Hasanhati Explained

Hasanhati
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Purba Bardhaman
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	12
Population Total:	1,475
Population As Of:	2011
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Bengali, English
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	713122
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Area Code:	03454

Hasanhati is a village in Kalna II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India.

Etymology

There are many opinions about it. These are:

In Manasamangal Kāvya, the daughter-in-law of Chand Soudagor, Behula was taking her dead husband, Lakhindar, to cure him. Then the villagers were laughing at him. Laughing is said 'Hasa'(হাসা) in local language. So the Village is named as Hasanhati(হাসনহাটি).
Some say that the village is named due to the worship of Hansweswari Devi.
According to the Islamic Theory, the village is named due to Pirbaba Hasan Hasan.

Geography

It is surrounded by the villages named Udaypur, Mirhat, Amdabad, Ramnagar, Narkeldanga, Baidyapur, etc.

A river named Behula flows beside it.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Hasanhati had a total population of 1,475, of which 738 (50%) were males and 737 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 159. The total number of literates in Hasanhati was 972 (73.86% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Transport

Bainchigram and Boinchi are the nearest railway stations to Baidyapur, whilst Kalna is 17 km away, however the nearest major railway station is at Bardhaman, 44 km away.

Education

There is one Primary School in the village. Its name is Hasanhati Tulsidas Primary School.

Notes and References

Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 20 March 2017 .