Hathras

Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division.[3]

A temple in Hathras

Hathras
City
Banke Bhawan, residence of poet Kaka Hathrasi
Banke Bhawan, residence of poet Kaka Hathrasi
Nickname: 
Asafoetida City
Hathras is located in Uttar Pradesh
Hathras
Hathras
Hathras is located in India
Hathras
Hathras
Coordinates: 27.60°N 78.05°E / 27.60; 78.05
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAligarh
DistrictHathras
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyHathras Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonShweta Chaudhary[1][2] (BJP)
 • MLAAnjula Singh Mahaur (BJP)
Area
 • Total142 km2 (55 sq mi)
Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total160,909
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
204101
Telephone code05722
Vehicle registrationUP-86
Sex ratio870 ♂/♀
Websitehathras.nic.in

The primary spoken language is a dialect of Hindi, Braj Bhasha, which is closely related to Khariboli, one of, several dialects spoken in the Delhi region.[4] It is known for production of asafoetida (aka hing).[5]

Administration

Hathras is a district headquarter with four subdivisions - Hathras, sasni, Sikandra Rao, and Sadabad. It is a Lok Sabha constituency under the reserved category of Schedule Caste. The district has three assembly constituencies, following three subdivisions. The Hathras district, formerly known as Mahamaya Nagar, was created in 1997 with the incorporation of parts of the Aligarh, Mathura, and Agra districts.[6]

Local bodies

Hathras has nine local bodies:[7]

Geography

Hathras is located at 27.6°N 78.05°E / 27.6; 78.05.[9] It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet) and is situated on the Agra, Aligarh and Mathura, and Bareilly highway crossings. It is known for its extreme temperature variations.[10] As of the 2001 Indian census, Hathras had a population of 123,243. with a gender distribution is 53% male and 47% female. Hathras has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, of which 66% being male and 53% being female. 14% of the population is under six years of age.

CityDistance from Hathras townDirection from Hathras town
Aligarh36 kmTowards the north
Mathura41 kmTowards the west
Khair46 kmTowards the northwest
Agra53.8 kmTowards the south

Climate

Hathras has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, typical of north-central India. Summers start in April ending around May. The monsoon season starts in late June, continuing until early October, bringing high humidity.[11]

Climate data for Hathras
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 71.6
(22.0)		 82.0
(27.8)		 92.1
(33.4)		 102.2
(39.0)		 108.7
(42.6)		 104.0
(40.0)		 95.0
(35.0)		 93.2
(34.0)		 96.6
(35.9)		 94.1
(34.5)		 73.4
(23.0)		 76.1
(24.5)		 114.1
(45.6)
Average low °F (°C) 42.1
(5.6)		 53.6
(12.0)		 62.8
(17.1)		 72.3
(22.4)		 82.0
(27.8)		 85.1
(29.5)		 81.0
(27.2)		 78.8
(26.0)		 70.7
(21.5)		 73.4
(23.0)		 50.2
(10.1)		 44.6
(7.0)		 45.5
(7.5)
Source: India Meteorological Department[12][13]

Transport

Four railway stations serve Hathras: Hathras Junction railway station, Hathras Road railway station,[14] Hathras City railway station, and Hathras Kila railway station. A new station on the dedicated Freight Corridor Line was named New Hathras.

Hathras is the only city in the area to have five railway stations named after it.

History

At the end of the 18th century the town of Hathras was held by a Jat chieftain, whose fort stood at the east end of the town, and was annexed by the British in 1803, who besieged the fort in 1817. Under British rule, Hathras rapidly rose to commercial importance, and for a while ranked second to Cawnpore (now Kanpur) among the trading centres of the Doab.[15]

Hathras became a district on 6 May 1997 with the merging of some Tehsils of Aligarh and Mathura.[16] Hathras falls under the Braj region of Northern India and is famous for its industrial, literary, and cultural activities as a part of Aligarh. It has been an industrial centre since the British Raj era.

Notable people

References
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  2. "BJP's Shweta Chaudhary wins Hathras Municipal Council Chairman seat; defeats SP's Lallan Singh". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. "Akhilesh renames eight districts". Thehindu.com. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. Scott, Jerrie Cobb; Straker, Dolores Y.; Katz, Laurie (2 June 2009). Affirming Students' Right to Their Own Language: Bridging Language Policies and Pedagogical Practices. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-26945-6.
  5. "Official Website of One District One Product Uttar Pradesh / Hathras". odopup.in. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Administrative Setup | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. "LOCAL BODIES | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "LOCAL BODIES | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
  9. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hathras". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. "Weather for Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India". Timeanddate.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. "Hathras Monthly Climate Averages". WorldWeatherOnline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)". India Meteorological Department. December 2019. p. M210. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. "Extremes of Temperature (From Jan 2020 to Aug 2020)". India Meteorological Department. 16 August 2020. p. M210. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. "Hathras Road Railway Station (HTJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hathras". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 63.
  16. "About District | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. "Raja mahendra Pratap Singh". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. "About District | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India".
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