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Hathras

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Place details

Locality: Bisawar
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 126,882
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hathras
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Banke_Bhawan_Residance_of_Kaka_Hathrasi.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Banke Bhawan, residence of poet Kaka Hathrasi
Settlement.nickname: Asafoetida City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Aligarh

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: India
Located in: Hathras district
Area: +6.76
Elevation: +178
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Hathras district
Shares border with: Kasganj

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P1343: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Contents

History
Administration
Geography
Climate
Transport
Notable people
References
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Hathras () is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is part of the Aligarh Division.

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. It is known for production of asafoetida.