Hoshiarpur () is a city and a
municipal corporation
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in
Hoshiarpur district
Hoshiarpur district is a district of Punjab, India, Punjab state in northern India. Hoshiarpur, one of the oldest districts of Punjab, is located in the North-east part of the Punjab state and shares common boundaries with Gurdaspur district in ...
in the
Doaba
Doaba also known as Bist Doab, is the region of Punjab, India that lies between the Beas River and the Sutlej River. People of this region are given the demonym "Doabia". The dialect of Punjabi spoken in Doaba is called "Doabi". Th ...
region of the Indian state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. 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.
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Hoshiarpur has an average elevation of . 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
Kangra is the most populous district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district.
History
Kangra is known for having the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch. In 1758 ...
, and Una district
Una is a district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Una shares its border with the Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar districts of Punjab and Kangra, Hamirpur and Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The terrain is generally plain with semi h ...
of Himachal Pradesh
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in the northeast. In the southwest, it borders Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India, Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three Subdivisions of India, subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, India, Banga, and Balachau ...
, Jalandhar district
Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city.
Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts J ...
, and Kapurthala district
Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters.
Kapurthala District is one of the smallest districts of Punjab in terms of both area and population, with 815,168 people ...
, and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur district
Gurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala a ...
.
Demographics
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
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...
was 89.11 per cent.
India census, 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%
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
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and Mohenjadaro have also been detected in the Hoshiarpur District.
Transport
Road
Hoshiarpur's Bus Stand is Bhagwan Valmiki
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Interstate Bus Terminal, which has a large network of bus services of Punjab Roadways, Himachal Roadways, Delhi
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, Haryana Roadways
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, P.R.T.C, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Jammu & Kashmir Roadways, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.
Rail
Hoshiarpur railway station
Hoshiarpur railway station is a main railway station in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Its code is HSX. It serves Hoshiarpur city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water an ...
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
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, Amritsar
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, Jalandhar
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and Ferozpur
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.
Air
The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport
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, south-west of the city. Adampur Airport
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, is a regional airport which serves one daily flight by Spicejet
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to Delhi Airport
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and another spicejet flight to Mumbai (Frequency varies). The nearest full fledge International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
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in Amritsar
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, which is situated around 125 km North-West of Hoshiarpur.
Education
Universities
* Guru Ravidas Ayurved University
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India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is ...
, Hoshiarpur
* Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre
Notable people
This 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
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* Varinder Singh Bajwa
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Career
Varinder began his political ...
, former Member of Parliament (Rajya sabha)
* Jagjit Singh Chohan
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Politics
Jagjit Singh grew up in Tanda in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, about 180 km ...
, founder of Khalsa Raj Party
* Santosh Chowdhary
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, ex-MP Congress
* Mayawati
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, M.P. elected unconrested from Hoshiarpur 1989 Indian general election
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The incumbent Indian National Congress government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was still the ...
* Mangu Ram Mugowalia
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In 1909, he immigrated to the United State ...
, prominent Ghadar Party
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leader and Freedom Fighter
* Avinash Rai Khanna, a Bharatiya Janata Party
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leader
* Kanshi Ram, founder of Bahujan Samaj Party
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won election from hoshiarpur in 1996 Indian general election
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* Vijay Sampla
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, (Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment) MP for Hoshiarpur
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is from Jalandhar
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. (born at Sofi Village, Jalandhar district
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Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts J ...
)
* Harnam Singh Saini
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, an Indian revolutionary
* Manmohan Singh
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, (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
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, elected from Hoshiarpur in 1980 then became Union Home Minister and in 1982 the President of India
Business
* Lakshman Das Mittal
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Chairman Sonalika Group
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* Internati ...
of industries.
Arts and culture
* Intikhab Alam
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, cricketer.
* Monica Bedi
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, a Punjabi actress is from village Chabbewal
* Kulwinder Dhillon
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Career
Kulwinder Dhillon started his career with his debut album ''Ka ...
, singer from Mahilpur
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* Harbanse Singh Doman, belongs to Hoshirarpur
* Harp Farmer
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Early life and education
He completed his higher secondary education from DAV College, Jalandhar and then did his Bachelor o ...
, an actor, director, producer, photographer was born in Hoshiarpur
* Piara Singh Gill
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, nuclear physicist
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* Shehnaaz Gill
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, actress and singer born in Hoshiarpur
* Sahir Hoshiarpuri
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, Urdu poet from India
* Habib Jalib
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, Pakistani revolutionary poet and left wing politician born on 24 March 1928 in a village near Hoshiarpur.
* Hard Kaur
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Early life
Hard Kaur was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 29th July ...
, Indian rapper
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* Gauri Khan
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, (born Gauri Chhibber) belongs to Hoshiarpur and raised up in Delhi.
* Amanat Ali Khan
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, Pakistani Classic and Ghazal Singer was born in Hoshiarpur
* Munir Niazi
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, (1928–2006) was an Urdu and Punjabi poet born in Khanpur, a village near Hoshiarpur
* Amar Singh Shaunki
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Early life
Shaunki was born as Amar Singh on 15 August 1916, in a Sikh family to father Sardar Moola Singh, in the v ...
, Dhadi singer
* D. P. Singh
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, a science populariser and environmental activist of Punjab.
* Ganda Singh
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, a Punjabi historian
* Mickey Singh
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, singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor.
* Sahib Singh
Sahib Singh (Gurmukhi: ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ) (16 February 1892 – 29 October 1977) was a Sikh academic who made a contribution to Sikh literature. He was a grammarian, author, scholar and theologian. He was born in a Hindu family to ...
, one of the Panj Pyare
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* Yo Yo Honey Singh
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, Punjabi Rapper from Delhi
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was born in Hoshiarpur.
Army
*Fazal Din
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Early life
He was born in 1921 to a P ...
, of 7th Battalion ''10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army'', recipient of Victoria Cross.
*Tufail Mohammad
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, of Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)
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, recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
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References
External links
District web site
Municipal Corporation, Hoshiarpur
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Hoshiarpur district