Hardoi

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Field	Value
name	Hardoi
settlement_type	City
pushpin_map	India Uttar Pradesh#India
pushpin_label_position	right
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	Lucknow
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Hardoi
established_title
government_type	Municipal Council
governing_body	Hardoi Municipal Council
leader_title	Municipal Chairperson
leader_name	Sukhsagar Mishra (BJP)
leader_title1	Lok Sabha MP
leader_name1	Jai Prakash (BJP)
leader_title2	MLA
leader_name2	Nitin Agrawal (BJP)
elevation_m	140
population_total	126,851
population_as_of	2011
population_footnotes
demographics_type1	Language
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi
demographics1_title2	Additional official
demographics1_info2	Urdu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	241001
registration_plate	UP-30
blank1_name_sec1	Sex ratio
blank1_info_sec1	868 ♀/1000 ♂
blank1_name_sec2	Languages
blank1_info_sec2	Hindi, Urdu, Awadhi
website
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::callout[type=note] the municipality in Uttar Pradesh ::

History

The city derives its name from Raja Hardeo, Bhar chief who built it, but tradition either attributes it to a Thathera ruler named Raja Harnakas or to a religious devotee named Hardeo Babar who supposedly lived here around 1000 CE. In any case, the site was inhabited from an early date; below the old town is an ancient khera that covers 16 acres. Around 1300, a group of Chamar Gaurs led by Nir Singh are said to have conquered the place from the Thatheras, destroyed their fortress, and re-founded the city.

At the turn of the 20th century, Hardoi consisted of two distinct parts: "old" Hardoi, occupying the original site of the village, and "new" Hardoi, which was developed after the establishment of the British civil station in the late 1850s. "New" Hardoi had wide streets, well-shaded by trees, and consisted mostly of the homes of civil officials and members of the local bar, as well as shops. Victoria Hall, built in 1888, contained the municipal and district offices as well as a public library (with books in English, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit) and a clock tower. The city also had a courthouse, police station, dispensary, orphanage, several schools, post and telegraph offices, and jail. Hardoi was not at the time a major commercial centre; the main trade involved gathering grain from the rural parts of the district and then exporting it by rail. There was a grain market at Railwayganj, by the train station, while the main market was at Hardeoganj, which held bazaars on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Gibsonganj quarter, near Railwayganj, had a colony of carpenters who did "extensive business in plough handles, cart wheels, and other portions of country carts."

Geography

Hardoi is located at . It has an average elevation of 134 m. Hardoi is located about 110 km from Lucknow (capital of Uttar Pradesh) and 394 from New Delhi (capital of India).

Climate

|location = Hardoi (1991–2020, extremes 1950–2020) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |width = auto | Jan record high C = 28.9 | Feb record high C = 34.0 | Mar record high C = 40.6 | Apr record high C = 44.4 | May record high C = 47.0 | Jun record high C = 48.3 | Jul record high C = 42.5 | Aug record high C = 39.6 | Sep record high C = 39.5 | Oct record high C = 38.2 | Nov record high C = 34.5 | Dec record high C = 31.8 |year record high C = 48.3 | Jan high C = 19.6 | Feb high C = 24.4 | Mar high C = 30.3 | Apr high C = 36.9 | May high C = 39.0 | Jun high C = 37.8 | Jul high C = 33.5 | Aug high C = 32.7 | Sep high C = 32.5 | Oct high C = 32.2 | Nov high C = 28.3 | Dec high C = 22.3 |year high C = 30.8 | Jan low C = 9.0 | Feb low C = 12.2 | Mar low C = 16.5 | Apr low C = 22.2 | May low C = 26.0 | Jun low C = 27.6 | Jul low C = 26.8 | Aug low C = 26.4 | Sep low C = 25.0 | Oct low C = 20.7 | Nov low C = 15.0 | Dec low C = 10.4 |year low C = 19.9 | Jan record low C = 0.7 | Feb record low C = 2.2 | Mar record low C = 4.2 | Apr record low C = 12.0 | May record low C = 14.5 | Jun record low C = 18.5 | Jul record low C = 19.5 | Aug record low C = 16.0 | Sep record low C = 18.0 | Oct record low C = 11.1 | Nov record low C = 6.1 | Dec record low C = 1.7 |year record low C = 0.7 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 17.2 | Feb rain mm = 18.4 | Mar rain mm = 11.6 | Apr rain mm = 11.8 | May rain mm = 22.3 | Jun rain mm = 92.3 | Jul rain mm = 254.2 | Aug rain mm = 223.5 | Sep rain mm = 163.2 | Oct rain mm = 23.1 | Nov rain mm = 3.1 | Dec rain mm = 7.5 |year rain mm = 848.2 | Jan rain days = 1.4 | Feb rain days = 1.5 | Mar rain days = 1.1 | Apr rain days = 0.9 | May rain days = 2.0 | Jun rain days = 4.6 | Jul rain days = 10.4 | Aug rain days = 10.6 | Sep rain days = 6.7 | Oct rain days = 1.1 | Nov rain days = 0.4 | Dec rain days = 0.6 |year rain days = 41.2 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 67 | Feb humidity = 56 | Mar humidity = 42 | Apr humidity = 30 | May humidity = 34 | Jun humidity = 48 | Jul humidity = 72 | Aug humidity = 75 | Sep humidity = 72 | Oct humidity = 60 | Nov humidity = 59 | Dec humidity = 66 |year humidity = 57 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = 8 April 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Hardoi Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 315–316 | access-date = 22 September 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M216 | access-date = 22 September 2020}}

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Hardoi had a total population of 126,851, of which 66,352 were males and 60,499 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,048. Hardoi had an average literary rate of 76%, of which male literacy was 79.5% and female literacy was 72.1%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 12,277 and 4 respectively. Hardoi had 21949 households in 2011.

Tourist attractions

Sandi Bird Sanctuary, created in 1990, previously, "Dahar Jheel", is an important ecotourism bird habitat.

Economy

As of 1971, the economy of Hardoi was described as a hybrid between the service, commercial, and industrial sectors. The main items imported were kerosene oil, cane sugar, and cloth. The main items manufactured were sugar, groundnut oil, and lime. The biggest exports were sugar, groundnut oil, and arhar.

Hardoi has officially been incorporated into the State Capital Region of the Uttar Pradesh government in 2024.

Education

References

"2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh.
"BJP's Sukhsagar Mishra wins Hardoi". Navbharat Times.
"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
"Welcome to Official Website of District Court Hardoi".
Kr. Amit Singh and Pawan Bakshi. "Talluqdars Of Oudh Kr. Amit Singh And Pawan Bakshi".
(1904). "Hardoi - A Gazetteer". Government Press.
"Falling Rain Genomics, Inc — Hardoi". Fallingrain.com.
(2011). "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
"Census of India: Hardoi".
(1972). "Census 1971 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part X-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi".
(29 July 2024). "Uttar Pradesh govt plans to invest Rs 5 trillion to develop Lucknow-SCR". Business Standard.
(27 April 2017). "सेंट जेम्स स्कूल की बीस बसों का चालान". Amar Ujala.

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