Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas
Hingalganj is a census town in Hingalganj CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Etymology
The name Hingalganj came after the name of Tillman Henkel, district judge and magistrate in Jessore district from 1781. He developed the settlement there.Police station
Hingalganj police station serves a population of 112,941. It has jurisdiction over Hingalganj CD Block.| Hingalganj |
... Hingalganj, a block headquarters some 100 km from Calcutta. A ribbon-like road threads through the tree-clad villages on this island in the Sunderbans delta, empty of traffic except for an occasional motorcycle-driven cart laden with passengers, the lone local transport. At midday, the only sound you hear is the chirping of invisible crickets. Hingalganj, clearly, looks idyllic. Suddenly, an armed Border Security Force squad emerges from a roadside bamboo grove. Further on, near what looks like a village square, another group of border guards marches by, fingers on the triggers of the guns hanging from their shoulders. In front of the local police station, a constable stands guard with an automatic rifle, an unusual sight in a rural police station in West Bengal. But then, Hingalganj is not just another rural town in Bengal. Perched on India's border with Bangladesh, Hingalganj, in North 24 Parganas district, is now a gateway to terror, a place the security forces and intelligence agents are keeping a sharp eye on. - The Telegraph, 3 September 2006 |
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Hingalganj CD Block are located at Hingalganj.Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Hingalganj town had a total population of 8,179, of which 4,129 were males and 4,050 were females. Population below 6 years was 812. The total number of literates in Hingalganj was 5,503.Transport
This is what a two-wheeler rider wrote after a visit to the area in 2014: “Hasnabad is a border town and also the last significant town in the area. Vigil is very high. Any one travelling to that area is advised to have at least one photo ID proof so that could be showed to the BSF. After crossing the Ichhamati River, it’s a 15 odd kms ride to Hingalganj – a small sleepy place of around 5 sq kms. Road is not wide but save 1 km, is a pleasure to ride.”The 684 m long bridge across the Katakhali at Hasnabad was opened to public in March 2019, linking Hingalganj with Hasnabad. Lebukhali, the last point up to which motorised transport can reach is now directly connected to Kolkata and other places.
Education
was established at Hingalganj in 2005. It is a co-educational institution affiliated with the West Bengal State University and offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, geography and education, and a general course in arts.Hingalganj High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational school. It was established in 1948. It has arrangements for teaching from Class VI to XII.