Hansan, Birbhum

For other uses, see Hansan.

Hansan
Village
Hansan Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 24°12′05″N87°52′56″E / 24.201251°N 87.882242°E / 24.201251; 87.882242 Coordinates: 24°12′05″N87°52′56″E / 24.201251°N 87.882242°E / 24.201251; 87.882242
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,186
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	731202 (Margram)
Telephone code	03461
Lok Sabha constituency	Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Hansan
Website	birbhum.nic.in

Hansan is a village and a gram panchayat in Rampurhat II CD Block in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal

Geography

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Cities and towns in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district M: municipal city/ town, 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

Margram, the CD block headquarters, is 11 km away from Hansan and Rampurhat, the nearest town, is 10 km away. ^[1]

Overview

The northern portion of Rampurhat subdivision (shown in the map alongside) is part of the Nalhati Plains, a sub-micro physiographic region, and the southern portion is part of the Brahmani-Mayurakshi Basin, another sub-micro physiographic region occupying the area between the Brahmani in the north and the Mayurakshi in the south. There is an occasional intrusion of Rajmahal Hills, from adjoining Santhal Parganas, towards the north-western part of the subdivision. On the western side is Santhal Parganas and the border between West Bengal and Jharkhand can be seen in the map. Murshidabad district is on the eastern side. A small portion of the Padma River and the border with Bangladesh (thick line) can be seen in the north-eastern corner of the map. ^[2] 96.62% of the population of Rampurhat subdivision live the rural areas and 3.38% of the population live in the urban areas. ^[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Gram panchayat

Villages in Hansan gram panchayat are: Baje Bujung, Bara Gare, Bara Kartick Chungri, Chhota Kartick Chungri, Hansan, Joysinpur, Majhira and Shrikrishnapur. ^[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Hansan had a total population of 2,186 of which 1,115 (51%) were males and 1,071 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 312. The total number of literates in Hansan was 1,457 (77.75% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

References

1. "Indian Village Directory". Hansan. villageinfo.in. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. "District Census Handbook Birbhum, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 February 2018.