Hasimnagar | |
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Census Town | |
  Hasimnagar Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Hasimnagar Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°18′39″N88°15′09″E / 22.3108°N 88.2524°E /22.3108; 88.2524 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Falta |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,267 |
| • Density | 2,410/km2 (6,230/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743513 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Falta |
| Website | www |
Hasimnagar is acensus town within the jurisdiction of theFalta police station in theFaltaCD block in theDiamond Harbour subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of theHooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level.Archaeological excavations atDeulpota andHarinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[3][4][5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Hasimnagar is located at22°18′39″N88°15′09″E / 22.3108°N 88.2524°E /22.3108; 88.2524
Hasimnagar,Baneshwarpur of the Falta CD block andAjodhyanagar,Sirakol of the Magrahat I CD block form a cluster of census towns.[6]
According to the2011 Census of India, Hasimnagar had a total population of 5,267 of which 2,689 (51%) were males and 2,578 (49%) were females. There were 551 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Hasimnagar was 4,008 (84.99% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Hasimnagar covered an area of 2.1903 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and hand pumps. It had 481 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had a dispensary/ health centre and veterinary hospital close by. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college atSirakol 1 km away.[8]
Hasimnagar is on theNational Highway 12.[9]
Hasimnagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[10]
Ideal Public School is a boys only ICSE/ ISC school.[11]
Falta Block Primary Health Centre, with 10 beds, atFalta, is the major government medical facility in the Falta CD block.[12]
