Bara Bamonia

Bara Bamonia is a census town in Habra II CD Block of Barasat Sadar subdivision[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bara Bamonia
Census Town
Bara Bamonia
Location in West Bengal, India
Bara Bamonia
Bara Bamonia (India)
Coordinates: 22.83°N 88.63°E / 22.83; 88.63
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,193
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencyBarasat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAshoknagar
Websitenorth24parganas.gov.in/n24p/index.php

Geography

Bara Bamonia, Guma and Khordabamonia forms a cluster of census towns.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bara Bamonia had a total population of 7,193, of which 3,683 (51%) were males and 3,510 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 756. The total number of literates in Bara Bamonia was 5,745 (89.25% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Habra Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 304,584, of which 154,863 (51%) were males and 149,723 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 23,023. The total number of literates in Habra UA was 256,313 (91.03% of the population over 6 years).[4] The constituents of Habra Urban Agglomeration were Habra (M), Ashoknagar Kalyangarh (M), Bara Bamonia (CT), Guma (CT), Anarbaria (CT) and Khorddabamonia (CT).[5]

As of 2001 India census,[6] Bara Bamonia had a population of 6174. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bara Bamonia has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the literates being male and 45% being female. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Bara Bamonia covered an area of 0.76 km2. It had 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 senior secondary school, and the nearest degree college was 10 km away at Habra. The nearest hospital was 7 km away, the nearest dispensary/health centre was 1 km away, the nearest family welfare centre was 4 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre was 7 km away and the nearest maternity home was 7 km away.[7]

Transport

Bara Bamonia is on National Highway 112 (old numbering NH 35).[8]

Guma railway station, located nearby at Guma, on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line, is 37.3 km from Sealdah and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.[9][8]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[10]

See also

Map of Habra II CD Block on Page 313 of District Census Handbook.[2]

References
  1. District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 313 - Map of Habra II CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "Urban Agglomeration/ Cities having population above 1 lakh" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. "Constituents of Urban Agglomeration having population of 1 lakh and bove" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. Google maps
  9. "33811 Seldah Bangaon Locl". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.