Hamirpur 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.

Hamirpur Town

Head-quarters of the District and tahsil of the same name. United Provinces, situated in 25° 58' N. and 80° 9' E., on a tongue of land near the confluence of the Betwa and Jumna, and on the metalled road from Cawnpore to Saugor. Population (1901), 6,721. According to tradition, it was founded in the eleventh century by Hamlr Deo, a Karchuli Rajput expelled from Alwar by the Muhamma- dans. Lender Akbar it was the head-quarters of a mahdl or pargana. The ruins of Hamir's fort and a few Musalman tombs arc the only relics of antiquity. Se\eral Luro[)eans were murdered here during the Mutiny. Besides the usual pul)lic offKes, there is a di.s[)ciisary. 'I'he town is administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about Rs. 2,100. There is a little trade in grain. The District school has 64 pupils, and a middle school 142.