Hardoi

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh. For its namesake district, see Hardoi district.

City in Uttar Pradesh, India

Hardoi

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Hardoi

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Hardoi

Hardoi (India)

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Coordinates: 27°25′N 80°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.nic.in

Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district.[5] It is also known as Prahalad Nagari. Hardoi is about 110 km from the state capital Lucknow and about 385 km from New Delhi. Hardoi is a temple town.

## History

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The early history of Hardoi is obscure.[6] The name suggests a Bhar, a Dalit caste of pasi origin, but tradition either attributes it to a Thathera ruler named Raja Harnakas or to a religious devotee named Hardeo Babar who supposedly lived here around 1000 CE.[6] In any case, the site was inhabited from an early date; below the old town is an ancient khera that covers 16 acres.[6] Around 1300, a group of Chamar Gaurs led by Nir Singh are said to have conquered the place from the Thatheras, destroyed their fortress, and re-founded the city.[6]

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.[6] "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.[6] Victoria Hall, built in 1888, contained the municipal and district offices as well as a public library (with books in English, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit) and a clock tower.[6] The city also had a courthouse, police station, dispensary, orphanage, several schools, post and telegraph offices, and jail.[6] 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.[6] There was a grain market at Railwayganj, by the train station, while the main market was at Hardeoganj, which held bazaars on Sundays and Wednesdays.[6] The Gibsonganj quarter, near Railwayganj, had a colony of carpenters who did "extensive business in plough handles, cart wheels, and other portions of country carts."[6]

## Geography

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Hardoi is located at 27°25′N 80°07′E﻿ / ﻿27.42°N 80.12°E﻿ / 27.42; 80.12.[7] It has an average elevation of 134 metres (440 ft). Hardoi is located 110 km from Lucknow (capital of Uttar Pradesh) and 394 from New Delhi (capital of India).

### Climate

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Climate data for Hardoi (1991–2020, extremes 1950–2020)

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
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 67  | 56  | 42  | 30  | 34  | 48  | 72  | 75  | 72  | 60  | 59  | 66  | 57
Source: India Meteorological Department[8][9][10]

## Demographics

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Religions in Hardoi City (2011)[11]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 83.13%
Islam |

| 16.06%
Other or not stated |

| 0.81%
Distribution of religions

As of 2011 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%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 12,277 and 4 respectively. Hardoi had 21949 households in 2011.[3]

## Tourist attractions

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* Sandi Bird Sanctuary, created in 1990, previously, "Dahar Jheel", is an important ecotourism bird habitat.

## Economy

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As of 1971, the economy of Hardoi was described as a hybrid between the service, commercial, and industrial sectors.[12] The main items imported were kerosene oil, cane sugar, and cloth.[12] The main items manufactured were sugar, groundnut oil, and lime.[12] The biggest exports were sugar, groundnut oil, and arhar.[12]

Hardoi has officially been incorporated into the State Capital Region of the Uttar Pradesh government in 2024.[13]

## Education

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* Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Hardoi
* St.James School, Hardoi[14]

## References

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1. ^ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. ^ "BJP's Sukhsagar Mishra wins Hardoi". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
3. ^ a b "Census of India: Hardoi". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
4. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
5. ^ "Welcome to Official Website of District Court Hardoi". Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nevill, H.R. (1904). Hardoi - A Gazetteer. Allahabad: Government Press. pp. 199–203. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
7. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc — Hardoi". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
8. ^ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
9. ^ "Station: Hardoi Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 315–316\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
10. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
11. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
12. ^ a b c d Census 1971 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part X-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi (PDF). 1972. pp. viii–xi, 8–9. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
13. ^ Rawat, Virendra Singh (29 July 2024). "Uttar Pradesh govt plans to invest Rs 5 trillion to develop Lucknow-SCR". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
14. ^ "सेंट जेम्स स्कूल की बीस बसों का चालान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Hardoi at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website

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Populated places in Hardoi district

Cities and
towns|

* Beniganj
* Bilgram
* Gopamau
* Hardoi
* Kachhauna Patseni
* Kursath
* Madhoganj
* Mallawan
* Pali
* Pihani
* Sandi
* Sandila
* Shahabad
* Som

Villages|

* Ahrori
* Asa
* Atariya
* Balamau
* Baruar
* Bawan
* Behadar
* Bharawan
* Bharkhani
* Bibiyapur
* Dasauli
* Fatehpur Gayand
* Gaju
* Gausganj
* Goswa
* Hariyawan
* Harpalpur
* Japra
* Kalyanmal
* Khasaura
* Kherwa Amjadpur
* Kothwan
* Kurseli
* Lamkan
* Nikari
* Pura Bahadur
* Sahajanpur
* Satautha
* Sursa
* Tadiyawan
* Terwa Dahigawan
* Todarpur
* Udhranpur

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* Awadh
* University of Lucknow
* Firangi Mahal
* United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
* Bara Imambara
* Chota Imambara
* Lucknow Zoo
* The Pioneer (newspaper)

History|

* Siege of Lucknow
* Lucknow Pact
* Nawab of Awadh
* Khilafat Movement
* Kakori conspiracy

Districts|

* Hardoi
* Lakhimpur Kheri
* Lucknow
* Raebareli
* Sitapur
* Unnao

Rivers, dams, lakes|

* Ganges
* Ghaghara (Sarayu)
* Gomti

Languages, people|

* Awadhi
* Hindustani
* Standard Hindi
* Urdu

Transport|

* NH 24B
* NH 25
* NH 25A
* NH 56
* NH 56A
* NH 56B
* Charbagh railway station
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
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Industries|

* Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station

Wildlife
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* Kukrail Reserve Forest
* Dudhwa National Park
* Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
* Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
* Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
* Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
* Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
* Sandi Bird Sanctuary

Lok Sabha
constituencies|

* Hardoi
* Misrikh
* Kheri
* Dhaurahra
* Lucknow
* Rae Bareli
* Sitapur
* Mohanlalganj
* Unnao

See also|

* Cities and towns in Hardoi district
* Cities and towns in Lakhimpur Kheri district
* Cities and towns in Lucknow district
* Cities and towns in Raebareli district
* Cities and towns in Sitapur district
* Cities and towns in Unnao district
* Villages in Hardoi district
* Villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district
* Villages in Lucknow district
* Villages in Raebareli district
* Villages in Unnao district
* People from Hardoi
* People from Lakhimpur Kheri
* People from Lucknow
* People from Raebareli
* People from Unnao

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