Hansot
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Hansot Anhot |
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 Hansot
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| Coordinates: 21°35′0″N 72°48′0″E / 21.58333°N 72.80000°ECoordinates: 21°35′0″N 72°48′0″E / 21.58333°N 72.80000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bharuch |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,525 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hansoti Urdu, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 912646 |
| Nearest city | Ankleshwar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bharuch |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ankleshwar |
| Website | hansot |
Hansot is a village in Bharuch district, Gujarat, India, & was originally called "Hansnagri" during the British Era; it is situated about 15 miles (24 km) south west of Bharuch on the south bank of the Narmada River. The village and the surrounding taluka were acquired by the British in 1775, & subsequently returned to the local princely rulers in 1783, being finally incorporated into the Broach district of the Bombay Presidency in 1803.
Hansot was once a small village known as Hansnagari. Soon, it grew into a town. Now it stands as a Taluka with a population of about fifteen thousand of which six thousand are Muslims, and who are thus entitled Hansotis. The Hansotis are a cosmopolitan array of ethnicities. Hansoti surnames are multi-layered reflecting their complex histories, and include amongst others, Shaikh (Sheikh), Pathan, Malek (Malik), Patel and Chauhan Kanuga કાનુગા. (See Hansot Plates ). Hansotis are thus by heritage & geographical origin Gujarati Muslims.
It has modern amenities including Electricity, Telephone, Bus Station, Primary and Higher Secondary Schools, Hospitals, libraries, etc. It has two main communities - Muslims and Hindus. An attraction in Hansot is the dargah (Tomb) of a Muslim Sufi Sheikh known as Hazrat Mansur Shah Urf Chotumiyan (RA). A yearly Urs (Death Anniversary) attracts up to 350,000 people of all faiths. The people seek shelter in the complex of the dargah and are fed throughout the course of 3 days.
Farming is the main occupation and a large number of people migrate to find jobs. Since, the Narmada river is nearby, Hansot is also famous for its Fish in Bharuch District.
It is located around 20 km from where the Narmada river merges with the Arabian sea. It is the largest Village between Surat and Ankleshwar. Ankleshwar is located 20 km. West from Hansot (Ankleshwar is Asia's largest industrial estate, and one of 190 industrial complexes in Gujarat's "Golden Corridor". The Golden Corridor, so called because of the money brought by rapid development, is an industrial belt running from Vapi at the southern end of Gujarat to Mahesana, about 270 miles to the North). Surat city is 51 km. West from Hansot.
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