# Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Hamirpur district

Hamirpur is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 69th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,104,285 people** in 4 sub-districts, 7 towns and 627 villages; 19% lived in towns. The largest town is [Rath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/rath/rath/) (65,056).

- 1,104,285people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 7towns
- 68.8%literacy

## Who lives in Hamirpur?

Hamirpur had **1,104,285 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.6% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 69th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 861 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 70th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 886 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.4 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Hamirpur?

68.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 37th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 79.8% and women at 55.9% — a gap of 23.8 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Hamirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/) (70.3%) and lowest in [Sarila](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/sarila/) (65.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Hamirpur do for a living?

40.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 26.5%). Of all workers, 25% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 18% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 35% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 45% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sarila](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/sarila/) (56% of workers in farming) and the least is [Hamirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/) (37% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 25 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Hamirpur

19.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 30th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 7 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Rath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/rath/rath/) with 65,056 people, home to 31% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Hamirpur

Hamirpur had 627 census villages, 497 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,800 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Muskera](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/maudaha/muskera/) (14,138), [Gehrauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/maudaha/gehrauli/) (10,942), [Ingohata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/ingohata/) (10,388), [Biwanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/maudaha/biwanr/) (10,386) and [Terha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/terha/) (7,363).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hamirpur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Hamirpur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The district has an area of 2289 sq. m., and encloses the native states of Sarila, Jigni and Bihat, besides portions of Charkhari and Garrauli. Hamirpur forms part of the great plain of Bundelkhand, which stretches from the banks of the Jumna to the central Vindhyan plateau. The district is in shape an irregular parallelogram, with a general slope northward from the low hills on the southern boundary. The scenery is rendered picturesque by the artificial lakes of Mahoba. These magnificent reservoirs were constructed by the Chandel rajas before the Mahommedan conquest, for purposes of irrigation and as sheets of ornamental water. Many of them enclose craggy islets or peninsulas, crowned by the ruins of granite temples, exquisitely carved and decorated. From the base of this hill and lake country the general plain of the district spreads northward in an arid and treeless level towards the broken banks of the rivers. Of these the principal are the Betwa and its tributary the Dhasan, both of which are unnavigable. There is little waste land, except in the ravines by the river sides. The deep black soil of Bundelkhand, known as mār, retains the moisture under a dried and rifted surface, and renders the district fertile. The staple produce is grain of various sorts, the most important being gram. Cotton is also a valuable crop.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Hamirpur compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Hamirpur · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**902

Working population ****40.2%**

**32.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hamirpur

Of every 100 households in Hamirpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hamirpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

Toilet within the home ****33%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

Tap water ****19%**

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

Use banking services ****73%**

Television ****23%**

Mobile phone ****63%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****12%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****20%**

Own their home ****97%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Hamirpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Hamirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/hamirpur/) 364,464 193 3 

[Rath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/rath/) 218,981 138 1 

[Sarila](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/sarila/) 169,677 120 2 

[Maudaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/hamirpur/maudaha/) 351,163 176 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Hamirpur

- Rath · 65,056
- Maudaha · 40,003
- Sumerpur · 39,132
- Hamirpur · 35,475
- Kurara · 13,408
- Sarila · 9,271
- Gohand · 7,503

## Largest villages in Hamirpur

- Muskera · 14,138
- Gehrauli · 10,942
- Ingohata · 10,388
- Biwanr · 10,386
- Terha · 7,363
- Surauli Buzurg Danda · 7,115
- Artra · 6,787
- Patara Danda · 6,597
- Umari · 6,340
- Khandeh · 6,294
- Imiliya · 6,195
- Sisolar · 6,182
- Bhedi Danda · 6,077
- Chand Purwa Buzurg · 5,654
- Pahari Bhitari · 5,604
- Pouthia Buzurg · 5,447
- Karhiya · 5,184
- Beri · 5,144
- Baswari · 5,122
- Sayar · 5,107

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Hamirpur?4: Hamirpur, Rath, Sarila, Maudaha
- What is the population of Hamirpur district?1,104,285 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Hamirpur?Rath