Hapur
Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in western Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of New Delhi, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting it to Delhi.
Hapur Haripur | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Hapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 28.730937°N 77.775736°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Hapur |
| Elevation | 216.1032 m (709.0000 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Hindi, Khariboli dialect, Haryanvi, Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 245101 |
| 0122 | 5731 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-37 |
| Website | http://hapur.nic.in/ |
History
Hapur is said to have been founded in the 10th century. It was granted by Daulat Scindia to his French general Pierre Cuillier-Perron at the end of the 18th century. Under the British Raj, Hapur was within Meerut District, was surrounded by several fine groves, and carried on considerable trade in sugar, jaggery (gur), grain, cotton, timber, bamboo, and brass and steel utensils. The important cavalry remount depot and farm of Babugarh adjoined the town.[1] Earlier it was within Ghaziabad district but in 2012 it became a separate district. It comes within Meerut commissionaire.
Geography
Hapur (Haripur) is located at 28.72°N 77.78°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 213 meters (699 feet) (higher than its neighbors).
Climate
Hapur has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate characterised by very hot summers and cool winters. Summers last from early April to late June and are extremely hot, with temperatures reaching 43 °C (109 °F).[3] The monsoon arrives in late June and continues until the middle of September. Temperatures drop slightly, with plenty of cloud cover, but with higher humidity. Temperatures rise again in October; and the city then has a mild, dry winter season from late October to the middle of March.[3]
Rainfall is about 90 cm to 100 cm per annum, which is suitable for growing crops. Most of the rainfall is received during the monsoon. Humidity varies from 30 to 100%.[3]
| Climate data for Hapur(1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
43.5 (110.3) |
45.8 (114.4) |
46.1 (115.0) |
46.0 (114.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
46.1 (115.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.7 (0.78) |
24.9 (0.98) |
24.4 (0.96) |
12.8 (0.50) |
19.1 (0.75) |
71.2 (2.80) |
269.0 (10.59) |
264.7 (10.42) |
95.4 (3.76) |
25.9 (1.02) |
4.3 (0.17) |
13.4 (0.53) |
845.0 (33.27) |
| Average rainy days | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 38.0 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Hapur had a population of 262,801, consisting of 139,694 males and 123,107 females. The literacy rate was 75.34%.[7]
Hinduism is the majority religion in Hapur city, with 174,278 (66.27%) followers. Islam is the second-most popular religion in Hapur, with 84,477 (32.12%). Followers of Sikhism number 2,163 (0.82%), Jainism 981 (0.37%), Christianity 765 (0.29%), and Buddhism 162 (0.06%). Approximately 156 (0.06%) stated "No Particular Religion" and 1 (0.00%) stated "Other Religion".[6]
Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority
Many high-standard educational and research institutes are being established in the Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Region, e.g. a dental college and research institute, engineering colleges, commerce colleges a Delhi Public School branch, and other educational and research centres. Similarly, in housing development, many famous developers like Ansal Housing Group, Eros Group, etc., are investing large amounts of money in constructing housing for the town.[8]
People from Hapur
- Ram Charan, a renowned management thinker and guru, is originally from Hapur.
- Abdul Haq, the pioneer of Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu and the leader of the Urdu movement in British India.[9]
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, the former prime minister of India, was born in the village of Noorpur, Hapur.
- Gajraj Singh, Indian National Congress, is from Hapur. In the past, he has represented Hapur in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[10]
References
- "Hapur". Encyclopædia Britannica. 11 (14th ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1956. p. 167.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Hapur
- "Chapter 3 – Findings: Metro Cities of India" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board. p. 63. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- "Meerut Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Hapur City Census 2011 data". Census 2011 India. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- "A Brief Profile - The Genesis of Hapur Pilkhuwa Development Authority". Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- "Homage paid to Baba-e-Urdu on his 55th death anniversary". Daily Dawn. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Panwar, Preeti (24 March 2014). "Hapur: Congress MLA Gajraj Sharma 'molests' Nagma publicly". Oneindia News. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.