Himmatpur
Village
Map showing Himmatpur in Tundla block
Map showing Himmatpur in Tundla block
Himmatpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Himmatpur
Himmatpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°16′46″N 78°19′40″E / 27.27936°N 78.32784°E / 27.27936; 78.32784
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictFirozabad
TehsilTundla
Area
[1]
 • Total6.705 km2 (2.589 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,230
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
283204

Himmatpur (Himmatpur) is a village in Tundla block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 7,230, in 1,094 households.

Geography

Near Himmatpur there is a marshy area draining to the Sirsa river.[2]: 13 

History

During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the zamindar of Himmatpur, Zorawar Singh, took part in the rebellion; he attacked the tehsil headquarters of Itimadpur and captured it on 5 July of that year.[2]: 180 

Demographics

As of 2011, Himmatpur had a population of 7,230, in 1,094 households.[1]: 71  This population was 53.9% male (3,894) and 46.1% female (3,336). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,216 (642 male and 574 female), making up 16.8% of the total population. 1,521 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 21.0% of the total.[3]: 86–7 

The 1981 census recorded Himmatpur as having a population of 4,596 people (2,541 male and 2,055 female), in 733 households and 706 physical houses.[4]: 160–1 

The 1961 census recorded Himmatpur as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 2,774 people (1,519 male and 1,255 female), in 515 households and 456 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 1,625 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.[5]: lxxx 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Himmatpur had 6 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural (but not commercial) purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 71–6 

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Nevill, H. R., ed. (1905). Agra: A Gazetteer, Being Volume VIII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Firozabad, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-B: Village & Town Directory, District Agra (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (22 - Agra District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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