Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division.[1]
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Hathras | |
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City | |
![]() Banke Bhawan, residence of poet Kaka Hathrasi | |
Nickname: Asafoetida City | |
![]() ![]() Hathras | |
Coordinates: 27.60°N 78.05°E / 27.60; 78.05 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Hathras |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council (Nagar Palika Parishad) |
Area | |
• Total | 142 km2 (55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 160,909 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 204101 |
Telephone code | 05722 |
Vehicle registration | UP-86 |
Sex ratio | 870 ♂/♀ |
Website | hathras |
The primary spoken language is a dialect of Hindi, Braj Bhasha, which is closely related to Khariboli, one of, several dialects spoken in the Delhi region.[2] It is known for production of asafoetida (aka hing).[3]
Hathras is a district headquarter with three subdivisions - Hathras, Sikandra Rao, and Sadabad. It is a Lok Sabha constituency under the reserved category of Schedule Caste. The district has three assembly constituencies, following three subdivisions. The Hathras district, formerly known as Mahamaya Nagar, was created in 1997 with the incorporation of parts of the Aligarh, Mathura, and Agra districts.[4]
Hathras has nine local bodies:[5]
Hathras is located at 27.6°N 78.05°E / 27.6; 78.05.[7] It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet) and is situated on the Agra, Aligarh and Mathura, and Bareilly highway crossings. It is known for its extreme temperature variations.[8] As of the 2001 Indian census, Hathras had a population of 123,243. with a gender distribution is 53% male and 47% female. Hathras has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, of which 66% being male and 53% being female. 14% of the population is under six years of age.
City | Distance from Hathras town | Direction from Hathras town |
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Aligarh | 36 km | Towards the north |
Mathura | 41 km | Towards the west |
Khair | 46 km | Towards the northwest |
Agra | 53.8 km | Towards the south |
Hathras has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, typical of north-central India. Summers start in April ending around May. The monsoon season starts in late June, continuing till early October, bringing high humidity.[9]
Climate data for Hathras | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 71.6 (22.0) |
82.0 (27.8) |
92.1 (33.4) |
102.2 (39.0) |
108.7 (42.6) |
104.0 (40.0) |
95.0 (35.0) |
93.2 (34.0) |
96.6 (35.9) |
94.1 (34.5) |
73.4 (23.0) |
76.1 (24.5) |
114.1 (45.6) |
Average low °F (°C) | 42.1 (5.6) |
53.6 (12.0) |
62.8 (17.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
82.0 (27.8) |
85.1 (29.5) |
81.0 (27.2) |
78.8 (26.0) |
70.7 (21.5) |
73.4 (23.0) |
50.2 (10.1) |
44.6 (7.0) |
45.5 (7.5) |
Source: India Meteorological Department[10][11] |
Four railway stations serve Hathras: Hathras Junction railway station, Hathras Road railway station,[12] Hathras City railway station, and Hathras Kila railway station. A new station on the dedicated Freight Corridor Line was named New Hathras.
Hathras is the only city in the area to have five railway stations named after it.
Hathras became a district on 6 May 1997 with the merging of some Tehsils of Aligarh and Mathura.[13] Hathras falls under the Braj region of Northern India and is famous for its industrial, literary, and cultural activities as a part of Aligarh. It has been an industrial centre since the British Raj era.[14]
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