Kholapota

Kholapota is a village and a gram panchayat in Basirhat II CD Block in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal in India. It belongs to the Presidency division.

Kholapota
Village
Kholapota
Location in West Bengal, India.
Kholapota
Kholapota (India)
Coordinates: 22.682893°N 88.812296°E / 22.682893; 88.812296
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictNorth 24 Parganas district
BlockBasirhat II (community development block)
Government
 • MPNusrat Jahan
 • MLARafiqul Islam Mondal[1]
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,029[2]
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time (IST))
Postal Index Number (PIN)
743428
Telephone code+91 3217
Vehicle registrationWB26
Lok Sabha constituencyBasirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBasirhat Uttar
Websitenorth24parganas.nic.in

Geography

It is located 35 kilometres east from district headquarters Barasat. 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the state capital Kolkata. Kholapota is surrounded by Baduria Block on the north, Basirhat I Block on the east, Haroa Block on the south and Deganga Block on the west. Taki, Barasat, Basirhat, and Hasnabad are nearby cities of Kholapota. The nearest Railway station is Champapukur railway station.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census of India Kholapota has not been identified as a separate place. The population is obviously included in that of some other place, but it is not indicated in the census records.[3][4]

Economy

Banks

There are branches of the State Bank of India, Bank of India and UCO Bank, at Kholapota.

Transport

SH 2 and SH 3 meet at Kholapota, follow a common route for a short distance and then separate out.[5][6]

Education

Kholapota P.K Haldar girls high school and Kholapota Sri Abrabindo Tapoban Pathmandir are the two schools of the village.

References
  1. "MLAs of North 24 parganas". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. "geolysis.com".
  3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 419: Map of Basirhat II CD Bloc, Pages 421-422: Alphabetical List of Villages in Basirhat II CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. Google maps
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