Ramchandrapur, Maheshtala
Census Town in West Bengal, India
22°27′40″N 88°19′48″E / 22.4610°N 88.3301°E / 22.4610; 88.3301
India
West Bengal (2011)
700104
Ramchandrapur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Maheshtala police station in the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Ramchandrapur is located at 22°27′40″N 88°19′48″E / 22.4610°N 88.3301°E / 22.4610; 88.3301. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).
Hanspukuria, Joka, Kalua and Ramchandrapur form a cluster of census towns bordering areas of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, as per map of Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block on page 153 of District Census Handbook 2011 for South 24 Parganas. Since publication of this map Joka I and Joka II gram panchayats have been added to Kolkata Municipal Corporation area.[3][4]
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Ramchandrapur had a total population of 6,252, of which 3,191 (51%) were males and 3,061 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 567. The total number of literates in Kalua was 5,081 (89.38% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Infrastructure
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Ramchandrapur covered an area of 1.3193 km2. Majerhat railway station is 8 km away. Among the civic amenities it had 1 km of roads with open drains. The source of protected water supply was service reservoir and borewell tank. It had 915 domestic electric connections and 50 road lights. Among the medical facilities it had were a dispensary/ health centre close-by and 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities It had were 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school were at Korapukur 1 km away, senior secondary school was at Joka 3 km away and the nearest general degree college was at Thakurpukur 4 km away. It had 1 special school for the disabled. Among the important commodities manufactured were grills.[6]
Transport
A short stretch of local roads link Ramchandrapur to the National Highway 12.[7]
Majerhat railway station is located nearby.[7]
Healthcare
Sarsuna Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Sarsuna, is the major government medical facility in the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 153 – Map of Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Assembly clears borough bill". The Telegraph. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Block Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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