Hansi district


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

Etymology

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, symbolizing beauty, thus describing Hansi as a “beautiful city.”

Geography

Topography

The headquarters of Hansi is located at. It has an average elevation of 207 metres People Density is 348 people per km2. Area is 1272.32 km2. It is located at a distance of east of Hisar on NH-9. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46 cm of annual rainfall.

Historic sites

Asigarh Fort

, is a prominent and historic feature of this ancient city. Extended in an area of, it is square in shape and has security posts in all the four corners.

Barsi gate

The historic city of Hansi had five gates of entry – Delhi Gate, Hisar Gate, Gosain Gate, Barsi Gate and Umra Gate. The peculiarity of this town is that its altitude increases after entry from any of the gates. Deserts guard this city towards its west.
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

Baba Jaggannathpuri Samadha temple, a samadhi dedicated to the 16th century Hindu Sadhu, Jaggannathpuri, at the spot where he established an ashram 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.

Subdivisions

The district will comprise of two blocks,
and 3 tehsils,
And 1 sub-tehsil,
  • Kheri Chopta