Haskhari
Haskhari
Hanskhari | |
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Town | |
State | ![]() |
District | Uttar Dinajpur |
Tehsil | Haskhari |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,634 (according to Census data) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 733207 (Haskhari) |
Telephone/STD code | 03526 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chopra |
Website | uttardinajpur |
Haskhari (previously Hanskhari) is a town in the Chopra CD block in the Islampur subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
Geography
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100miles
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
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Location
[edit]Haskhari is directly connected to Chopra, Islampur, Kishanganj, Raiganj in the south & Sonapur, Bidhannagar, Bakdogra, Siliguri in the north by bus.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Haskhari had a population of 22,634. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haskhari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haskhari, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
[edit]Bus
[edit]Travelling by road is easier from Haskhari as it has National Highway NH34, lots of Government buses, Private buses, Cars, Rickshaws etc are available for travelling by road.
Train
[edit]Aluabari Station[3] is the main railway station for travelling by train.
Air
[edit]Bagdogra airport[4] is the nearby airport for travelling by aeroplane.
References
[edit]- ^ "Trinamool leader shot dead in Nadia's Hanskhali". The Indian Express. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- ^ "Aluabari Road Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "All About Bagdogra International Airport Of West Bengal". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
External link
[edit]Uttar Dinajpur official website