Hoshiarpur Explained

Hoshiarpur
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:Land of Saints, HSP
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hoshiarpur City in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.53°N 75.92°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Region of Punjab
Subdivision Name2:Doaba
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hoshiarpur
Founder:Hargovind Ram & Ram Chand (Dewans of Muhammad bin Tughluq)[1]
Established Title1:Founded In
Established Date1:1325–1351 A.D.
Established Title:Settled by British
Established Date:1846 A.D.
Named For:Hoshiar Khan of Bajwara
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Som Parkash (BJP)
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Brahm Shankar Jimpa (AAP)
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Name3:Surinder Kumar Shinda (INC)[2]
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:296
Population Total:168,443
Population As Of:2011
Population Demonym:Hoshiarpuria, Hoshiarpuri
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi, Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:146001
Area Code:+91-1882
Registration Plate:PB-07
Station Code:HSX

Hoshiarpur (in Panjabi; Punjabi ɦʊʃɪˈaːɾpʊɾ/) 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.[3]

Hoshiarpur has an average elevation of . 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.

Demographics

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 168,843 out of which 88,290 were males and 80,153 were females. The literacy rate was 89.11 per cent.[4]

India census,[5] 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%[6] [7]

Religious
group! colspan="2"
1868[8] 1881[9] [10] [11] 1891[12] [13] 1901[14] [15] 1911[16] [17] 1921[18] [19] 1931[20] 1941[21] 2011[22]
6,3509,9689,9108,5488,1989,50911,94215,478127,615
6,00210,64110,8828,2437,97510,16912,90716,8341,315
1192902702266677541,1882,24236,178
6245781833282202621,012
4054444534265254735041,551
01000
00000235
Others489591000025747
Total population13,02221,36321,55217,54917,44921,28526,73035,345168,653

History

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.[23]

Transport

Road

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,[24] Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Jammu & Kashmir Roadways, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.

Rail

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.

Air

The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport,[25] 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.

Education

Universities

Notable people

This list only includes notable people from Hoshiarpur City, for those born in Hoshiarpur district see that article.

Politics

Civil Services

Karam Singh Raju – former principal secretary, Government of Punab

Business

Arts and culture

Hoshiarpur.

Sportspersons

Army

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Council Hoshiarpur – About us . Municipal Council Hoshiarpur. . 4 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Home . mchoshiarpur.in.
  3. Hoshiarpur . 13 . 787–788.
  4. Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above . Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 . 7 October 2015 .
  5. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  6. Web site: State-wise, District-wise List of Blocks with >40% but less than 50% SC population . 12 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723091635/http://socialjustice.nic.in/blocksc50.php?format=print . 23 July 2013 . dead .
  7. Web site: Jat Sikhs: A Question of Identity . 12 July 2012.
  8. Web site: Report on the census of the Punjab taken on 10th January, 1868. . saoa.crl.25057644 . 7 July 2024 . 1868 . 66 . (India) . Punjab .
  9. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. . saoa.crl.25057656 . 14 January 2024 . 1881 .
  10. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. . saoa.crl.25057657 . 14 January 2024 . 1881 .
  11. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. . saoa.crl.25057658 . 20 January 2024 . 1881 .
  12. Web site: Census of India, 1891. General tables for British provinces and feudatory states. . saoa.crl.25318666 . 9 January 2024 . 1891 .
  13. Web site: The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory . saoa.crl.25318669 . 9 January 2024 . 1891 .
  14. Web site: Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25352838 . 9 January 2024 . 1901.
  15. Web site: Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. ]. saoa.crl.25363739 . 9 January 2024 . 1901.
  16. Web site: Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393779 . 9 January 2024 . 1911.
  17. Web site: Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393788 . 9 January 2024 . 1911.
  18. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394121 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  19. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25430165 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  20. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES. 9 January 2024.
  21. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB. 9 January 2024.
  22. Web site: C -1 POPULATION BY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY - 2011 . census.gov.in . 20 January 2024.
  23. Web site: History & Culture.
  24. Web site: PEPSU Road Transport Corporation, Patiala.
  25. Web site: How to reach.
  26. Web site: 1989 . General Electoion 1989 Detailed results .
  27. Web site: The Great Revolutionary Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia.
  28. Web site: 1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results . 2023-07-19 . elections.in.
  29. Web site: Once Upon a Time in Punjab . 2023-07-19 . The Wire.
  30. Web site: Three sardars and their Hoshiarpur connection . 2011-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111128174157/http://portal.bsnl.in/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/hotnews/hotnews35448.html . 28 November 2011 .
  31. Web site: India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926143950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/harkishen-singh-surjeet/recent/3. dead. 2012-09-26. The Times of India.

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