Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh
Hamirpur is a city and a municipal board in Hamirpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hamirpur district.
Hamirpur | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Hamirpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Hamirpur Hamirpur (India)  Hamirpur Hamirpur (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25.95°N 80.15°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Hamirpur |
| Incorporated | 1937 |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 38,035 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-91 |
| Website | www |
According to the Central Statistical Organisation the district covers
Geography
Hamirpur is located at 25.95°N 80.15°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India,[3] 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.
Notable people
- Rajnarayan Budholiya (b 1961), politician for the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency
- Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel (b 1958), former politician, serving life imprisonment for murder
- Pushpendra Singh Chandel (b 1973), MP, BJP
- Vishambhar Prasad Nishad (b 1962), politician, MP and three time UP cabinet minister
- Niranjan Jyoti (b 1967), politician, including Minister of state in the Ministry of Rural Development
- Kailash Vajpeyi (1936-2015), poet, writer and lyricist
References
- "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.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hamirpur
- "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.
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