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Hoshiarpur | |
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Landmarks of Hoshiarpur | |
Nickname(s): Land of Saints, HSP | |
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Coordinates: 31°32′N 75°55′E / 31.53°N 75.92°E / 31.53; 75.92 | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Region of Punjab | Doaba |
District | Hoshiarpur |
Settled by British | 1846 A.D. |
Founded In | 1325–1351 A.D. |
Founded by | Hargovind Ram & Ram Chand (Dewans of Muhammad bin Tughluq) |
Named for | Hoshiar Khan of Bajwara |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur |
• MP | Som Parkash (BJP) |
• MLA | Brahm Shankar Jimpa (AAP) |
• Mayor | Surinder Kumar Shinda (INC) |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 168,443 |
Demonym(s) | Hoshiarpuria, Hoshiarpuri |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 146001 |
Area code | +91-1882 |
Vehicle registration | PB-07 |
Website | hoshiarpur.nic.in |
Hoshiarpur (Punjabi: ) is a city and a municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809, it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849.
Hoshiarpur has an average elevation of 296 metres (971 ft). Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the Indian state of Punjab. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab portion of the Doaba region. Hoshiarpur shares a boundary with Kangra district, and Una district of Himachal Pradesh in the northeast. In the southwest, it borders Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Jalandhar district, and Kapurthala district, and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur district.
Religion in Hoshiarpur City | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 75.67% | |||
Sikhism | 21.45% | |||
Jainism | 0.93% | |||
Islam | 0.78% | |||
Others | 1.17% |
As per provisional data of 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 1,68,843 out of which 88,290 were males and 80,153 were females. The literacy rate was 89.11 per cent.
As of 2011 India census, Hoshiarpur had a population of 189,371. Males constitute 50.9% of the population and females 49.1%. Hoshiarpur has an average literacy rate of 85.40%, compared to 81.00% of 2001. Male literacy is 89.90%, and female literacy is 80.80%. In Hoshiarpur, 10% of the population is under 11 years of age.
The Scheduled Caste population in this district is 34.3%
Religious group |
1881: 520 : 250 | 1891: 68 | 1901: 44 : 26 | 1911: 23 : 19 | 1921: 25 : 21 | 1931: 26 | 1941: 32 | 2011 | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 10,641 | 49.81% | 10,882 | 50.49% | 8,243 | 46.97% | 7,975 | 45.7% | 10,169 | 47.78% | 12,907 | 48.29% | 16,834 | 47.63% | 1,315 | 0.78% |
Hinduism | 9,968 | 46.66% | 9,910 | 45.98% | 8,548 | 48.71% | 8,198 | 46.98% | 9,509 | 44.67% | 11,942 | 44.68% | 15,478 | 43.79% | 127,615 | 75.67% |
Jainism | 405 | 1.9% | 444 | 2.06% | 453 | 2.58% | 426 | 2.44% | 525 | 2.47% | 473 | 1.77% | 504 | 1.43% | 1,551 | 0.92% |
Sikhism | 290 | 1.36% | 270 | 1.25% | 226 | 1.29% | 667 | 3.82% | 754 | 3.54% | 1,188 | 4.44% | 2,242 | 6.34% | 36,178 | 21.45% |
Christianity | — | — | 45 | 0.21% | 78 | 0.44% | 183 | 1.05% | 328 | 1.54% | 220 | 0.82% | 262 | 0.74% | 1,012 | 0.6% |
Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — | — | — |
Buddhism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | — | — | 235 | 0.14% |
Others | 59 | 0.28% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.07% | 747 | 0.44% |
Total population | 21,363 | 100% | 21,552 | 100% | 17,549 | 100% | 17,449 | 100% | 21,285 | 100% | 26,730 | 100% | 35,345 | 100% | 168,653 | 100% |
The archaeological explorations during the recent years have revealed the antiquity of the Hoshiarpur District to the Harappan Period. On the basis of surface exploration, the following new sites have been brought on the Archaeological map of India and the traces of the selfsame people as at Harappa and Mohenjadaro have also been detected in the Hoshiarpur District.
Hoshiarpur's Bus Stand is Bhagwan Valmiki Interstate Bus Terminal, which has a large network of bus services of Punjab Roadways, Himachal Roadways, Delhi, Haryana Roadways, P.R.T.C, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Jammu & Kashmir Roadways, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.
Hoshiarpur railway station is a main railway station serving Hoshiarpur. Its code is HSX. It serves Hoshiarpur city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. The station was constructed in 1905.The station has direct railway connectivity to Delhi, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ferozpur.
The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of the city. Adampur Airport, is a regional airport which serves one daily flight by Spicejet to Delhi Airport and another spicejet flight to Mumbai (Frequency varies). The nearest full fledge International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, which is situated around 125 km North-West of Hoshiarpur.
This list only includes notable people from Hoshiarpur City, for those born in Hoshiarpur district see that article.
Karam Singh Raju – former principal secretary, Government of Punab
Hoshiarpur.
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