Hoshiarpur () is a city and a

municipal corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally ...

Hoshiarpur district Hoshiarpur district is a district of 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 the north-we ...

in the Doaba region of the Indian state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

. 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. 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 17 ...

, and Una district of

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in the northeast. In the southwest, it borders Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Jalandhar district, and Kapurthala district, and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur district.

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 and

Mohenjadaro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men'; Hoshiarpur bus stand

Hoshiarpur's Bus Stand is Bhagwan Valmiki Interstate Bus Terminal, which has a large network of bus services of

Punjab Roadways Punjab Roadways is a commercial organization and With Punbus has been operating 2.77 lacs km daily for different State/Inter-state routes. About 5.00 Lacs passengers travel daily in the buses of Punjab Roadways. 360 new buses has been purchased ...

, Himachal Roadways,

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

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, P.R.T.C,

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, Jammu & Kashmir Roadways, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.

Rail

Hoshiarpur railway station 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

, Amritsar, Jalandhar and

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Air

The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport, south-west of the city. Adampur Airport, is a regional airport which serves one daily flight by Spicejet to

Delhi Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of , is situated in Palam, Delhi, southwest of the New D ...

and another spicejet flight to Mumbai (Frequency varies). The nearest full fledge International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, which is situated around 125 km North-West of Hoshiarpur.

Education

Universities

* Guru Ravidas Ayurved University, 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 * Varinder Singh Bajwa, former Member of Parliament (Rajya sabha) * Jagjit Singh Chohan, founder of

Khalsa Raj Party Jagjit Singh Chohan was the founder of the Khalistan movement that sought to create an independent Sikh state in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Politics Jagjit Singh grew up in Tanda in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, about 180 km ...

* Santosh Chowdhary, ex-MP Congress * Mayawati, M.P. elected unconrested from Hoshiarpur

1989 Indian general election General elections were held in India on 22 and 26 November 1989 to elect the members of the 9th Lok Sabha. The incumbent Indian National Congress government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was still the ...

* Mangu Ram Mugowalia, prominent Ghadar Party leader and Freedom Fighter * Avinash Rai Khanna, a

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leader * Kanshi Ram, founder of Bahujan Samaj Party won election from hoshiarpur in

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* Vijay Sampla, (Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment) MP for Hoshiarpur is from Jalandhar. (born at Sofi Village, Jalandhar district) * Harnam Singh Saini, an Indian revolutionary * Manmohan Singh, (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, elected from Hoshiarpur in 1980 then became Union Home Minister and in 1982 the President of India

Business

* Lakshman Das Mittal Chairman Sonalika Group of industries.

Arts and culture

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Monica Bedi at the 8th Aap Ki Awaz Media Excellence Awards

* Intikhab Alam, cricketer. *

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, a Punjabi actress is from village Chabbewal *

Kulwinder Dhillon Kulwinder Dhillon (6 June 1975 – 19 March 2006) was an Indian Punjabi singer, who had the hit songs like "Kacherian Ch Mele Lagday" and "Boliyan". Career Kulwinder Dhillon started his career with his debut album '' Kacheriyan Ch Mele ...

, singer from

Mahilpur Mahilpur is a city and a Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state Punjab. It is situated on Hoshiarpur to Garhshankar stretch of State Highway 24. It is famous for the game of football in the region. Mahilpur is connected ...

Harbanse Singh Doman Harbanse Singh Doman (August 18, 1932 – July 26, 2007), commonly known as Herb Doman, was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, and the Chairman of Doman Industries. Early years From shipping, Doman progressed to sawmilling when his cust ...

, belongs to Hoshirarpur * Harp Farmer, an actor, director, producer, photographer was born in Hoshiarpur *

Piara Singh Gill Piara Singh Gill (28October 1911 – 23March 2002) was an Indian nuclear physicist and a pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physics.''Up Against Odds: Autobiography of an Indian Scientist''. (South Asia Books, 1993. ) He was the first Director of ...

, nuclear physicist *

Shehnaaz Gill Shehnaaz Gill (born 27 January 1993 or 1994), also known as Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, is an Indian actress, model and singer who primarily works in Hindi television and films. She began her modelling career with the 2015 music video ''Shiv Di Kitaab ...

, actress and singer born in Hoshiarpur *

Sahir Hoshiarpuri Sahir Hoshiarpuri ( ur, ) ( hi, साहिर होशियारपुर), born Ram Parkash Sharma ( ur, ) ( hi, राम प्रकाश) was an Urdu poet from India. He wrote several poetry books; his main form was ghazal. More ...

, Urdu poet from India * Habib Jalib, Pakistani revolutionary poet and left wing politician born on 24 March 1928 in a village near Hoshiarpur. * Hard Kaur, Indian rapper *

Gauri Khan Gauri Khan (''née'' Chhibber; born 8 October 1970) is an Indian film producer and fashion designer. She has produced films including ''Main Hoon Na'', ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''Chennai Express'' under the production company Red Chillies Entertai ...

, (born Gauri Chhibber) belongs to Hoshiarpur and raised up in Delhi. * Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani Classic and Ghazal Singer was born in Hoshiarpur *

Munir Niazi Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...

, (1928–2006) was an Urdu and Punjabi poet born in Khanpur, a village near Hoshiarpur * Amar Singh Shaunki, Dhadi singer * D. P. Singh, a science populariser and environmental activist of Punjab. * Ganda Singh, a Punjabi historian * Mickey Singh, singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, model and actor. * Sahib Singh, one of the Panj Pyare * Yo Yo Honey Singh, Punjabi Rapper from

was born in Hoshiarpur.

Army

* Fazal Din, of 7th Battalion ''10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army'', recipient of Victoria Cross. *

Tufail Mohammad Major Tufail Mohammad ( ur, ; b. 22 June 1914 8 August 1958), was a military officer in the Pakistan Army and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited with the Nishan-e-Haider () for his "distinguished actions of ...

, of Punjab Regiment (Pakistan), recipient of Nishan-e-Haider

References

External links

District web site

Municipal Corporation, Hoshiarpur
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Hoshiarpur district