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. Hansotis are thus by heritage & geographical origin Gujarati Muslims.
- Country – India
- State – Gujarat
- District – Bharuch
- Population – 12,525
- Official Languages – Gujarati, Hansoti Urdu, Hindi
- PIN – 393030
