, however, the Congress ministries resigned on the issue of India's forced participation in it.
On the occasion of celebration of Silver Jubilee year of Independence in 1973, 323 persons of district, who had taken part in India's freedom struggle were granted tamra patras placing on record the part played by them in the country’s freedom struggle.
Schools and Colleges
Schools:Islamia Inter College
Vivekanand Vidya Pith
Sri Vidya Mandir Inter College
Saraswati Shishu Mandir
Saraswati Vidya Mandir
Maharishi Vidya Mandir
Government Inter College Hamirpur
Government Girls Inter College, Hamirpur
maharshi dayanand saraswati vidya mandir junior highschool
Saraswati Vidya Mandir (Girls)
new delhi public school
Government Inter College, Muskara
Shri Baijnath Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Muskara
Primary School , Anjhi
Colleges:
Abhinav Pragya Mahavidyalaya, Nivada, Rath Road
Government Post Graduate College
Government Girls Post Graduate College
Ram Krishna Mahavidyalaya, Kurara
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Hamirpur had a population of 38,035. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Hamirpur has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 97%, and female literacy is 92%. In Hamirpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Roads and Railways
Hamirpur is situated on the National Highway 86 (NH 86) which is also called Kanpur-Hamirpur-Sagar road. Roads condition of the city is worst. Kanpur is 67 km, OraiOrai
Orai is a city and a municipal board in Jalaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the district headquarter for Jalaun District which is part of Jhansi division....
85 km, Banda 95, Rath
Rath, India
Rath is a city and a municipal board in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rath is a Tehsil of Hamirpur District. It is situted at 506 km. north-south from New Delhi.-History:...
76 km., Mahoba
Mahoba
Mahoba is a city and Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region. Mahoba is known for its closeness to Khajuraho, Laundi and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi...
85 km, but due to bad road conditions these distances can not be covered in less than 3 hours if one is travelling by roadways bus.
Hamirpur is well connected to the outside world. No railway station is at Hamirpur Town. The nearest railway station is Hamirpur Road which is around 5–6 km from the district headquarter and itself falls on Kanpur district. Demand for the railway station has been raised several times but of no use. Other nearer Railway station is Bharuwa Sumerpur which is 15 km from Hamirpur.
Connectivity in Hamirpur could not be improved over the years due to worst nh 86.
Recently in the railway budget 2010, the minister of railways Mamta Benarji has announce survey of Hamirpur Road (Baripal)-Hamirpur line which is a good step for better connectivity of Hamirpur with Kanpur provided the poor road condition on NH-86. The new line will boost the travel to other places like Raipur, Durg etc..