On the banks of river Betwa lies the "Coarse sand" which is exported to many parts in U.P.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Hamirpur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[3][4] According to the 2011 census Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 1,104,285,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[7] or the US state of Rhode Island.

[1] The district has a population density of 268 inhabitants per square kilometre (690/sq mi) .

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Hamirpur Block (CD) is 00864.