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.
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Hamirpur | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 25.95°N 80.15°E / 25.95; 80.15 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Hamirpur |
Incorporated | 1937 |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 35,475 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
• Additional official | Urdu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-91 |
Website | www |
Hamirpur is located at 25.95°N 80.15°E / 25.95; 80.15.[2] It has an average elevation of 80 metres (262 feet).
Climate data for Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[3] |
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.[4]
As of the 2001 Census of India,[5] 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%.
Religions in Hamirpur[6] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hindus | 82.5% | |||
Muslims | 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%.[6]
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