Hasanpur

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?Hasanpur Uttar Pradesh • India
Hasanpur
Coordinates: 28°43′N 78°17′E / 28.72, 78.28
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 201 m (659 ft)
District(s)	Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Population	53,340 (2001)

Coordinates: 28°43′N 78°17′E / 28.72, 78.28 Hasanpur is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] History

The town derives its name from Hasan Khan,who founded it in 1634 AD.( Imperial Gazetteer2 of India.)

[edit] Geography

Hasanpur is located at 28.72° N 78.28° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Hasanpur had a population of 53,340. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hasanpur has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 49%, and female literacy is 37%. In Hasanpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

It is interesting that in 1901 its population was 9,579 only.