Hardoi | |
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City | |
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| Coordinates:27°25′N80°07′E / 27.42°N 80.12°E /27.42; 80.12 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Lucknow |
| District | Hardoi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Hardoi Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairperson | Sukhsagar Mishra (BJP)[1][2] |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Jai Prakash (BJP) |
| • MLA | Nitin Agrawal (BJP) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 126,851 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[4] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 241001 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-30 |
| Sex ratio | 868♀/1000♂ |
| Languages | Hindi,Urdu,Awadhi |
| Website | www |
Hardoi is a city andmunicipal board inHardoi district in theIndianstate ofUttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters ofHardoi district.[5] It is also known as Prahalad Nagari. Hardoi is about 110 km from the state capitalLucknow and about 385 km fromNew Delhi. Hardoi is a temple town.
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The city derives its name from Raja Hardeo,Bhar chief who built it,[6] but tradition either attributes it to aThathera ruler named Raja Harnakas or to a religious devotee named Hardeo Babar who supposedly lived here around 1000 CE.[7] In any case, the site was inhabited from an early date; below the old town is an ancientkhera that covers 16 acres.[7] Around 1300, a group ofChamar Gaurs led byNir Singh are said to have conquered the place from the Thatheras, destroyed their fortress, and re-founded the city.[7]
At the turn of the 20th century, Hardoi consisted of two distinct parts: "old" Hardoi, occupying the original site of the village, and "new" Hardoi, which was developed after the establishment of the British civil station in the late 1850s.[7] "New" Hardoi had wide streets, well-shaded by trees, and consisted mostly of the homes of civil officials and members of the local bar, as well as shops.[7] Victoria Hall, built in 1888, contained the municipal and district offices as well as a public library (with books inEnglish,Urdu, Hindi,Persian,Arabic, andSanskrit) and a clock tower.[7] The city also had a courthouse, police station, dispensary, orphanage, several schools, post and telegraph offices, and jail.[7] Hardoi was not at the time a major commercial centre; the main trade involved gathering grain from the rural parts of the district and then exporting it by rail.[7] There was agrain market at Railwayganj, by the train station, while the main market was at Hardeoganj, which held bazaars on Sundays and Wednesdays.[7] TheGibsonganj quarter, nearRailwayganj, had a colony of carpenters who did "extensive business in plough handles, cart wheels, and other portions of country carts."[7]
Hardoi is located at27°25′N80°07′E / 27.42°N 80.12°E /27.42; 80.12.[8] It has an average elevation of 134 metres (440 ft). Hardoi is located about 110 km fromLucknow (capital ofUttar Pradesh) and 394 fromNew Delhi (capital of India).
| Climate data for Hardoi (1991–2020, extremes 1950–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 40.6 (105.1) | 44.4 (111.9) | 47.0 (116.6) | 48.3 (118.9) | 42.5 (108.5) | 39.6 (103.3) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 48.3 (118.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.8 (100.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 0.7 (33.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.68) | 18.4 (0.72) | 11.6 (0.46) | 11.8 (0.46) | 22.3 (0.88) | 92.3 (3.63) | 254.2 (10.01) | 223.5 (8.80) | 163.2 (6.43) | 23.1 (0.91) | 3.1 (0.12) | 7.5 (0.30) | 848.2 (33.39) |
| Average rainy days | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 41.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 67 | 56 | 42 | 30 | 34 | 48 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 60 | 59 | 66 | 57 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[9][10][11] | |||||||||||||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 83.13% | |||
| Islam | 16.06% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.81% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
As of2011 Indian Census, Hardoi had a total population of 126,851, of which 66,352 were males and 60,499 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 14,048. Hardoi had an average literary rate of 76%, of which male literacy was 79.5% and female literacy was 72.1%. TheScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 12,277 and 4 respectively. Hardoi had 21949 households in 2011.[3]
As of 1971, the economy of Hardoi was described as a hybrid between the service, commercial, and industrial sectors.[13] The main items imported werekerosene oil,cane sugar, andcloth.[13] The main items manufactured weresugar,groundnut oil, andlime.[13] The biggest exports were sugar, groundnut oil, andarhar.[13]
Hardoi has officially been incorporated into the State Capital Region of the Uttar Pradesh government in 2024.[14]
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