Hoshangabad
City in Madhya Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoshangabad (Hindi: IPA: [ɦoːʃə̃ŋɡɑːbɑːd]), officially Narmadapuram ([nəɾmɑːdəpʊɾəm]), is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district[2] and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south bank of the Narmada River. Hoshangabad is 76.7 km (47.7 mi) from the capital of Madhya Pradesh and the nearest airport Bhopal.
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Hoshangabad
Narmadapuram | |
|---|---|
City | |
    Clockwise from top left Sethani ghat,Tawa Resort, Pachmarhi, Bank Of Narmada, Chauragarh Temple in Hoshangabad | |
 Location of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 22.75°N 77.72°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Hoshangabad |
| Ward | 34 wards |
| Division | Narmadapuram |
| Named after | Narmada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Narmadapuram Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Sitasharan Sharma (BJP) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 117,988 |
| • Rank | 17 |
| Demonym(s) | Hoshangabadi, Narmadapuram Nivasi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 461001 |
| Telephone code | 07574 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-05 |
| Avg. high temperature | 31.7 °C (89.1 °F) |
| Avg. low temperature | 18.6 °C (65.5 °F) |
| Website | narmadapuram |
History
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the Narmada river.[1] Later the name was changed to Hoshangabad after Hoshang Shah Gori, the first ruler of Malwa Sultanate. Hoshangabad district was part of the Nerbudda (Narmada) Division of the Central Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (later Madhya Pradesh) after India's independence in 1947.[3]
Geography
Summarize
Perspective
Hoshangabad is located at 22.75°N 77.72°E.[6] It has an average elevation of 278 m (912 ft).
Climate
The climate of Hoshangabad district is typically that of Central India. Being close to the Tropic of Cancer, there is a hot, dry summer with maximum temperature of 40 - 42 degrees Celsius (April - June). This is followed by the monsoons with copious rainfall. The winters are dry and mild (November to February). An average height from the sea level is 331 m (1,086 ft) and average rainfall is 134 cm (53 in).
| Climate data for Hoshangabad (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
46.0 (114.8) |
47.1 (116.8) |
47.7 (117.9) |
43.2 (109.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
47.7 (117.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.9 (0.31) |
13.4 (0.53) |
7.3 (0.29) |
4.6 (0.18) |
11.6 (0.46) |
138.5 (5.45) |
451.0 (17.76) |
419.9 (16.53) |
214.8 (8.46) |
27.4 (1.08) |
13.8 (0.54) |
4.3 (0.17) |
1,314.5 (51.75) |
| Average rainy days | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 55.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 50 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 75 | 83 | 72 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 49 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India, Hoshangabad has a population of 117,988; including 61,716 males and 56,272 females. It has an average literacy rate of 87.01%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 91.79%, and female literacy is 81.79%.[1]
Notable people
- Raj Chandra Bose - mathematician
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi - poet, writer, essayist and playwright
- Manav Kaul - actor
- Praveen Morchhale - filmmaker
- Harishankar Parsai - satirist and humourist of modern Hindi literature
- Nitesh Tiwari - film director
References
External links
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