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°ECoordinates: 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.

Geography[edit]

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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[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,^[1] 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[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.