Hapur

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native_name
other_nameHaripur
settlement_typeCity
pushpin_mapIndia Uttar Pradesh#India
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Uttar Pradesh
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_name2Meerut
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Hapur
established_title
government_typeMunicipal Council
governing_bodyHapur Municipal Council
leader_titleMunicipal Chairperson
leader_namePushpa Devi
leader_partyBSP
leader_title1MLA
leader_name1Vijay Pal (BJP)
leader_title2District Magistrate
leader_name2Abhishek Pandey
, IAS{{cite webtitle
leader_title3SP
leader_name3Kunwar Gyananjay Singh, IPS
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m216.1032
population_total317004
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Hindi
demographics1_title2Native
demographics1_info2Khariboli
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code245101
area_code_type0122
area_code5731
registration_plateUP-37
websitehttp://hapur.nic.in/
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| name = Hapur | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Haripur | nickname = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Meerut | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Hapur | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Municipal Council | governing_body = Hapur Municipal Council | leader_title = Municipal Chairperson | leader_name = Pushpa Devi | leader_party = BSP | leader_title1 = MLA | leader_name1 = Vijay Pal (BJP) | leader_title2 = District Magistrate | leader_name2 = Abhishek Pandey , IAS | leader_title3 = SP | leader_name3 = Kunwar Gyananjay Singh, IPS | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 216.1032 | population_total = 317004 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics1_title2 = Native | demographics1_info2 = Khariboli | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 245101 | area_code_type = 0122 | area_code = 5731 | registration_plate = UP-37 | website = http://hapur.nic.in/ | footnotes = | official_name = Hapur is a city and the administrative headquarters of Hapur district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about 60 km 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.

History

Hapur is said to have been founded in the tenth century.

Hapur is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 2,103,589 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300 infantry and 4 cavalry.

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. Hapur participated heavily in the 1857 Rebellion lead by the local Gurjar Zamindars The important cavalry remount depot and farm of Babugarh adjoined the town. Earlier it was within Ghaziabad district but in 2012 it became a separate district. It comes within Meerut commissionaire.

Geography

Hapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 213 metres (699 feet) (higher than its neighbours).

Climate

Main article: Climate of Uttar Pradesh

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. 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.

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%.

| collapsed = | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | location = Hapur(1971–2000) | temperature colour = |Jan record high C = 29.3 |Feb record high C = 32.2 |Mar record high C = 39.5 |Apr record high C = 43.5 |May record high C = 45.8 |Jun record high C = 46.1 |Jul record high C = 46.0 |Aug record high C = 40.0 |Sep record high C = 39.0 |Oct record high C = 38.0 |Nov record high C = 34.5 |Dec record high C = 30.0 |year record high C = 46.1 |Jan high C = 21.9 |Feb high C = 23.1 |Mar high C = 28.7 |Apr high C = 36.3 |May high C = 39.1 |Jun high C = 37.6 |Jul high C = 33.6 |Aug high C = 32.6 |Sep high C = 33.7 |Oct high C = 32.8 |Nov high C = 28.6 |Dec high C = 23.5 |year high C = 31.1 |Jan low C = 7.2 |Feb low C = 9.1 |Mar low C = 13.8 |Apr low C = 19.9 |May low C = 24.3 |Jun low C = 26.0 |Jul low C = 25.9 |Aug low C = 25.5 |Sep low C = 23.6 |Oct low C = 18.2 |Nov low C = 12.4 |Dec low C = 8.0 |year low C = 17.7 |Jan record low C = 0.2 |Feb record low C = 0.1 |Mar record low C = 5.4 |Apr record low C = 8.3 |May record low C = 15.4 |Jun record low C = 17.7 |Jul record low C = 16.5 |Aug record low C = 19.0 |Sep record low C = 15.7 |Oct record low C = 7.2 |Nov record low C = 1.8 |Dec record low C = 0.2 |year record low C = 0.1 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 19.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 24.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 24.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 12.8 |May precipitation mm = 19.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 101.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 299.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 264.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 115.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 25.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 4.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 13.4 |year precipitation mm = 945.0 |Jan rain days = 1.5 |Feb rain days = 1.7 |Mar rain days = 1.7 |Apr rain days = 0.9 |May rain days = 1.6 |Jun rain days = 4.9 |Jul rain days = 11.2 |Aug rain days = 9.4 |Sep rain days = 6.2 |Oct rain days = 1.6 |Nov rain days = 0.4 |Dec rain days = 0.9 |year rain days = 42.0 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010){{cite web | url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/meerut2.htm | title = Meerut Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = 15 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140214130716/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/meerut2.htm | archive-date = 14 February 2014 | url-status = dead |url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010 |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2014 |date=April 2015}}

Demographics

|title=Religions in Hapur (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= |caption=Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 census, Hapur had a population of 262,983, consisting of 139,525 males and 123,458 females. The literacy rate was 63.40%: 80.66% for males and 66.59% for females. 14.35% of the population was from 0–6 years. Scheduled Castes make up 29.62% of the population.

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".

|thumb = left |caption = Languages in Hapur (2011) |label1 = Hindi |value1 = 80.44 |color1 = orange |label2 = Urdu |value2 = 18.30 |color2 = green |label3 = Others |value3 = 1.26 |color3 = grey

Hindi is the most spoken language. Other languages such as Urdu are spoken by a minority.

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.

Notable people

References

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