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Hasimara
Hasimara
Town
	Torsa River at Hasimara
	Hasimara Location in West Bengal, India
	Coordinates: 26°45′N 89°21′E / 26.75°N 89.35°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	alipurduar.org

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Hasimara is a town in Alipurduar district of West Bengal state, India near the border with Bhutan. It is located at 26° 45' N latitude and 89° 21' E longitude at an altitude of 109 metres above sea level and has a population of about 40,000 (2001 census).

Geography

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A

S

A

M

B

H

U

T

A

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Madhu TG

R

Buxa Hill Forest

Raydak
Forest

Chikjora River

Raydak River

Sakos River

Jayanti River

Dima River

Kaljani River

Torsha River

Chilapata
Forest

NP

Buxa
Tiger
Reserve

NP

Buxa Fort

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Sankos TE

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Kumargram TE

TE

Uttar Mandabari

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Raimatang

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Rajabhatkhawa

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Kumargram

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Jayanti

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Jashodanga

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Kalchini

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Alipurduar

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Hasimara

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Uttar Satali

CT

Dakshin Rampur

CT

Uttar Latabari

CT

Uttar Kamakhyaguri

CT

Sobhaganj

CT

Samuktala

CT

Mechiabasti

CT

Laskarpara

CT

Jaigaon

CT

Places and tea estates in the eastern portion of Alipurdar subdivision (including Kalchini, Kumargram and Alipuduar II CD blocks) in Alipurduar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, A: Air Force Station, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, H: historical site
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

The town is located in the central Dooars region of the district and is surrounded by tea gardens. The town also lies on the way to Phuentsholing, the gateway to Bhutan, and the border is just about 17 km away.

Hasimara is located at 26°45′N 89°21′E / 26.75°N 89.35°E / 26.75; 89.35. It has an average elevation of 109 metres (358 feet). Hasimara lies between two rivers running from north to south, draining from the lower Himalayas in Bhutan. Torsa on the west and Basra on the east, both offer picnic spots; though Basra is not frequented on account of a cremation ground next to the road-rail bridge on the west banks of the river. Both rivers are perennial; they don't flood in the monsoon season but can be quite ferocious when in spate. This small hamlet lies at the cross-roads between Alipurduar, Cooch-Behar, Alipurduar, and Phuentsholing (gateway to Bhutan). Phuentsholing is accessed through Jai Gaon, the border town. Hamilton-Ganj is another small settlement on the railway line to Alipurduar, about 10 km away, across river Basra. The road traverses through some of the most pristine tropical monsoon forests.

Area overview

Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the Dooars in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the Himalayas in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns; 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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

Transport

Railway

The town is served by the Hasimara Railway Station (Code: HSA) that lies on the New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line. This railway line was metre gauge and converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2003.

Roadways

Frequent taxis and service Jeeps are available from Hasimara to Siliguri, Jaigaon, Birpara, Malbazar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Mainaguri, Kalimpong, Gangtok, Gorubathan, Dhupguri and Phuntsholing,Bhutan. Bus services are available from the town to P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus, Siliguri. Apart from it frequent buses connects Hasimara with Alipurduar, Jaigaon, Malbazar, Birpara, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Falakata, Phuntsholing, Bhutan etc.

Hasimara Air Force Station

Hasimara Air Force Station is an airbase of Indian Air Force where 101 Squadron housing Rafale Fighter Jets is based. The airbase is not open to civilian flights. The nearest civilian airport is Bagdogra Airport just west of Siliguri. (Incidentally Bagdogra is also an airbase of Indian Air Force but IAF allows civilian flights at Bagdogra.)

References

^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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[handbook-1] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[census2011-2] "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[3] "District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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-'''Hasimara''' is a small town in the [[Alipurduar district]] of [[West Bengal]] state, [[India]] near the border with [[Bhutan]]. It is located at 26° 45' N latitude and 89° 21' E longitude at an altitude of 109 metres above sea level and has a population of about 40,000 (2001 census).
+'''Hasimara''' is a town in [[Alipurduar district]] of [[West Bengal]] state, [[India]] near the border with [[Bhutan]]. It is located at 26° 45' N latitude and 89° 21' E longitude at an altitude of 109 metres above sea level and has a population of about 40,000 (2001 census).
 ==Geography==
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 ===Area overview===
-Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the [[Dooars]] in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the [[Himalayas]] in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns and that means that 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The [[scheduled castes and scheduled tribes]], taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.<ref name="handbook">{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri  |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 29 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 29 June  2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1902_PART_A_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date =  18 June 2020}}</ref>
+Alipurduar district is covered by two maps. It is an extensive area in the eastern end of the [[Dooars]] in West Bengal. It is undulating country, largely forested, with numerous rivers flowing down from the outer ranges of the [[Himalayas]] in Bhutan. It is a predominantly rural area with 79.38% of the population living in the rural areas. The district has 1 municipal town and 20 census towns; 20.62% of the population lives in the urban areas. The [[scheduled castes and scheduled tribes]], taken together, form more than half the population in all the six community development blocks in the district. There is a high concentration of tribal people (scheduled tribes) in the three northern blocks of the district.<ref name="handbook">{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Jalpaiguri  |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b  |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  |access-date = 29 June 2020  |archive-date = 21 January 2019  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |url-status = dead  }}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 29 June  2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =  https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1902_PART_A_DCHB_JALPAIGURI.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Jalpaiguri, Series 20, Part XIIA| work= Census of India 2011, page 13 Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date =  18 June 2020}}</ref>
 <small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>
 ==Transport==
+===Railway===
-The town is served by the Hasimara railway station (Code: HSA) that lies on the [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]. This railway line was [[metre gauge]] and converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2003. Many important trains like [[Kanchan Kanya Express|Sealdah-Alipurduar Jn. Kanchankanya Express]], [[Ranchi–Kamakhya Express|Kamakhya-Alipurduar-Ranchi Express]], [[Capital Express (India)|Patna-Kamakhya Capital Express]], [[Mahananda Express]], [[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express|Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Kamakhya Express]], [[Siliguri–Alipurduar Intercity Express]] Alipurduar-New Alipurduar Intercity Express pass through Hasimara.
+The town is served by the [[Hasimara Railway Station]] (Code: HSA) that lies on the [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]. This railway line was [[metre gauge]] and converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2003.
+===Roadways===
-Hasimara is also connected by frequent bus services to the district headquarters [[Alipurduar]] and other [[North Bengal]] towns like [[Siliguri]], [[Alipurduar]], [[Cooch Behar]] and [[Phuentsholing]] [[Bhutan]].
+Frequent taxis and service Jeeps are available from Hasimara to [[Siliguri]], [[Jaigaon]], [[Birpara]], [[Malbazar]], [[Alipurduar]], [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Mainaguri]], [[Kalimpong]], [[Gangtok]], [[Gorubathan]], [[Dhupguri]] and [[Phuntsholing|Phuntsholing,Bhutan]].
+Bus services are available from the town to [[P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus|P.C. Mittal Memorial Bus Terminus, Siliguri]].
+Apart from it frequent buses connects Hasimara with [[Alipurduar]], [[Jaigaon]], [[Malbazar]], [[Birpara]], [[Cooch Behar]], [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Falakata]], [[Phuntsholing|Phuntsholing, Bhutan]] etc.
 ==Hasimara Air Force Station==
-[[Hasimara Air Force Station]] is an airbase of [[Indian Air Force]] where [[No. 222 Squadron IAF]]<ref name="Bharat Rakshak">{{cite web  |url = http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Units/Squadrons/292-Squadrons.html#gsc.tab=0  |title = Squadrons and Helicopter Units IAF |work = Tables |publisher = By Mottos  |access-date = 25 October 2017 }}</ref> is based. The airbase is not open to civilian flights. The nearest civilian airport is [[Bagdogra Airport]] just west of [[Siliguri]]. (Incidentally Bagdogra is also an airbase of Indian Air Force but IAF allows civilian flights at Bagdogra.)
+[[Hasimara Air Force Station]] is an airbase of [[Indian Air Force]] where 101 Squadron housing Rafale Fighter Jets is based. The airbase is not open to civilian flights. The nearest civilian airport is [[Bagdogra Airport]] just west of [[Siliguri]]. (Incidentally Bagdogra is also an airbase of Indian Air Force but IAF allows civilian flights at Bagdogra.)
 ==References==