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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Buita
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[South 24 Parganas]]
| subdivision_type3 = CD block
| subdivision_name3 = [[Budge Budge I]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 0.86
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 16764
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=5 July 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 700137
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 33
| registration_plate = [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-19 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-22, [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-95 to [[List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#WB.E2.80.94West Bengal|WB]]-99
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency)|Diamond Harbour]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Budge Budge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Budge Budge]]
| website = {{URL|www.s24pgs.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Buita''' is a [[census town]] and a [[gram panchayat]] within the jurisdiction of the [[Budge Budge]] police station in the [[Budge Budge I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in the [[Alipore Sadar subdivision]] of the [[South 24 Parganas]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
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===Area overview===
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 [[census town]]s. The entire district is situated in the [[Ganges Delta]] and the subdivision, on the east bank of the [[Hooghly River]], is an [[alluvium|alluvial]] stretch, with industrial development.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas |work = Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b |publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf| title = Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory |work= Page 13, Physiography| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | title = District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas | work = Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 | publisher = Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 | access-date = 5 December 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm | archive-date = 5 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

===Location===
Buita is located at {{coord|22.4521|N|88.1853|E|format=dms}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|9|m}}.

[[Balarampur, Budge Budge|Balarampur]], [[Uttar Raypur]], Buita, [[Benjanhari Acharial]], [[Abhirampur]] and [[Nischintapur, Budge Budge|Nischintapur]] form a cluster of census towns around [[Budge Budge]] and [[Pujali]], as per the map of the Budge Budge I CD block on page 167 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf|title = District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |work = Page 167 – Map of Budge Budge I CD block | publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal| access-date = 24 September 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Buita had a total population of 16,764, of which 8,486 (51%) were males and 8,278 (49%) were females. There were 1983 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 11,422 (77.27% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 2 November 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook'' 2011, Buita covered an area of 0.8571 km2. [[Budge Budge railway station]] is 8 km away. Among the civic amenities it had 22.5 km of roads. Protected water supply involved tap water from treated source and hand pumps. It had 2,000 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had were a nursing home 4 km away and 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools and 3 middle schools. The nearest general degree college was at [[Budge Budge]] 8 km away. It had 7 non-formal education centres (Sarba Siksha Abhiyan). Important commodities it manufactured were: [[zari]] items and ready-made garments. It had the branch of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1917_PART_A_DCHB_SOUTH%20TWENTY%20FOUR%20PARGANAS.pdf | title = District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= 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 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 9 November 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
A short stretch of local roads link Buita to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.<ref name="google">Google maps</ref>

[[Budge Budge railway station]] is located nearby.<ref name="google"/>

==Education==
Bethuabati Bhajahari High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1948. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to class X.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/bethuabati-bhajahari-high-school-pvn352 |title = Bethuabati Bhajahari High School |publisher= ICBSE | access-date = 5 November 2019 }}</ref>

Shanpukur High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1961. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/shankpukur-high-school-budge-budge-1-south-24-parganas-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/ | title = Shanpukur High School, Budge Budge I | publisher = EduGorilla| access-date = 11 December 2019}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Benjanhari Acharial Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at [[Benjanhari Acharial]], is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge I CD block.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

{{South 24 Parganas}}
{{South 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in South 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

Buita - Revision history

>Jeet Dev at 06:26, 13 March 2021