Hansi district
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Hansi district is a proposed district in Haryana to be carved out from Hisar district. Hisar district has 2 sub-divisions that is Hansi and Narnaud, each headed by an SDM. The district is also part of Hisar division[1][2]
Hansi district | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Hisar division |
| Established | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Hansi |
| Tehsils | Bass, Hansi and Narnaund |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,289 km2 (498 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 527,670 |
| • Density | 409/km2 (1,060/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[3] |
| • Additional official | |
| • Regional | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-9 (formerly NH-10) and NH-52 (formerly NH-65) |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Hisar |
Etymology
[edit]The name Hansi is believed to have evolved from ancient names such as ''Asi'' or ''Asikare'', which are mentioned in Panini’s Ashtadhyayi. The city was also historically known as ''Asigarh'', a name derived from its renowned sword-making industry and fort, Asigarh Fort.
According to another tradition, Hansi was founded by the Tomar king Anangpal in honor of his guru, Hansakar. Some sources also suggest that the city’s name may have originated from the term Hamsi (meaning “swan”), symbolizing beauty, thus describing Hansi as a “beautiful city.”[5]
Geography
[edit]Topography
[edit]The headquarters of Hansi is located at 29°06′N 75°58′E / 29.1°N 75.97°E.[6] It has an average elevation of 207 metres (679 ft) People Density is 348 people per km^2 .Area is 1272.32 km^2. It is located at a distance of 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Hisar on NH-9. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46 cm of annual rainfall.
Historic sites
[edit]Asigarh Fort
[edit]Asigarh Fort, is a prominent and historic feature of this ancient city. Extended in an area of 30 acres (120,000 m2), it is square in shape and has security posts in all the four corners.
Barsi gate
[edit]The historic city of Hansi had five gates of entry – Delhi Gate (East), Hisar Gate (West), Gosain Gate (North-west), Barsi Gate (South) and Umra Gate (South west). The peculiarity of this town is that its altitude increases after entry from any of the gates. Deserts guard this city towards its west (cities like Tosham, Devsar, Khanak).
During the period of Firoz Shan Tuglaq about 1302, a tunnel was constructed connecting the present Hansi to Hisar. The gate of fort has figures of gods, and pictures of gods, goddesses, birds can also be seen on the walls of the fort. The entry gate of the fort was built by George Thomas. This fort was declared a Protected Monument of National Importance in 1937 by the Archeological Survey, the present ASI, and is still in good condition.
16th century Baba Jagganmathpuri Samadha
[edit]Baba Jaggannathpuri Samadha temple, a samadhi (revered shrine) dedicated to the 16th century Hindu Sadhu (saint), Jaggannathpuri, at the spot where he established an ashram (monastery) after arriving in Hansi in 1586 CE when there were no Hindus left in Hansi under the Islamic rule. He revived the Hinduism in the area. The complex has the sacred banyan tree with a big floating aerial prop-root branch connected to the grounded main taproot stem, which gives an illusion as if the aerial prop-root branch is floating in the air by itself. Pilgrims tie the sacred red-saffron mauli thread around the stem.[7]
Subdivisions
[edit]The district will comprise of two blocks[8],
and 3 tehsils,
And 1 sub-tehsil,
- Kheri Chopta
References
[edit]- ^ "Hansi declared 23rd district of Haryana", The Tribune, 2025-12-16
- ^ "A change in Haryana's map – Hansi made new district", News 18 India, 2025-12-16
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 85–86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Hansi: A Medieval Town of Hariana (c.1100 - C.1550)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 57: 390–392. 1996. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Hansi
- ^ Haryana Floating Tree: हरियाणा में यहां है हवा में लटकता चमत्कारी पेड़, जहां बाबा जगन्नाथपुरी ने ली थी समाधि, Zee News, 30 June 2025.
- ^ "New announced by CM Saini", Dainik Bhasker, 2025-12-16
