Carved out from Kangra District in 1972, Hamirpur District is closely associated with the Katoch dynasty. It was the part of old Jalandhar-Trigarta empire. Panin referred to the people of this kingdom as great warriors and fighters. Even today Army is the largest employer for Hamirpuris, who form large bulks of Dogra Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Riflespunjab regiment, the grenadiers, Rajput regiment as well as Hodson's Horse and Scinde Horse] Thousand of Hamirpuris also serving in Indian airforce,Indian navy and Paramilitary forces. Indian army conduct open army rally under Hamirpur army recruitment office every year, where thousand of youngsters try to be part of proud Indian army The Katoch dynasty predominated during the period of Raja Hamir Chand who ruled from 1700 to 1740. It was Raja Hamir Chand who built the fort at Hamirpur and the present town derived its name from this ruler.
Geography
Hamirpur District is situated between 31°25′N and 31°52′N and between 76°18′E and 76°44′E. Hamirpur, the district headquarters, is situated at an altitude of 780 m. The district shares borders with the neighbouring districts of Mandi to the East, Bilaspur to the South, Una to the West, and Kangra to the North. River Beas separates Hamirpur from Kangra and is a parent river to two tributaries, namely Maan Khad and Kunah Khad flowing across either sides of Hamirpur district, to the adjacent Setluj. Hamirpur district has considerable amount of pine forests. Hamirpur is also a home to mango trees.
Climate
Hamirpur has the“Hilly & Chilly” type of climate found in most of Himachal Pradesh. During winter, the climate is cold. woolens are required after August up to end of March. During summers, the temperature ofen crosses 40 °C and cottons are recommended. It does not normally snow in the district but in January, 2012 and February, 2019 some parts of Hamirpur district were reported to receive moderate snowfall.
Divisions
The district comprises five sub-divisions: Hamirpur, Barsar, Nadaun, Sujanpur and Bhoranj. Hamirpur district divided in to 7 tehsils: 1. Hamirpur Sadar 2. Nadaun 3. Sujanpur 4. Badsar 5. Bhoranj 6. Tauni Devi 7. Galore There are five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Barsar, Hamirpur, Sujanpur, Nadaun and Bhoranj. All of these are part of the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency.
