This article is about the municipal corporation in Punjab, India. For its namesake district, see Hoshiarpur district.
Hoshiarpur (Punjabi: [ɦʊʃɪˈaːɾpʊɾ](listen)) 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.[3] In 1809, it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849.[3]
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.[5]
As of 2011[update] 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]
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 sited 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.[9]
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.
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^"Hoshiarpur City Population Census 2011 – Punjab".
^"Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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This article is about the municipal corporation in Punjab India For its namesake district see Hoshiarpur district This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hoshiarpur news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hoshiarpur Punjabi ɦʊʃɪˈaːɾpʊɾ listen 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 3 In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849 3 HoshiarpurCityLandmarks of HoshiarpurNickname s Land of Saints HSPHoshiarpurLocation of Hoshiarpur City in Punjab IndiaShow map of PunjabHoshiarpurHoshiarpur India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 31 32 N 75 55 E 31 53 N 75 92 E 31 53 75 92 Coordinates 31 32 N 75 55 E 31 53 N 75 92 E 31 53 75 92Country IndiaStatePunjabRegion of PunjabDoabaDistrictHoshiarpurSettled by British1846 A D Founded In1325 1351 A D Founded byHargovind Ram amp Ram Chand Dewans of Muhammad bin Tughluq 1 Named forHoshiar Khan Of BajwaraGovernment TypeMunicipality BodyMunicipal Corporation Hoshiarpur MPSom Parkash BJP MLABrahm Shankar Jimpa AAP MayorSurinder Kumar Shinda INC 2 Elevation296 m 971 ft Population 2011 Total168 443Demonym s Hoshiarpuria HoshiarpuriLanguages OfficialPunjabi Hindi EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN146001Area code 91 1882Vehicle registrationPB 07Websitehoshiarpur wbr nic wbr inHoshiarpur 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 Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Transport 3 1 Road 3 2 Rail 3 3 Air 4 Education 4 1 Universities 5 Notable people 5 1 Politics 5 2 Business 5 3 Arts and culture 5 4 Army 6 References 7 External linksDemographicsReligion in Hoshiarpur City 4 Religion PercentHinduism 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 5 As of 2011 update 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 859The Scheduled Caste population in this district is 34 3 7 8 HistoryThe 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 sited 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 9 TransportRoad 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 10 Chandigarh Transport Undertaking Jammu amp 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 11 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 EducationUniversities Panjab University Regional Centre Guru Ravidas Ayurved University Hoshiarpur Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional CentreNotable peopleThis list only includes notable people from Hoshiarpur City for those born in Hoshiarpur district see that article Politics Sunil Arora 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India Varinder Singh Bajwa former Member of Parliament Rajya sabha Jagjit Singh Chohan founder of Khalsa Raj Party Santosh Chowdhary ex MP Congress Mayawati M P elected unconrested from Hoshiarpur 1989 Indian general election Mangu Ram Mugowalia prominent Ghadar Party leader and Freedom Fighter 12 Avinash Rai Khanna a Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kanshi Ram founder of Bahujan Samaj Party won election from hoshiarpur in 1996 Indian general election Vijay Sampla Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment MP for Hoshiarpur is from Jalandhar born at Sofi Village Jalandhar district Harnam Singh Saini an Indian revolutionary Manmohan Singh Former Prime Minister of India studied Economics and got his bachelor s and master s degrees in 1952 and 1954 from Hoshiarpur city Zail Singh elected from Hoshiarpur in 1980 then became Union Home Minister and in 1982 the President of India 13 14 Business Lakshman Das Mittal Chairman Sonalika Group of industries Arts and culture Simran Kaur Mundi Monica Bedi is from the city Intikhab Alam cricketer Monica Bedi a Punjabi actress is from village Chabbewal Kulwinder Dhillon singer from Mahilpur Harbanse Singh Doman belongs to Hoshirarpur Harp Farmer an actor director producer photographer was born in Hoshiarpur Piara Singh Gill nuclear physicist Shehnaaz Gill actress and singer born in Hoshiarpur Sahir Hoshiarpuri Urdu poet from India Habib Jalib Pakistani revolutionary poet and left wing politician born on 24 March 1928 in a village near Hoshiarpur Hard Kaur Indian rapper Gauri Khan born Gauri Chhibber belongs to Hoshiarpur and raised up in Delhi citation needed Amanat Ali Khan Pakistani Classic and Ghazal Singer was born in Hoshiarpur Munir Niazi 1928 2006 was an Urdu and Punjabi poet born in Khanpur a village near Hoshiarpur Amar Singh Shaunki Dhadi singer D P Singh a science populariser and environmental activist of Punjab Ganda Singh a Punjabi historian Mickey Singh singer songwriter producer dancer model and actor Sahib Singh one of the Panj Pyare Yo Yo Honey Singh Punjabi Rapper from Delhi was born in Hoshiarpur Army Fazal Din of 7th Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment British Indian Army recipient of Victoria Cross Tufail Mohammad of Punjab Regiment Pakistan recipient of Nishan e HaiderReferences Municipal Council Hoshiarpur About us Municipal Council Hoshiarpur Retrieved 4 September 2015 Home mchoshiarpur in a b Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hoshiarpur Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 787 788 Hoshiarpur City Population Census 2011 Punjab Urban Agglomerations Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2015 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 State wise District wise List of Blocks with gt 40 but less than 50 SC population Archived from the original on 23 July 2013 Retrieved 12 July 2012 Jat Sikhs A Question of Identity Retrieved 12 July 2012 History amp Culture PEPSU Road Transport Corporation Patiala How to reach THE GREAT REVOLUTIONARY BABU MANGU RAM MUGOWALIA Archived copy Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 Retrieved 26 September 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link India News Latest Sports Bollywood World Business amp Politics News The Times of India Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 External linksDistrict web site Municipal Corporation Hoshiarpur Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoshiarpur amp oldid 1118661839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
