Hasanganj Explained

Hasanganj
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:26.7745°N 80.6371°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country India
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Unnao
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.838
Population Total:4658
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:UP-35

Hasanganj is a village and tehsil headquarters in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located near Mohan, at a road junction leading to Miyanganj and Rasulabad.[3] As of 2011, its population is 4,658, in 818 households.[2]

Hasanganj hosts two fairs: the Jal Bihar cattle fair on Bhadra Badi 2-4, and the Kans Lila fair on Bhadra Sudi 3.[4] At both events, vendors bring sweets, clay toys, and articles of daily use to sell.[4] Hasanganj also holds a market on Tuesdays and Fridays where grain and vegetables are sold.[4]

History

Hasanganj was originally a bazaar founded by Hasan Raza Khan, a naib in the service of Asaf-ud-Daula, in the village of Mahadeopur Balamau.[3] It became a tehsil headquarters around 1890, replacing Mohan in this capacity, and the police station was transferred to Hasanganj at the same time.[3]

At the turn of the 20th century, Hasanganj was centred around "a wide street lined with trees and shops on both sides."[3] It was a minor commercial centre and had, in addition to the tehsil office and police station, a dispensary and a road bungalow, as well as an upper primary school with 32 students.[3] Most of the locals were Banias and agriculturalists, and the population in 1901 was 1,310, including a Muslim minority of 255 people.[3]

The 1961 census recorded Hasanganj as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 1,461 (828 male and 633 female), in 268 households and 245 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 318 acres.[4] Average attendance of the biweekly market was about 400.[4] Average attendance at both the Jal Bihar and Kans Lila fairs was recorded as 2,000 people.[4] The police station had a staff of 2 sub-inspectors, 1 head constable, and 14 constables at the time.[4]

Villages

Hasanganj CD block has the following 156 villages:[2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
235.8 1,260
750.7 4,880
131.7 938
322.4 1,048
200.8 1,610
150.4 1,193
87.4 573
79.9 462
111.3 612
89.5 0
398 1,036
154.1 1,572
464.1 1,081
191.4 1,227
301.6 1,738
55.7 948
738.5 4,333
663.1 3,025
307.5 471
39 285
335.6 999
520.8 1,848
649.2 2,041
237.4 0
120.3 951
277.3 0
119.5 417
258.4 4,476
29.6 330
30.8 0
322 1,573
11.9 0
143.3 916
10.1 0
81.2 0
155.6 0
169.8 1,178
157.4 698
181.4 829
695.3 2,408
217.7 798
472.3 2,153
125.2 1,522
64.5 0
518.2 3,144
46.7 0
83.2 1,250
200.5 900
Hasanganj (block headquarters) 183.8 4,658
45.7 560
46.6 0
29.5 191
368.9 1,843
115 707
26.3 0
193.2 1,132
72.6 238
139.9 1,226
375.1 2,189
152.6 716
171.6 871
168.4 621
131 1,022
159.6 1,038
144.1 891
63.1 0
181.5 1,518
137.6 849
462.3 2,815
122 791
122.4 815
137.6 1,184
52.3 461
145.5 1,037
156.3 694
106.2 864
220.9 2,032
135.2 789
63 432
124 1,108
85.8 609
341.7 3,132
153.5 1,159
55.8 179
187.1 1,335
55.7 101
348 2,388
135 681
108.7 370
319.3 1,725
147.1 1,218
123.3 1,057
202 1,092
555 3,718
154.5 1,163
79.2 1,238
489.6 3,430
66.6 409
206.1 1,470
192.3 978
126.6 358
476.5 1,682
135.8 836
235.6 755
160.7 1,214
538.7 2,583
427 2,355
24.7 239
240.1 1,793
140.2 493
320 1,168
207.6 1,112
300.7 1,048
299.2 1,432
148.8 912
221 1,123
84.2 581
150.2 545
177.7 1,990
464.3 3,085
75.4 350
3 517
168.8 1,015
133.6 209
101.3 0
32.3 0
151.3 38
152.6 0
195.9 667
29.6 464
22.1 280
128.8 1,106
128.6 226
268.7 1,178
353 1,859
168.7 1,352
168.7 1,551
112.9 667
98.7 818
60.8 479
90.1 562
101.5 1,186
369.5 1,998
120.1 509
275.6 2,086
172.3 1,181
77.4 733
74.5 537
118.2 633
135.2 733
141.2 1,384
257.7 1,741
38.3 273
205.9 947
84.2 646
128.5 1,341

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Search WebApp . Search for "Hasanganj" here .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Unnao, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 204–36 . Census 2011 India. 2 July 2021.
  3. Book: Nevill . H.R. . Unao: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXVIII Of The District Gazetteers Of The United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh . 1903 . Government Press . Allahabad . 186–7 . 2 July 2021.
  4. Book: Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (37 - Unnao District) . 1965 . Lucknow . 127, 152–3, 157, lii-liii of section "Hasanganj Tehsil" . 2 July 2021.