Haskhari

Haskhari

Hanskhari
Haskhari Hanskhari
Town
	Haskhari Location in West Bengal, India Haskhari Haskhari (India)
	Coordinates: 26°23′26″N 88°19′58″E / 26.39056°N 88.33278°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
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.nic.in

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

150km
100miles

Power House

CT

Water Supply

CT

Tea Factory

CT

Bagdogra

CT

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

CT

Sanpnikla Forest

CT

Dahuk Bridge

CT

Haskhari

CT

Cities and towns in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Haskhari is directly connected to Chopra, Islampur, Kishanganj, Raiganj in the south & Sonapur, Bidhannagar, Bakdogra, Siliguri in the north by bus.

Demographics

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.

Religions in Haskhari
Religion			Percent
Muslims			87%
Hindus			11%
Jains			0.2%
Others†			0.7%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Transport

Bus

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.