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{{short description|Village in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hatkhola
| native_name = হাটখোলা
| settlement_type = Village
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nadia]]
| subdivision_type3 = Subdivision
| subdivision_name3 = Chapra
| area_total_km2 = 6.02
| population_total = 7164
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
}}

'''Hatkhola''' is a village located in the [[Chapra, Nadia (community development block)|Chapra]] subdivision of [[Nadia district]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hatkhola SO Pin Code: Find Pin Code of Hatkhola SO locality of West Bengal - NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tools/pincodes/west-bengal/kolkata/hatkhola-so |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref> It is situated approximately 9.2 km from the sub-district headquarters at [[Bangaljhi]] and 27 km from the district headquarters at [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=english |title=Hatkhola Pin Code - 700005, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search kolkata Post Office Address |url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/west-bengal/kolkata/hatkhola-pincode-700005.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hatkhola Village (Pincode: 741123), Chapra, Nadia {{!}} West Bengal {{!}} – Population, Area, Nearby Villages, Assembly & Parliament Constituency |url=https://villageinfo.org/village/321549 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=villageinfo.org}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Hatkhola covers a total area of 602.49 hectares. The village is part of the Chapra community development block and serves as a [[gram panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hatkhola {{!}} Locality {{!}} GeoIQ |url=https://geoiq.io/places/Hatkhola/0lITkln6VC |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=geoiq.io}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to the 2011 Census of India, Hatkhola has a total population of 7,164, with 3,738 males and 3,426 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Information About Hatkhola Village of chapra , nadia District |url=https://gramvikas.nskmultiservices.in/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/hatkhola |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=gramvikas.nskmultiservices.in |language=en}}</ref> The literacy rate of the village stands at 57.22%, with male literacy at 58.88% and female literacy at 55.40%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hatkhola Village Population - Chapra - Nadia, West Bengal |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/321549-hatkhola-west-bengal.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The nearest town for major economic activities is Krishnanagar, located approximately 10 km away. The village has access to public and private bus services, as well as a railway station within a 10 km radius.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village (गाव): Hatkhola |url=https://localbodydata.com/village-Hatkhola-321549 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=localbodydata.com }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Administration ==
Hatkhola functions as a gram panchayat within the Chapra block. It is governed under the Nadia district administration. It was the home to the Hatkhola [[royal family]] of [[Raja]] Manik Ram Basu<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village (गाव): Hatkhola |url=https://localbodydata.com/village-Hatkhola-321549 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=localbodydata.com }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mitra |first=Rādhāramaṇa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWdXAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3+%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE |title=Kalikātā-darpaṇa |date=1980 |publisher=Subarṇarekhā |isbn=978-81-86263-48-8 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=R. Venkoba |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.353402/page/n139/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Life And Work Of Bengal Zemindars Vol. 1 |date=1925}}</ref> who was also one of the wealthiest [[Zamindar|Zamindars]] in [[Manikganj]]. [[Manikganj]] is said to have been named after him.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mitra |first=Radharaman |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.266332/page/n353/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Kolikata - Darpan Parba 1 |date=1952 |pages=275}}</ref> Hatkhola is also famous for the [[Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=ডেস্ক |first=আনন্দ উৎসব |title=হাটখোলা দত্ত পরিবারের দুর্গাপুজো ইতিকথা! এক সময় নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসুর মা অংশ নিতেন এই বাড়ির পুজোয় |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/ananda-utsav/puja-parikrama/durga-puja-2022-hatkhola-dutta-bari-puja-is-one-of-the-heritage-durga-pujas-in-kolkata-dgtl/cid/1374472 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010033218/https://www.anandabazar.com/ananda-utsav/puja-parikrama/durga-puja-2022-hatkhola-dutta-bari-puja-is-one-of-the-heritage-durga-pujas-in-kolkata-dgtl/cid/1374472 |archive-date=2024-10-10 |access-date=2025-04-21 |language=bn |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Private Collection of Dutta Family, Hatkhola |url=https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP1104-3 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Endangered Archives Programme |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Nadia district]]

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