Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh
| Hamirpur district हमीरपुर जिला |
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 Location of Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh |
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| State | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Administrative division | Chitrakoot |
| Headquarters | Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Area | .4121.9 km2 (0.159 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,042,374 (2001) |
| Urban population | Rath, Maudaha, Sarila, Gohand, Sumerpur, Kurara, Muskara,Imiliya |
| Tehsils | Hamirpur Tehsil, Rath Tehsil, Maudaha Tehsil, Sarila Tehsil |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Hamirpur |
| Assembly Seats | Hamirpur, Rath |
| Major highways | National Highway 86 |
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Hamirpur district (Hindi: हमीरपुर जिला) 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 (2001 census). As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71), after Mahoba and Chitrakoot.[1]
Hamirpur is one of the tourist places in Bhundhelkhanda region. There are two major rivers Yamuna and Betwa which meet here . Kalpa Vraksha are mighty trees which are only three in India (Present in Hamirpur) and are one of the biggest trees in the world. Its actual name is Sequoia tree. River Yamuna which is one of the holy rivers in India helps many farmers in Agriculture.
On the banks of river Betwa lies the Coarse sand which is then transported to many parts in U.P.
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[edit] Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Hamirpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2011 census Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 1,104,021,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[3] or the US state of Rhode Island.[4] This gives it a ranking of 417th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.78 %.[1] Hamirpur has a sex ratio of 860 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.16 %.[1]
[edit] Languages
Tongues spoken in Hamirpur include Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi[5] (compared to 60% for German and English)[6] and is spoken by about 7 800 000 people in Bagelkhand.[5]
[edit] Famous locations in Hamirpur
- Rani Lakshmi Bai Tiraha.
- King Road Market.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Rhode Island 1,052,567"
- ^ a b M. Paul Lewis, ed (2009). "Bagheli: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfy. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed (2009). "English". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=eng. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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