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Hoshiarpur

This article is about the municipal corporation in Punjab, India. For its namesake district, see Hoshiarpur district.

Hoshiarpur (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
City
Landmarks of Hoshiarpur
Landmarks of Hoshiarpur
Nickname(s): 
Land of Saints, HSP
Hoshiarpur is located in Punjab
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Location of Hoshiarpur City in Punjab, India
Hoshiarpur is located in India
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur (India)
Coordinates: 31°32′N 75°55′E / 31.53°N 75.92°E / 31.53; 75.92
Country India
StatePunjab
Region of PunjabDoaba
DistrictHoshiarpur
Settled by British1846 A.D.
Founded In1325–1351 A.D.
Founded byHargovind Ram & Ram Chand (Dewans of Muhammad bin Tughluq)[1]
Named forHoshiar Khan of Bajwara
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation Hoshiarpur
 • MPSom Parkash (BJP)
 • MLABrahm Shankar Jimpa (AAP)
 • MayorSurinder Kumar Shinda (INC)[2]
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
168,443
Demonym(s)Hoshiarpuria, Hoshiarpuri
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
146001
Area code+91-1882
Vehicle registrationPB-07
Websitehoshiarpur.nic.in

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.

Demographics

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Religion in Hoshiarpur City[4]
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 168,843 out of which 88,290 were males and 80,153 were females. The literacy rate was 89.11 per cent.[5]

As of 2011 India census,[6] 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.

  • Females per 1,000 males: 962
  • Density of population ( per km2.): 396
  • Percentage increase in population (2001–2011): 7.1%
  • Child sex ratio (0–6 Age): 859

The Scheduled Caste population in this district is 34.3%[7][8] and the largest caste in district is Ravidassia with a population of 416,904 which makes 26.34% of the whole district population.[9]

Religious groups in Hoshiarpur City (1868−2011)[a]
Religious
group 		1868[11] 1881[12][13]: 520 [14]: 250  1891[15]: 68 [16] 1901[17]: 44 [18]: 26  1911[19]: 23 [20]: 19  1921[21]: 25 [22]: 21  1931[23]: 26  1941[10]: 32  2011[24]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism   6,350 48.76% 9,968 46.66% 9,910 45.98% 8,548 48.71% 8,198 46.98% 9,509 44.67% 11,942[b] 44.68% 15,478[b] 43.79% 127,615 75.67%
Islam   6,002 46.09% 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%
Sikhism   119 0.91% 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   62 0.48% — — 45 0.21% 78 0.44% 183 1.05% 328 1.54% 220 0.82% 262 0.74% 1,012 0.6%
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%
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 489 3.76% 59 0.28% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 25 0.07% 747 0.44%
Total population 13,022 100% 21,363 100% 21,552 100% 17,549 100% 17,449 100% 21,285 100% 26,730 100% 35,345 100% 168,653 100%

History

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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.[25]

Transport

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Road

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A statue of Maharishi Valmiki at Hoshiarpur.
 
Bhagwan Valmiki ISBT

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

Rail

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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

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The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport,[27] 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.

Education

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Universities

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Panjab University Regional Centre

Notable people

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

Politics

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Civil Services

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Karam Singh Raju – former principal secretary, Government of Punab

Business

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Arts and culture

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Simran Kaur Mundi
 
Monica Bedi is from the city

Sportspersons

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  • Mohammad Nissar, once India's fastest bowler and remains one of the fastest in the world

Army

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Hoshiarpur, which included Hoshiarpur Municipality, and Hoshiarpur Civil Lines.[10]: 32 
  2. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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