| Voice of Saharanpur
: Manoj Kumar Saini
The poverty percentage is increasing.
The status of women in the district needs improvement. Women empowerment
is critical. Unemployment specially among the landless population
(70%) of the district.
Illiteracy. Only 40% of the district is literate, in which the percentage
of women is very low.
Saharanpur
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3689.0 Km2
Population in Saharanpur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3,464,228
Male : 1,835,740
Female : 1,628,488
Under 6 population
Total : 505,263
Male : 268,356
Female : 236,907
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 56378
In seeing : 27459
In speech : 5164
In hearing : 2367
In movement : 15520
Mental : 5868
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 366
Sex Ratio Rank : 72 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 126 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 352 (Census 2001)
Minority : Yes
Brief About Saharanpur District
The
physical features of the district have proved that Saharanpur region
was fit for human habitation. The archaeological survey has proved
that the evidence of different cultures is available in this area. The excavations
were carried out in different parts of the district, i.e Ambakheri,Bargaon,Hulas,Bhadarabad
and Naseerpur etc. A number of things have been found during these
excavations, on the basis of which, it is established that in Saharanpur
district, the earliest habitants were found as early as 2000B.C.
Traces of Indus Valley civilization and even earlier are available
and now it can be definitely established that this region is connected
with Indus valley civilization. Ambakheri, Bargaon, Naseerpur and
Hulas were the centres of Harappa culture because many things similar
to Harappan civilization were found in these areas .
From
the days of the Aryans, the history of this region is traceable
in a logical manner but it is difficult at present to trace out
history and administration of the local kings without further exploration
and excavations.The history of the area goes back to ages. With
the passage of timeit’s name changed rapidly. During the region
of Iltutmish Saharanpur became a part of the Slave Dynasty. Muhammad
Tughlag reached northern doab to crush the rebellion of Shiwalik
Kings in 1340. There he came to know about the presence of a Sufi
saint on the banks of 'Paondhoi'
river. He went to see him there and ordered that henceforth the place
should be known as 'Shah-Harunpur' by the name of Saint Shah Harun
Chisti.
Akbar
was the first Mughal ruler who established civic administration
in Saharanpur and made it ' Saharanpur -Sarkar' under Delhi province
and appointed a Governor. The Jagir of saharanpur was honoured to
Raja Sah Ranveer Singh who founded the city of Saharanpur. At that
time Saharanpur was a small village and served as army cantt area.
The nearest settlement at that time were Shekhpura and Malhipur
. Most of the part of Saharanpur was covered by forests and Paondhoi'
'Dhamola' and 'Ganda Nala ( Kregi Nala) were swampy/marshy. The
climate was humid hence it was prone to malaria.
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