An Overview of Himachal Pradesh , district Hamirpur Part II

 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Hamirpur Part II 

College of Horticulture and Forestry Neri.

The district Hamirpur area wise , is a smallest district in Himachal Pradesh having total area 1118 square Kilometres . The district is surrounded by the boundaries of districts  Kangra in North, Bilaspur in South , Mandi in East and district Una in West . The district headquarters is situated at Hamirpur town whose name is derived from The name of Raja Hamir Chand  who ruled the area between 1700 A.D.to 1740 A.D.

The district Hamirpur is also called Veer Bhumi as from ancient times the people of this region were great worrier in rulers forces and also  at present this region has given soldiers to Indian Army in huge numbers .

Economy of District Hamirpur :- 

Agriculture :- 

Agriculture fields in Hamirpur 

The economy of the district Hamirpur is agriculture based. Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the district as well as state . The district has 37326 hect . cultivated land and about 65 percent direct employment comes from agricultural activities .

The major crops in the district are Maize and paddy  in kharif and wheat in Rabi season .In some parts of the district sugarcane is also cultivated .

In some parts Irrigation facilities are available so some farmers are growing cash crops and vegetables .

Horticulture :- 

Indian Gooseberry 

Horticulture Activities are fast growing in the district .Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni district Solan has set up a Research Centre at Bhota  and a college of Horticulture and Forestry at Neri  for the Horticulture and Forestry development in the  district Hamirpur and other lower areas of Himachal Pradesh .

Horticulture Activities 

In the district Mango , Litchi , Galgal , Lemon , Malta , Kinnow, Papaya , Amla and Guava are the major fruits grown in the district, which also contributes towards economy of the district . About 17 percent of GSDP contribution comes from agriculture .

Flowericulture :- 

Some farmers have taken initiation of growing flowers in green houses . So flower business is also contributing towards economy of the district  .

Fishery :-  

District Hamirpur has  very limited natural sources of water like rivers , Khads , ponds and tanks etc. River Beas flow on the boundaries of Kangra and Hamirpur for about 45 Kms from Sachuhi to Chanmukha .

Natural Fish founa in streams

The main tributaries of Beas in district Hamirpur are Kunah Khad which flows about 37 Km and Man Khad which flows about 40 Kms in the district Hamirpur .

River View 

In the Beas  , Kunah Khad , Man Khad and other local streams natural Fish Fauna found are Mahaseer ,Sal  ,Singhi , Kunhi , Mori ,Malhi ,Bam , Kalbans and Gid etc .

Development Blocks :-  

The Hamirpur district has been divided into six Development Blocks to facilitate the administrative functions related to development works . The Development Blocks are :- Hamirpur , Bijhari ,Touni Devi , Sujanpur Tihra, Bhoranj and Nadaun. 

Under these Development Blocks there are 248 Gram Panchayats , 1617 villages and five towns namely Barsar , Hamirpur , Nadaun , Bijhari and Sujanpur Tihra .

Forest Cover: -

Forest Landscape 

The forest cover in district Hamirpur is 18232 hect . The forest mostly have Chir and Khair trees . Government and private forests contribute a lot towards economy of the district . As the total geographical area of district is 1118 square Kilometres the forest cover is 21.82 % of total area .

Hamirpur as an Educational Hub :- 

Him Academy Public school 

District Hamirpur now has become an hub of educational activities .Here  numbers of educational institutions are providing best education to the students of the state as well as other parts of the country .

The top institutions are , Himachal Pradesh Technical University , Career Point University at Tikkar in tehsil Bhoranj about 35 km from Hamirpur . 

Auditorium NIT Hamirpur 

 National Institute of Technology at Hamirpur is another top ranking institute , Government degree college Anu , Government Polytechnic , Dr Radha Krishnan Medical College and college of Horticulture and Forestry at Neri . Gautam Girls College at Hamirpur . 

There are  numbers of educational coaching centres like Him Academy , Chanakya and Akash Academy etc. providing coaching for entrance exams in Medical , Engineering and other competative examinations .

In the Hamirpur town there are many good schools like Him Academy , DAV Public school , Military School at Sujanpur Tihra ,  Jawahar Navodaya vidyalaya near Bassi , Government Senior secondary school Hamirpur for boys and girls separately .So Hamirpur has now developed as an educational hub .

Road Connectivity in the district :- 

Road Connectivity in District 

Whole district is well connected with roads facilities even in rural areas as well as with other districts of the state . The following Highways connect the district with other parts of the state :-

National Highway No 70 from Mandi to Jalandhar , National Highway  No 80 from Shimla to Kangra, National Highway No 88  also Shimla to Kangra, State Highway 39 Palampur to Hamirpur , Super Highway Una to Mandi 

Rural Roads Connectivity 

The total road length is 2362 kms in the district thus total road density of district on 15/07/2022 per 100 square Kilometres of the area is 211.27kms and total road density per 1000 of population is 5.2 kms .