Halisahar

History

Halisahar is believed to have existed from the early Middle Ages. It was earlier named Kumarhatta. It had also been the residence of Pachu Shakti Khan, the cavalry commander of Humayun. In the 13th century, during the reign of Baktiyar Khilji it was known as Haveli Shahar (City of Palaces). In the 16th century, Abul Fazal's Ain-i-Akbari mentioned it as 'Halisahar'. The municipality was established in 1903.

Geography

With a total area of Halisahar forms a small part of the state of West Bengal. There is a significant difference in elevation across different localities of Halisahar. There are significantly large numbers of ponds in Halisahar. Most of them are shallow. Moreover, it is adjacent to the river Ganga and therefore, Halisahar has abundant with water resources. Halisahar falls under the earthquake zone 3. Halisahar is bounded by Kanchrapara in North 24 Parganas and Kalyani in Nadia district, on the north, Nanna on the east, Balibhara and Naihati on the south and the Hooghly River on the west. It also shares some area in common with Kanchrapara. 96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (partly presented in the map alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2 The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns. For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire municipal area and thereafter ward-wise. All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map. Halisahar police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Halisahar Municipal area. Halisahar has a sub-post office with PIN 743134 in the North Presidency Division of North 24 Parganas district in Calcutta region. Halisahar has many other Post Offices like- Nabanagar Sub-post Office (PIN 743136), Malancha Post Office (PIN 743135), Lalkuthi Post Office, Hazinagar Post Office. No other post office has the same PIN. The main seasons are summer, rainy season, a short autumn, and winter. The summer in the delta region is noted for excessive humidity, with the highest day temperature ranging…

Most-observed species

• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  1,779
• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  1,759
• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,661
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,622
• White-throated Kingfisher

  Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,585
• Indian Pond-Heron

  Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
  1,514
• Asian Pied Starling

  Gracupica contra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,507
• Little Cormorant

  Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,391

Most recent

• M 5 — 2026-02-27
  24 km SSE of Sātkhira, Bangladesh
• M 4.5 — 2018-08-28
  6 km ENE of Gh?t?l, India
• M 4.5 — 2013-08-06
  9 km NE of Sh?ntipur, India
• M 4.2 — 2009-01-05
  10 km NE of Nagarukhra, India