Geographical Points.

Hamirpur The gateway of bundelkhand have a unique divercity in its geographical point of view.

Location: Hamirpur District is located at southward in Uttar Pradesh under chitrakoot Mandal. It is a Plateau of middle India situated between Mahoba and Yamuna River. This Southern Part of Yamuna River is called the gateway of Bundelkhand. The district lies between 25°57′N 80°09′E / 25.95°N 80.15°E. District. Hamirpur is bounded by districts Jalaun , Kanpur and Fatehpur in north, Banda in east, Mahoba in south and Districts of Jhansi and Jalaun on the West. The Width from north to south is 45 km and the length of east to west is 70 Km.

Its geographical area is 4223.09 Square Km with the population 1042374 according to 2001 census in which rural population is 869916 (83.46%) and urban population is 172458 (16.54%).

From the Administrative point of view the district divided into three Tahsheels-Hamirpur, Maudaha and Rath. Rath Tahsheel is the The biggest In the district with the area 1608.12 square Km, Maudaha Tahsheel is 1546.16 Square Km and Hamirpur Tahsheel is 1064.25 squire Km.

Structure: Land structure is very important factor while studying any tract of land becouse surface height, soil structure and water flow is affected  directly or indirectly to the invironment and human life.

Major part of the district is plain and deposited soil of river yamuna. District structure is classified into two parts First is ancient deposit and Second is new deposit.

The servey of soil structure near betwa and yamuna Valley tells us that there is variety in olden rocks found in the district. the little part of the soil is derived from the rocks. Granites is abudant insteed of magnesium in the soil. Quartz and Nice these two types of rocks abounds with the granites and magnesium. Granites and Nice are used as a "Gitti"(loose rock). This is available in some part of Rath. according to’ Jhingaran’ (1967)these roks are aprox 1300 milion years old and  are from the past Arawali Mountain times.

Much of the part is formed by the new deposit. The alluvial of Yamuna river is very firtile which contributes in the development of agriculture.  Several rivers shed brings large quantities of red sand and clay. This sand is our financial backbone.

The slope of the district is towards north-west. South tahshil maudaha is 119.7 m above sea level while rath is 157.8 m. district is devided in four pats as per its height.

1.The plain of Betwa and Dhasan : 27% area covered, Loam soil, high population and produce      all   types of grain. Canals are the source of irrigation.

2.The plain of East: 20.39% area covered, better productivity, Railways and roadways is the  lifeline.

3.Plain of Yamuna and Betwa:Also called Trans Yamuna pain, 14.51% covered,

4.Narrow Valley region:4.67% covered, region lies Uncultivated,

Seismicity: No earthquake has been observed in the district during last 200 years. The district has, however experienced on a few occasions earthquakes originating in the Himalayan boundary fault zone. Moradabad fault and Narmada Tapti fault zones.But befor some days on 25 April 2015 at 11:40 AM. people of Hamirpur observed Earthqueack centered at Kathmandu, Nepal.

Climate: The Climate of the district is characterized by an intensely hot summer, a pleasant cold season . The summer season from March to about middle of June is followed by the south-west monsoon season from mid-June to the end of September. October and first half of November constitute the post-monsoon period. The cold season is from mid-November to February.

Temperature: May and the beginning of June are generally the hottest period of the year and maximum temperature in May is about 43°C and minimum about 28°C. The heat during the summer is intense. The maximum temperature on individual days sometimes reaches 45°C or more. During Cold season minimum temperature sometimes drops down to about 2 or 3°C.

Categories: Geography