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Una and Hamirpur were created mainly as a result of trifurcation of the erstwhile Kangra district on 1st September, 1972, as a consequence whereof two more new districts namely Also from the then existing districts of Mahasu and Shimla, new districts of Shimla and Solan were formed by re-organising the boundaries of old districts.
'Hamirpur' is a town and the district headquarters of Hamirpur district in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Hamirpur is located in a relatively warmer region with a lower altitude as compared to the other districts of the state.
The exact geographical co-ordinates of the town is ,^[1] and the average elevation is 738 metres (2421 feet).

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Hamirpur had a population of 17,219. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Hamirpur has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Hamirpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hamirpur has recently emerged as an educational hub of Himachal Pradesh. There is also a National Institute of Technology here.
'Educational Institutions': Hamirpur town has become a leading centre of education in Himachal Pradesh. Following is the list of leading educational institutions.
'''University/College'''
#National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur: It is a national level public technical university wholly funded by Government of India.It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes.
# Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Memorial Government Postgraduate College; It offers ungraduate courses BA/BSc/BCom and few postgraduate courses in Social Sciences/Languages. This college is affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
'''Schools''': Following is the list of schools.
# Government Senior Secondary School for Boys
# Government Senior Secondary School for Girls
# Kendriya Vidyalaya
# D.A.V Senior Secondary School
# Him Academy Public School
# Blue Star Senior Secondary School

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hamirpur
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