Hoshiarpur district General information
Location
Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the State. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab, Doaba region of the State. The district is submountainous and stretches of river Beas in the north-west.
It lies between north latitude 30 degree-9 and 32 degree-05 and east longitude 75degree -32 and 76degree -12’.
It shares common boundaries with Kangra and Una districts of Himachal Pardesh in the north east, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts (interspersed) in south-west and Gurdaspur district in the north-west.
At present, it has an area of 3198.2 Sq. Kms. and a population,
as per 1991 Census, is 12,99,261 persons.
Area & Population
Total area ( Sq. Km.) 3,365
Total population (2001 Census) 14,78,045
Male 7,63,753
Female 7,14,292
Female per 1000 male 935
Density of population ( per sq. km.) 439
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Hoshiarpur had a population of 148,243. The 2007 Hoshiarpur population was 427,987. Hoshiarpur is also known as "City of Mangoes". Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hoshiarpur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 76%. In Hoshiarpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
* Females per 1,000 males 935
* Density of population ( per km².) 439
* Percentage increase in population (1991-2001) 13.81
Religion in Hoshiarpur
The predominant religion in Hoshiarpur is Sikhism (90%) the other major minority religion is Hinduism (10%). Hoshiarpur is one of the major cities in Punjab to have a 90%+ Sikh majority.[citation needed]
Languages spoken in Hoshiarpur
The first language of the majority of people in the city is Punjabi, however Hindi is widely spoken and is spoken fluently within the city.English is understood by literate people in Hoshiarpur.
Climate
The district has mild climate compared to other districts of the State. This is due to the abundance of hilly terrain on the one hand and sizeable forest covers thereon, on the other. Moreover, chain of check dams constructed recently on the choes under "Kandi Watershed Development Project" have appreciably enhanced water surface area in the distict. This has made the summer hights quite pleasant.
The pattern of seasons in the district is similar to other districts of the state, except slight variations at the terminals and year may be divided into three main seasons. The summer season sets in April and lasts up to end of June, to be taken over by the rainy season when it becomes hot and sultry. The rainy season sets in July beginning and lasts up to September end. The winter season starts after the rains are over from October and lasts up to March end. May and June are the hottest months when mercury may cross 45 degree C on some days. It is pleasantly hot. The months of December, January and February are the months when winter is quite severe and mercury may however around 5 degree C and on some days it may touch O’C.
Rain
The total avg. rain falls in disst. is 1125 mm .Broadly speaking 75 percent of the rainfall is experienced in the period July to September, Whereas 15 Percent rainfall is experienced in the winter months of January and February are under the influence of western disturbances in the Persion Gulf. Hail storms may occur in the closing period of winter when there is quite a sizeable damage to fruit crops, especially the mango fruit for which this distict is quite renowned in the State.
Agriculture
Major fruits grown in the district are Kinnow, Mango, Peach,litchi, pear, Guava etc. and among the vegetables Potato has the major share followed by Peas, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, brinjal etc. Under floriculture marigold annual chrysanthemum and goadieli are grown.
Education
Hoshiarpur is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It has a long tradition of educational attainments. The D.A.V. & Singh Sabha movements result in establishments of many educational institutions. On the eve of partition, the Punjab University, Lahore was shifted to Govt. College, Hoshiarpur and remained there till the early sixties when it was shifted to Chandigarh.As a result of this, the district has many luminaries in various fields of society.
Total No. of Ed. Institutes: 1727
Places of interest
Golden Temple
The Fifth Guru Shri Arjan Dev ji himself conceived and designed a central place of worship in the central place of amrit sarover which is regarded as The Harimandir sahib temple is attracting people from all walks of life irrespective of caste creed and religion.
Jallian Wala Bagh
The massacre of thousands of innocent civilians by British army on 13th April 1919. It gave the Indian freedom movement an altogether new dimension. A befitting memorial secreted at the spot to remember the martyrs.
Durgiana Temple
A Famous hindu Temple with sarover attracts thousands of devotees everyday.
Waga Border
The Colorful Beating of the Retreat Ceremony by rangers from both India and Pakistan in Wagah is definitely a visitor’s delight generally. A Visit to Hoshiarpur is incomplete without a visit to Wagah Border
Ram Tirath
The massacre of thousands of innocent civilians by British army on 13th April 1919 gave the Indian freedom movement an altogether new dimension. A befitting memorial serected at the spot to remember the martyrs.
Hari-k-Pattan
Harike, or Hari-ke-Pattan, as it is often called is a road journey of about 40 km from Moga and the nearest railhead is Hoshiarpur (60 km). It is located on the banks of Wetland which can be viewed from the Gurdwara on the bank of Harike Lake. Harike wetland is one of 1the largest freshwater wetlands in Northern India.