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DISTT. HAMIRPUR

General Information

Hamirpur district forms the central part of the State. It is bound by Kangra district in the north, Mandi district in the north east, Bilaspur and Una districts in the south east and south respectively This district was made in 1972 by carving it out from the Kangra district. Area wise this district is the smallest in Himachal Pradesh.

As per revenue record geographical area of this district is 1,10,070 hectares and  according to Survey of India total geographical area is 1118 sq. kms.

From administrative view point,  the district has been divided into six developmental blocks viz. Hamirpur, Bhoranj, Nadaun, Bijhari, Sujanpur Tira and Tauni Devi.

It is well connected by roads from all sides but there is no railway line in the distt. It is on a busy highway, therefore, tourist coming from Shimla, Manali and Chandigarh to Kangra, Dharamsala, Nurpur, Dalhousie, Khajjiar and Chamba don’t find the wayside amenities anywhere in district Hamirpur.

Hamirpur is situated at lower elevation and comparatively warmer but has some hilly ranges covered with Pine forests. It is also the 100% literate district and has also got the highest female ratio in the state of Himachal Pradesh. There is no major tourist attraction in this distt. But some temples and historical places can be developed as tourist points.

History

This history of Hamirpur is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty. Hamirpur was the part of old Jallandhar-Trigarta empire. Panin referred to the people of this Kingdom as great warrious and fighters. The Katoch dynast became predominating during the period of Raja Hair Chand who ruled from 1700 A.D. to 1740 A.D. It was Raja Hamir Chand who built the fort at Hamirpur and the present town derived its name from this ruler.

Sex Ratio ( Total no of Females against every thousand males)

Population Density

Population

Location          :           Hamirpur district forms the central part of the State. It is bound by Kangra district in the north, Mandi district in the north east, Bilaspur and Una districts in the south east and south respectively.  It is situated between 76°16" and 76°43"  East longitudes and 31°35" and 31°55" North latitudes.

Map of Distt. Hamirpur

Altitude           :           It’s altitude varies from 400 meters to 1,100 meters

Climate           :           In winter, the climate is cold but pleasant when woollens are required. During summer the temperature is hot and cotton are recommended. Hamirpur district falls in sub-humid sub-tropical zone.  The winter prevails from November to March, spring in April and May, summer from June to September and transition season from October to November.

The minimum temperature in the winter goes to 4° C and rises to maximum 34° C in summer. The average annual rainfall is about 1600 mm (Table A). There are two seasons of rainfall during the year one from December to March, associated with the passage of western disturbances and the other which is the main one, extending from middle of June till middle of September, caused by the south west monsoons. Some rain is also received in the post monsoon month of October. A major portion of precipitation (74%) is received during monsoon period from June to September (Table 2). July and August are the wettest months.

Table A :  Annual Rainfall in the District

 

Language        :           Hindi, Pahari and Punjabi.

STD Code       :           01972

 

 

What to See/Places Of Interest

At present the known attractions are Deot-Sidh, Sujanpur Tihra and Nadaun.

1. Bhota          :           This is a small town and is located on Hamirpur-Shimla road and the road leads Una to Kullu at a distance of 15km from Hamirpur towards Bilaspur. It’s a small town. Traffic have to pass through it’s small & tight market to cross Bhota.

2. Deotsidh Temple    :           The cave temple of Baba Balak Nath is thronged by devotees all the year round. It is situated on the border of Bilaspur (70 Kms), Hamirpur (30 Kms) and is well connected by roads from all sides. During Navratras, there is a continuous stream of visitors to receive blessings of the Baba. For detail info. on this temple click the following link http://www.jaibabedi.com .

3. Nadaun       :           It is situated on the Hamirpur-Dharamshala road on the bank of Beas River, 27 kms. from Hamirpur town and 43 kms from Kangra. This town became famous when the Kangra rulers shifted their Capital here after they lost Kangra Fort to the army of Jahangir. However, it lost its glory when Raja Sansar Chand re-captured Kangra Fort and became the strong ruler of Kangra valley again. It is a small town with a good Rest House and an Old Palace and Shiva temple. The place is famous for Blikeshwar Mahadev temple which is said to have been founded in AD 1929. The Palace Building at Amtar still houses some of the paintings of that time. Jawalajee temple is also not very far. Another attraction is the river rafting from this place to Dehra and further.

4. Sujanpur Tihra       :           It is 27 kms. from Hamirpur town on Hamirpur-Palampur road. This town have major attractions of Distt. Hamirpur.

This place had been the capital of Katoch Dynasty and the old fort is worth visiting. The place was founded by Raja Abhey Chand, the kind of ruling Katoch dynasty of Kangra in 1748 A.D. Bulit in 1758, the Tira fortunes has remains of halls, Places and Temple. Below the Fort, the famous Chargoan has a great attractions which is surrounded by the town of Sujanpur. where the annual Holi fair is held for 4 days, besides being used for sports activities. Sainik school is also located here. It is also a religious centre. There are five old temples, of which Gauri Shankar, Murlimanhor, Narbadeshwar dedicated to Rishi Vyas. From the temple Complex of Narbadeshwar, the wide view of river Beas is worth seeing. This place is suitable for adventure sports like Paragliding, Angling, Rafting and trekking in and around this area.

This is most beautiful town in distt. Hamirpur having historical and  religious places and natural beauty also. Sujanpur can be developed as major tourist attraction of Distt. Hamirpur but bad roads and garbage on roads create bad images between visitors.

 

City Hamirpur

GENERAL INFORMATION

Hamirpur is a District Headquarter. This is situated at altitude of 785 metres. Even being the thickly populated town the local residents also not have any place to eat in a proper restaurant. No big conference/multipurpose hall is also available in the area. Hotel Hamir of Himachal Tourism  is biggest  hotel in city. Hotel  Hamir of Himachal Tourism is located on road head  at distance of  1/2 km away from Hamirpur Bus stand on Bilaspur - Jwalaji Highway. Due do it’s location at main road head it’s surrounding area can’t be consider as quite as traffic keep running all the time from in front of this hotel. Back side of this hotel is surrounded with Pine forests.

Hotels & Restaurants           :          

Even being the thickly populated town the local residents also not have any place to eat in a proper restaurant. Main reason for not having proper hotels & restaurant  in Hamirpur may be because Hamirpur don’t have any tourist points or places to attract tourists therefore tourist coming from Punjab, rest of India & other foreign tourist in Himachal to see it’s natural beauty & other tourist places don’t stay here and move to next tourist place outside Hamirpur.  No big conference/multipurpose hall is also available in the area.

Hotel Hamir of Himachal Tourism  is biggest  hotel in city. This is Budget Hotel & iis located on road head  at distance of  1/2 km away from Hamirpur Bus stand on Bilaspur - Jawalaji Highway. Due do it’s location at main road head it’s surrounding area can’t be consider as quite as traffic keep running all the time from in front of this hotel. Back side of this hotel is surrounded with Pine forests. Reservation for Hamir hotel can be made online also. For reservation & more information on Hamir hotel click on following link http://www.hotels-in-himachal.com/himirpur-hotels.htm

HAMIR HOTEL

But there are number of other guest houses and dharamshalas are located at different parts of city.

Altitude ( City )          :           785 metres

PIN ( City )                 :           177001

Approach

Rail     :           The nearest broad gauge railway station is Una and nearest narrow gauge railway station is Ranital ( Distt. Kangra ) (Pathankot-Joginder Nagar railway line). Una and Ranital both places are well connected with Hamirpur by roads.  A large number of buses running regularly from these places to Hamirpur. Taxies are also available easily from both places.

Road   :           Hamirpur is approachable by road from Shimla, Chandigarh, Hoshiarpur ( Panjab ) and Pathankot.

Air       :           Nearest airport Gaggal ( Kangra ) is 83 km.

Distances

Hamirpur is approachable by road from Shimla, Chandigarh , Hoshiarpur (Panjab) and Pathankot. Good roads are from Kiratpur via Bilaspur-Ghagas-Gumarwin and from Shimla via Bilaspur-Ghumarwin while from Hoshiarpur via Gagret-Amb-Nadaun. Have a large number of buses running regularly from all places within the state as well as from Delhi and important towns from Punjab and Haryana. By road it is 94 km from Dharamsala 206 km from Chandigarh while 98 kms. From Hoshiarpur ( Punjab ).

Educational Institutions

Being Distt. Headquarter of distt. And having dense population there are lots of schools & colleges are situated in city.