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Hasanpur is a small village of union council Malikpur, District Mansehra, situated between the villages of Sherpur and Malikpur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan

Hasanpur village was formed on the name of Hasan Gul Khan son of Bahadur Khan.Bahadur Khan had three sons Hasan Gul Khan, Wasal Khan and Habib Gul Khan.They migrated from Shamdhara Agror in 17th to 18th century.They belonged to Swati Pashtun tribe of Ali Sher Khan.They were the Malaks (chief,leader) in their family.

Ali Sher Khan's family is traced back to Mitra Khan, Mitravi clan of Swati and further with the Sultans of Gabbar.They came from Balasore , Matta , Swat Valley where they lived there for centuries.Originally they migrated there from Afghanistan and related to the Afghani Bettani tribe famous with the name Bettan one of the son of Qais Abdur Rashid the founder of  Pashtun.Bettani are also referes as Betani , Bettani ,Battani, Bhettani and Bittani.

The descendents of the Ali Sher Khan's family are still inhabitant in the village.The most prominent names are Malak Abdur Rashid Khan Swati (Ex Executive District Officer Education Department), Malak Goharaman Khan Swati , Malak Faghfoor Khan Swati , Malak Dost Mohammad Khan , Malak Malakaman Khan Swati , Malak Younas Khan Swati , Malak Jameel Khan Swati , Malak Iqbal Khan Swati , Malak Faqeer Khan Swati , Malak Miskeen Khan Swati , Malak Shaal Khan Swati and Malak Mishaal Khan Swati.

Hasanpur village is located on the main Khawajgan Baffa road 18 km away from Mansehra city and 180 km from the the capital, Islamabad. The majority of the people speaks Pashto but Hindko is also spoken and understood widely.The people of Hasanpur are very friendly and hospitable.Khawajgan is the main bazar in this area.The weather is mostly pleasant and mild in the year except the summar that is a bit hot and January is cold.Agriculture is the main source of income.Some of the community is serving in Education Department as well.