[UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 About the District Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is surrounded by Kangra and Una districts of Himachal Pardesh in the north east, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts (interspersed) in south-west and Gurdaspur district in the north-west. Recent excavations have revealed that Hoshiarpur district was a part of Indus Valley civilization. Legends also say that several places in the district were associated with “Pandavas” in the epic Mahabharata. Today, Hoshiarpur has a prominent position on the agricultural map of the country. The district has several small and medium scale industries which have provided employment opportunities to the local mass. Hoshiarpur is famous for its fruit gardens and wooden toys as well as inlay work of hathi dant (ivory). Archaeology Museum, Sadhu Ashram and Dholbaha are places worth seeing in a radius of 25 Kms. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 1 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 Facts & Figures Area 3365sq. Km Area under forests 201 Latitude between 30° -9' and32°-5' North Longitude between 75° -32'and 76° -12' East Population (2001) 14, 78,045 Males 7, 63,753 Females 7, 14,292 PopulationDensity 439 per sq. km SexRatio 935 No. of Sub Divisions 4 No. of Tehsils 4 No. of sub-Tehsils 5 Blocks 10 No. of Villages 1,426 PostalCode 146001 STDCode 01882 Averagerainfall 1125 mm DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 2 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 How to reach Hoshiarpur can be better approached by road. A vast network of bus services is available from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and J&K. The town is 140 Km from Chandigarh and 390 Km from New Delhi. Location Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the State. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab, Doaba region of the State. The district is submountainous and stretches of river Beas in the north- west. It lies between north latitude 30 degree-9 and 32 degree-05 and east longitude 75degree -32 and 76degree -12’. It shares common boundaries with Kangra and Una districts of Himachal Pardesh in the north east, Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts (interspersed) in south-west and Gurdaspur district in the north-west. At present, it has an area of 3198.2 Sq. Kms. and a population, as per 1991 Census, is 12,99,261 persons. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 3 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 Area & Population Total area ( Sq. Km.) 3,365 Total population (2001 Census) 14,78,045 Male 7,63,753 Female 7,14,292 Female per 1000 male 935 Density of population ( per sq. km.) 439 Total No. of villages. 1,426 Inhabited villages 1,396 Un-inhabited villages 30 Towns 9 Percentage increase in population (1991-2001) 13.81 Population (2001 Census) Climate The district has mild climate compared to other districts of the State. This is due to the abundance of hilly terrain on the one hand and sizeable forest covers thereon, on the other. Moreover, chain of check dams constructed recently on the choes under “Kandi Watershed Development Project” has appreciably enhanced water surface area in the distict. This has made the summer heights quite pleasant. The pattern of seasons in the district is similar to other districts of the state, except slight variations at the terminals and year may be divided into three main seasons. The DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 4 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 summer season sets in April and lasts up to end of June, to be taken over by the rainy season when it becomes hot and sultry. The rainy season sets in July beginning and lasts up to September end. The winter season starts after the rains are over from October and lasts up to March end. May and June are the hottest months when mercury may cross 45 degree C on some days. It is pleasantly hot. The months of December, January and February are the months when winter is quite severe and mercury may however around 5 degree C and on some days it may touch O’C. Rain The total avg. rain falls in disst. is 1125 mm .Broadly speaking 75 percent of the rainfall is experienced in the period July to September, Whereas 15 Percent rainfall is experienced in the winter months of January and February are under the influence of western disturbances in the Person Gulf. Hail storms may occur in the closing period of winter when there is quite a sizeable damage to fruit crops, especially the mango fruit for which this district is quite renowned in the State. The District comprises of four Sub-Divisions, ten Development Blocks, eight Municipal Councils and one Notified Area Committee, as per details given below: Administrative Divisions SUB-DIVISIONS (4) 1. Hoshiarpur 2. Dasuya 3. Mukerian DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 5 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 4. Garhshankar DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS (10) 1. Hoshiarpur-I 2. Hoshiarpur-II 3. Bhunga 4. Tanda 5. Dasuya 6. Mukerian 7. Talwara 8. Hajipur 9. Mahilpur 10. Garhshankar MUNICIPAL COUNCILS (8) 1. Hoshiarpur 2. Hariana 3. Tanda 4. Dasuya 5. Mukerian 6. Garhdiwala 7. ShamChaurasi 8. Garhshankar NOTIFIED AREA COMMITTEE (1) 1. Mahilpur. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 6 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 District At A Glance Agriculture Major fruits grown in the district are Kinnow, Mango, Peach, litchi, pear, Guava etc. and among the vegetables Potato has the major share followed by Peas, cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, brinjal etc. Under floriculture marigold annual chrysanthemum and goadieli are grown. Item Area in (000) Hects. 1. Total geographical area 339 2. Forests 109 3. Barren land 1 4. Land use other than cultivation 24 5. Permanent pastures 1 6. Present waste land 1 7. Area under cultivation 203 8. Irrigation area 154 9. Unirrigated area 49 10. Area sown more than once 145 11. Gross cropped area 348 12.Cropping intensity 171% DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 7 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 Education Hoshiarpur is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It has a long tradition of educational attainments. The D.A.V. & Singh Sabha movements result in establishments of many educational institutions. On the eve of partition, the Punjab University, Lahore was shifted to Govt. College, Hoshiarpur and remained there till the early sixties when it was shifted to Chandigarh.As a result of this; the district has many luminaries in various fields of society. Total No. of Ed. Institutes: 1727 The number of Educational Institutions and the number of staff and students are given in the following table: The following type of institutions also exists in this district No. of Educational Institutions Category No. of teachers Boys Girls Total Male Female Total 1. Colleges 12 5 17 325 249 574 2. Teacher Training College 0 1 1 14 6 20 3. Senior Secondary 71 6 77 1306 780 2086 Schools 4. High schools 165 13 178 1396 948 2344 5.Middle Schools 182 4 186 628 484 1112 DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 8 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 6. Primary schools 1256 3 1259 1307 2197 3504 7.E.E.T. 1 0 1 12 8 20 8.Polytechnic Institute 1 0 1 59 13 72 9. Technical Industries Art.& 5 2 7 115 24 139 Craft Schools Forests : Particulars Area in sq. km i) Reserve forests 27 ii) Protected forests 153 iii) Un-classified forests 21 iv) Total area under forest 201 v) Under Sec. 4 & 5 of Punjab Land Preservation Act. 893 iv) Total area under forest 201 v) Under Sec. 4 & 5 of Punjab Land Preservation Act. 893 vi) Total area under Forests (iv+v) 1094 Percentage of forest area in the district to total area under forest in 32.85% Punjab DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 9 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 Animal Husbandry : 1. Veterinary Hospitals 92 2. Dispensaries/insemination centers 91 3. Veterinary Pharmacists 77 4. Veterinary Pharmacists 159 5. Poultry Service Centers 5 Other Statics : Small scale / Large / Medium Industries Small scale Industries Large/Medium Industries Particulars 1. Total Units 9,109 33 2. fixed Capital ( Rs. in Crores) 100.45 1069.03 3. Production (Rs. in Crores) 159.01 1371.64 4. Employment (No.) 29,085 14,912 Medical Institutions Item Rural Urban Total 1. Hospitals 7 6 13 2. Primary Health Centers 34 2 36 DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 10 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 3. Dispensaries 81 29 110 4. Hospitals/CHCs/PHCs 5 3 8 Total 127 40 167 Ayurvedic dispensaries 46 Unani dispensaries 2 Homeopathic dispensaries 7 Rural Development 1. No. of Blocks 10 2. No. of Gram Panchayats 1317 3. No. of Focal Points 44 4. Centrally sponsored Schemes 1. Consolidated Rural being implemented Development Program 2. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana 3. Sampurna Gramin Rozgar Yojana 4. Indira Awaas Yojana 5. Prime Minister Gramodva Awaas Yojana 6. Rural Sanitation scheme 7. Watershed Development DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT HOSHIARPUR Page 11 [UPDATED AS ON] February 24, 2014 Programme Roads 1. Total length National Highway 109.63 Km. 2.Total length of State Highway 485.80 3. Total length of Link roads. 3041.00 4. No. of inhabited villages linked 1,396 11.No. of Telephone connections 94,583 12. No. of banks 217 Revenue 4 1. No. of Tehsils 2. No. of Sub Tehsils 5 3. No. of Patwar Circles 425 4. No. of Kanungos 51 working against 51 posts 5.