Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in

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, India. Located about east of

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, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting it to

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History

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

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'' as a

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under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 2,103,589

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s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 300 infantry and 4 cavalry. It was granted by

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to his French general Pierre Cuillier-Perron at the end of the 18th century. Under the

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, Hapur was within

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, was surrounded by several fine groves, and carried on considerable trade in sugar,

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(gur), grain, cotton, timber, bamboo, and brass and steel utensils. Hapur participated heavily in the

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lead by the local

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Zamindars The important

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remount depot and farm of Babugarh adjoined the town. Earlier it was within

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district but in 2012 it became a separate district. It comes within Meerut commissionaire.

Geography

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/ref> It has an average elevation of 213 metres (699 feet) (higher than its neighbours).

Climate

Hapur has a

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-influenced

humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between la ...

climate characterised by very hot summers and cool winters. Summers last from early April to late June and are extremely hot, with temperatures reaching . 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%.

Demographics

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.

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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 Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

number 2,163 (0.82%),

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981 (0.37%), Christianity 765 (0.29%), and

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162 (0.06%). Approximately 156 (0.06%) stated "No Particular Religion" and 1 (0.00%) stated "Other Religion".

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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

Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and is also known for his dancing. He has featured in '' ...

, business consultant, is originally from Hapur * Charan Singh, the former

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, was born in the village of Noorpur, Hapur.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Hapur district Cities in Uttar Pradesh Hapur