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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hathras
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Banke_Bhawan_Residance_of_Kaka_Hathrasi.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Banke Bhawan, residence of poet [[Kaka Hathrasi]]
| nickname = Asafoetida City
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|27.60|N|78.05|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of states and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Aligarh division|Aligarh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Uttar Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hathras district|Hathras]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 6 May 1997
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]]
| governing_body = Hathras Municipal Council
| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
| leader_name = Shweta Chaudhary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/hathras/bjp-candidate-shweta-chaudhary-won-by-23174-votes-hathras-news-c-2-1-117466-2023-05-14|title=BJP's Shweta Chaudhary wins Hathras Municipal Council Chairman seat; defeats SP's Lallan Singh|work=Amar Ujala|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = Anjula Singh Mahaur ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 142
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 178
| population_total = 160909
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 204101
| area_code = 05722
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = UP-86
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 870 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|hathras.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
}}

'''Hathras''' is a historical city in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It is also the headquarters of [[Hathras district]], formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of [[Aligarh]], [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]] and [[Agra]]. It is a part of the [[Aligarh Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/akhilesh-renames-eight-districts/article3676628.ece|title=Akhilesh renames eight districts|date=24 July 2012|access-date=6 January 2019|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>
[[File:Hathras temple.jpg|thumb|A temple in Hathras]]

The primary spoken language is a dialect of [[Hindi]], [[Braj Bhasha]], which is closely related to [[Khariboli]], one of, several dialects spoken in the [[Delhi]] region.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Jerrie Cobb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JleOAgAAQBAJ&q=what+language+is+spoken+in+hathras&pg=PA363|title=Affirming Students' Right to Their Own Language: Bridging Language Policies and Pedagogical Practices|last2=Straker|first2=Dolores Y.|last3=Katz|first3=Laurie|date=2009-06-02|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-26945-6|language=en}}</ref> It is known for production of [[asafoetida]] (aka hing).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website of One District One Product Uttar Pradesh / Hathras|url=http://odopup.in/en/article/hathras|access-date=2020-07-31|website=odopup.in}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Hathras is a district headquarter with four subdivisions - Hathras, sasni, [[Sikandra Rao]], and [[Sadabad, India|Sadabad]]. It is a [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituency]] under the reserved category of [[Schedule Caste]]. The district has three assembly constituencies, following three subdivisions. The Hathras district, formerly known as Mahamaya Nagar, was created in 1997 with the incorporation of parts of the Aligarh, Mathura, and Agra districts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://hathras.nic.in/administrative-setup/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

=== Local bodies ===
[[Hathras (Assembly constituency)|Hathras]] has nine local bodies:<ref>{{Cite web|title=LOCAL BODIES {{!}} District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://hathras.nic.in/local-bodies/|access-date=2020-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref>

*[[Hathras district|Hathras]]
*[[Sikandra Rao]]
*[[Sasni]]
*[[Sadabad, India|Sadabad]]
*[[Mursan]]
*[[Hasayan]]
*[[Sahpau]]
*[[Mendu]]
*[[Purdilnagar|Purdil Nagar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hathras.nic.in/local-bodies/ |title = LOCAL BODIES {{!}} District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hathras is located at {{Coord|27.6|N|78.05|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Hathras.html |title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hathras |website=Fallingrain.com |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet) and is situated on the Agra, Aligarh and Mathura, and [[Bareilly]] highway crossings. It is known for its extreme [[temperature]] variations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/hathras|title=Weather for Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India|website=Timeanddate.com|access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref> As of the 2001 Indian census, Hathras had a population of 123,243. with a gender distribution is 53% male and 47% female. Hathras has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, of which 66% being male and 53% being female. 14% of the population is under six years of age.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City !! Distance from Hathras town !! Direction from Hathras town
|-
| [[Aligarh]] || 36 km || Towards the north
|-
| [[Mathura]] || 41 km || Towards the west
|-
| [[Khair]] || 46 km || Towards the northwest
|-
| [[Agra]] || 53.8 km || Towards the south
|}

== Climate ==
Hathras has a monsoon-influenced [[humid subtropical climate]], typical of north-central India. Summers start in April ending around May. The [[monsoon]] season starts in late June, continuing until early October, bringing high humidity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hathras Monthly Climate Averages|url=https://www.worldweatheronline.com/lang/en-in/hathras-weather/uttar-pradesh/in.aspx|access-date=2020-08-16|website=WorldWeatherOnline.com}}</ref>
{{Weather box
| single line = Yes
| Apr high C = 39.0
| Aug high C = 34.0
| Jul low C = 27.2
| Jul high C = 35.0
| Jun low C = 29.5
| Jun high C = 40.0
| May low C = 27.8
| May high C = 42.6
| Apr low C = 22.4
| Mar low C = 17.1
| location = Hathras
| Mar high C = 33.4
| Feb low C = 12.0
| Feb high C = 27.8
| Jan low C = 5.6
| Jan high C = 22.0
| year low C = 7.5
| year high C = 45.6
| source = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://www.dnaindia.com
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-weather-update-imd-predicts-thunderstorm-moderate-rainfall-in-delhi-noida-parts-of-up-2836912
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2019
| page = M210
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://www.timeanddate.com
| archive-date = 16 August 2020
| url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/hathras/climate
| title = Extremes of Temperature (From Jan 2020 to Aug 2020)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = 16 August 2020
| page = M210
| access-date = 16 August 2020}}</ref>
| Aug low C = 26.0
| Sep high C = 35.9
| Sep low C = 21.5
| Oct high C = 34.5
| Oct low C = 23.0
| Nov high C = 23.0
| Nov low C = 10.1
| Dec high C = 24.5
| Dec low C = 7.0
}}

==Transport==
Four railway stations serve Hathras: [[Hathras Junction railway station]], Hathras Road railway station,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hathras Road Railway Station (HTJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/hathras-road-htj-station|website=www.ndtv.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> [[Hathras City railway station]], and [[Hathras Kila railway station]].
A new station on the dedicated Freight Corridor Line was named New Hathras.

Hathras is the only city in the area to have five railway stations named after it.

== History ==
At the end of the 18th century the town of Hathras was held by a [[Jats|Jat]] chieftain, whose fort stood at the east end of the town, and was annexed by the British in 1803, who besieged the fort in 1817. Under British rule, Hathras rapidly rose to commercial importance, and for a while ranked second to [[Cawnpore|Cawnpore (now Kanpur)]] among the trading centres of the [[Doab]].<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Hathras|volume=13|page=63}}</ref>

Hathras became a district on 6 May 1997 with the merging of some [[Tehsil]]s of [[Aligarh]] and [[Mathura]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About District {{!}} District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://hathras.nic.in/about-district/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> Hathras falls under the [[Braj]] region of [[North India|Northern India]] and is famous for its industrial, literary, and cultural activities as a part of Aligarh. It has been an industrial centre since the British Raj era.

== Notable people ==


* [[Kaka Hathrasi]] (Poet)
* [[Raja Mahendra Pratap]] (King of Mursan Riyasat) <ref> {{cite web|title=Raja mahendra Pratap Singh |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-58551689|access-date=2022-07-03|website =[[BBC]]}} </ref>
* [[Thakur Malkhan Singh]] (Freedom Fighter) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://hathras.nic.in/about-district/ | title=About District | District Hathras, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India }}</ref>
* [[Ramveer Upadhyay]] (Former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://hathras.nic.in/ Hathras district profile]
* [https://hathras.nic.in/tourist-places/ Tourist Places at Hathras]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Hathras
|North = [[Aligarh]]
|Northeast = [[Kasganj]]
|East = [[Etah]]
|Southeast = [[Firozabad]]
|South = [[Agra]][Sadabad]
|Southwest = [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]],
|West = [[Mathura]], [[Vrindavan]]
|Northwest = [[Khair]]
}}

{{Hathras district}}
{{Aligarh division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hathras district]]
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