Hathlangoo

*Hathlangoo*
Hathlangoo
Village
	The Hundred Branches
	The Entrance Road to the Village
	Hathlangoo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Hathlangoo Hathlangoo (India)
	Coordinates: 34°20′44″N74°30′14″E / 34.3456°N 74.5039°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu & Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Tehsil	Sopore
Area
• Total	5.24 km2 (1,295.87 acres)
Population
• Total	2,988
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	193201
Telephone Code	01954
Vehicle registration	JK-05
Literacy	63.08%
Village Code	002191
Website	barammulla.nic.in

Last updated December 22, 2024 • 4 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Hathlangoo (English: The Hundred Branches) anteriorly kenned as Hashmatpora is a village in the Sopore tehsil of Baramulla district, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Sopore and 22 km (14 mi) away from district headquarters Baramulla. It is one of the most immensely colossal village in Zaingair. The Hathlangoo village has Janwara Village in the South, Magraypora in the North, Botingoo in the Northwest, Malmapanpora in the West and Wular Lake in the East.^[3]

Ethymology

The name Hathlangoo is a Kashmiri word composed of two words: Hath betokens (hundred) and Langoo designates (branches). The predecessors of this village verbally expressed that there was a chinar tree in the village which had a hundred branches and then the elders of the village utilized this as a secondary name for the village initially designated as Hashmatpora. That chinar tree is still present in the cemetery of the village. Later on, with the passing of time, the secondary name of the village aeonianly superseded the pristine denomination.^[3]

Geography

Hathlangoo is located at 34°20′44″N74°30′14″E / 34.3456°N 74.5039°E / 34.3456; 74.5039 (Hathlangoo) . The village occupies an area of 5.24 km² (about 1295.87 acres).^{[ citation needed ]} On the east side Hathlangoo is 1 km (0.62 mi) from Wular Lake, one of the most sizably voluminous freshwater lakes in Asia.^[3] On a hilltop on the north side is the Baba Shukur-ud-Din shrine.

Demographics

The Hathlangoo village has a population of 2,988 out of which 1,522 are males while 1,466 are females as per Population Census 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

In Hathlangoo village, the population of children aged 0–6 is 388 which makes up 12.99% of the total population of the village. The Average Sex Ratio of Hathlangoo village is 963 which is higher than the Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. The child Sex Ratio for the Hasmat Pora as per census is 865, higher than the Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Hathlangoo village has a lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, the literacy rate of Hashmat Pora village was 63.08% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Hathlangoo, Male literacy stands at 73.21% while female literacy rate was 52.72%. ^[4]

Castes In Hathlangoo Sopore

There are several Castes in Hathlangoo Sopore village, The DAR and LONE are the native castes of the village. The Forebears of these two Castes have lived there for many hundreds of years. Once only few families were living in this village which includes four families from DAR, two families from LONE Caste, one or two family from GANAI Caste and the other one or two from the MIR Caste.

Other Castes include WANI, GANAI, MIR, and BHAT . There are additionally other Castes residing in this Village among which the four families emanate from, the SHAH Caste, one family from the TANTARY Caste, one family from BABA caste, four families from the PARRAY caste. The WANI caste is the most immensely colossal migrated Community in the village which is believed that their Predecessors were migrated from the Southern components of Kashmir which once was called the MARAAZ. Now they have been living in the village for many decenniums.

Educational Infrastructure

Hathlangoo village has one regime-run high school and one middle School and three primary SSA schools. Bilal Memorial English Medium School is the only private school in this Village.

In This Village there is One Taleem Ul Quran an Islamic institute where boys in the morning and girls after Asr attend separate classes to learn the Quran. And additionally The Central Public library is in this Village where all types of Islamic books are available to Read for a circumscribed period of Time

Religious Places

There are Eight (8) mosques in this village, 5 of which are Jama Masjids All the people of this village are Muslims.^{[ citation needed ]} Eid prayers are mostly offered in Markazi Eidgah which is located near Dar mohalla front side of the Central Cemetery.

Hathlangoo consists of more than twelve mohallas: The biggest Mohalla of the village is Dangar Mohalla.

Amenities

The village has a vast land for playing. It has the biggest stadium in the Sopore block. Cricket and football are popular sports. Hathlangoo has produced some talented cricket players that have played at inter-college level.^{[ citation needed ]} The Hathlangoo sports ground holds various regional sporting events. The Hathlangoo Premier League is a non professional cricket tournament held in Hatlangoo every year.^[5]^[6]

Healthcare Facilities

The village has one government-run Allopathic MedicalDispensary with almost all the basic Medical Needs. There are four clinics in this Village, three at Dangar Mohalla and the fourth in Khuspora.

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar which is located around 70 kilometres from Hathlangoo.

Rail

The nearest railway station is SOPORE RAILWAY STATION which is located 15 kilometres from Hathlangoo.

Road

Hathlangoo is well-connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the SOPORE-BANDIPORA Road and other roads around the village. From Hathlangoo to Sopore, EECO Vehicle Service is always available from Morning Time till late Dusk Time at EECO STAND HATHLANGOO near Cerntal Cemetry.

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References

↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
1 2 3 DAR, KHURSHEED (25 August 2022). "Habba Seab Hathlango: A mystic". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
↑ "Hasmat Pora Village Population". Census 2011 India.
↑ "Cricket Tournament concludes in Hatlangoo Sopore | Kashmir Despatch". kashmirdespatch.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
↑ Muhammad, Ghulam (28 November 2017). "HPL cricket tourney concludes". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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[OfficialLang-1] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 DAR, KHURSHEED (25 August 2022). "Habba Seab Hathlango: A mystic". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[census-4] "Hasmat Pora Village Population". Census 2011 India.

[5] "Cricket Tournament concludes in Hatlangoo Sopore | Kashmir Despatch". kashmirdespatch.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[6] Muhammad, Ghulam (28 November 2017). "HPL cricket tourney concludes". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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