Hatsingimari is the headquarter of South Salmara-Mankachar District (Assam),

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. Previously, it was the headquarter of South Salmara Mankachar Subdivision. On 26 January 2016, Assam's Chief Minister Sri

Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral vi ...

announced South Salmara-Mankachar as an administrative

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along with other 4 districts. On 9 February 2016, the district was inaugurated. It has a population of 3445 people (as per the 2011 census). It also has a Higher literacy rate of 77.73% as compared to the 73.72% of Assam.

Etymology

The name Hatsingimari is derived from two different words ''Hat'' and ''Singimari''. The word ''Hat'' means weekly market, and every Sunday a hat is held in the place, and that's why it got the word Hat in its name. The word ''Singimari'' means, "fishing of Cat fish('' Heteropneustes fossilis'')".

Geography

Hatsingimari is located at the westernmost part of the south bank of

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. To its South it is

Mankachar Mankachar is a census town in South Salmara-Mankachar District in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated at the extreme south-westernmost end of North-East India Geography Mankachar is located at . It has an average elevation of . In the no ...

town, to its West it is river Jinjiram a tributary of the

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. Moreover, it shares its border with Meghalaya in the East. It is just 3 km away from Indo-Bangladesh border.

Politics

Hatsingimari is the part of

Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency) Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Dhubri consists of 10 assembly segments of Lower Assam, covering all of South Salmara-Mankachar District and Dhubri districts and par ...

whose present MP is AIUDF chief

Badruddin Ajmal M. Badruddin Ajmal (born 12 February 1950) is an Indian businessman, politician, philanthropist and Islamic theologian from the state of Assam. He is the state-president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind for Assam. Biography Ajmal was born on 12 February ...

(as per 2019 elections). And, Hatsingimari is included 21, Mankachar constituency of the

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, whose present MLA is Adv. Aminul Islam ( AIUDF ) 2021( Assembly election) Dr.

Motiur Rohman Mondal Motiur Rohman Mondal is an Indian politician and physician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, ...

(as per 2016 elections). In grassroot levels, Hatsingimari is under Fulerchar

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and Sukchar Zila Parishad.

Education

Hatsingimari Junior College, Hatsingimari Hatsingimari Junior College ( as, হাটশিঙিমাৰি কনিষ্ঠ মহাবিদ্যালয়) was established in 1993 and it is managed by the Pvt. Aided. It is located in a rural area. It is located in Hatsingim ...

* Hatsingimari College,Hatsingimari * S. Ali HS SCHOOL, Sukchar * Janata HS SCHOOL , Kharuabandha * Nabadip High School , Sellakandi

Market

The weekly market, or "Hat" is held every Sunday from 7am to 6pm. It is held over an area of 2 km² and is recognised as one of the largest market in

. Each type of products has been assigned a specific place in the ''Hat'', and these places are known as ''Hatii''. For example, in ''Vegetable Hatii'', only

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are sold. There are about 30-40 ''Hatii'' in the ''Hat'' and each ''Hatii'' contains more than 10-15 shops and all are always adjacent to each other.

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, Vegetables,

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, Iron and Steel Weapons,

Timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

, Fruits, Poultry,

Jute Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...

, Rice Grain, Clothes, Toys, Pulses and Lentils, Various Spices, Fishes, Beef,

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and Milk products, Furnitures, Clay products, Dry Fishes,

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Items, Mechanical Items and various other products are sold and each category has a different ''Hatii''.

Shopping Mall

There's a newly opened shopping mall in Hatsingimari, called M Baazar opened on 28th Dec 2019.

Notable People

* Adv.Aminul Islam, MLA - 21 Mankachar Constituency, General Secretary & Chief Spokesperson (AIUDF),

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* Dr.

, Ex MLA,

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Zabed Islam Zabed Islam is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Mankachar in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election as an Independent member. He was nominated from Dhubri as Asom Gana Parishad candidate in 2019 ...

, Ex MLA

References

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