Hasanpur Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Hasanpur Town

Head-ciuartfis of the Tahsil of the same name in Moradabad District, United Provinces, situated in 28° 44' N. and 78° 17' E., T,2> miles west of Moradabad city. Pojiulation (1901), 9,579. The town derives its name from Hasan Klian, who founded it in 1634. It contains a dispensary and a branch of the American Methodist Mission. It is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 2,000. Its trade is purely local ; but a small quantity of very good cloth is made. The middle school has 125 pupils.