Rath is a small town with a municipal board in Hamirpur district in the

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. Rath is a

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of Hamirpur District. It is situated 506 km southeast of

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Geography

Rath is located at . It has an average elevation of 165

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s (541

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) above sea level. It has a minimum temperature of 10 °C and a maximum of 47 °C.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Rath had a population of 65,056. Males constitute 54% of the people, and females 46%. Rath has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Rath, 15% of the population is under six years of age.

Administration

Local self-government

Rath is governed by a municipality under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act. It has a 25-member council. The council is chaired by a chairperson who is directly elected by more than 35,000 electorates. The council is called

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Sub district administration

Rath is the headquarters of the subdivision, which is headed by a

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(S.D.M.). The same officer holds the court of City Magistrate of Rath. SDM is assisted by four officers, one Tehsil Magistrate and three Nayab Tehsil Magistrates. Tehsildar looks into the revenue matter of the whole of sub-district and is assisted by three nayabs who look after the three divisions of Rath, namely Majgawan, Amgaon, and Rath city.

Police administration

Rath DSP maintains rath city's security. An officer of the cadre of Deputy Superintendent of Police (C.O.) heads the Rath's police administration. Rath Kotwali is headed by Kotwal, an officer of Inspector cadre. Rath police circle consists of 2 police stations, namely: * Rath City Kotwali * Majhgawan Thana * Hamirpur Chungi * Ramlila Maidan * Orai Road * Kot Bazar * Barakhamba * Bajariya * Chaupra Mandir * Padav (BUS STAND)

Notable places

There are many historical places in Rath including many temples, gurudwara, churches. * Rohaniya Mandir: is a Hindu temple situated in the heart of the town near Ramleela maidan. It is one of the oldest temples. * Chaupra Mandir: is a Hindu temple complex in Rath which displays millennia of traditional Indian and Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. It is situated on Chopra road 1.8 km from the bus terminal. Chaupreshwar Dham is the biggest temple in the city * Sankat Mochan Dham: is a Hanuman mandir. It is situated outside of the city, approximately 5.1 km from the bus terminal on UPSH-42 (Hamirpur Road). * Shakti Mandir: is situated on Padav Thiraha 0.2 km from the bus terminal. * Sheetla Mata Mandir: is famous shaktipeeth temple situated in Shastri Nagar (Sikandarpura) * Akhand Dham Ashram: is located near Mandi Sthal, 1 km from the bus terminal on Jhanshi road. Inside the ashram is present Hanuman temple. * Ram Bagh, Rath: is situated near the Orai bus stand on the Orai road. * Bade-Peer-Sahab Dargah: is located near the Orai bus stand in the town. * Nanak Gurudwara: * Madi Matan: * Gayatri Shakti Peeth: * Rath Church: is situated near kotwali Thana Rath. It was established in 1902 inside Anna Hansen Memorial Mission School. * Shankar Bhagwan Mandir: It is located near Sanjay Mahan, New Basti Charkhari Road, Sikandarpura. * Kargawan Village: The village is the home of Dr Sanjay Pratap Singh - USA. * Eidgah: It is situated near Nahar (canal) on Kurra road. * Meher Dham: It is situated in Nauranga on rath road.

Transportation

Airways

Rath is served by the

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airport (110 km).

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(145 km) and

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(225 km) airports are nearby.

Roadways

Rath is connected with UPSH-21 (Bilaraya to Panwari) and UPSH-42 (Hamirpur to Jhansi). There are other roads like MDR-41B that link Rath to other parts of the state.

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and private bus services provide transportation to other cities. Rath has one

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and other bus stands, including

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, Charkhari bus stand (near Ramleela maidan), and Jalalpur Bus. Regular bus services are available to nearby towns like

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, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur. Rath is also well connected with

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, and

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Railways

Rath is not directly linked with railways. The nearest railway stations are Halparpur which is 45 km away, and

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, which is 47 km away. Another nearby railway station is

, at a distance of 55 km from Rath.

Notable people

* Ramchandra Shukla, historian of

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References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh Cities in Bundelkhand