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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhatrigram
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
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| area_total_km2 = 2.6
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| population_total = 9,951
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713405
| registration_plate = WB
| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}}
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'''Dhatrigram''' is a [[census town]] in [[Kalna I]] CD Block in [[Kalna subdivision]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==History==
Dhatrigram responded warmly to the movement against partition of Bengal in 1905. Many people in the town had close links with Kolkata and the liberal trend then affecting the metropolis flowed into this small town for many years.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, pp. 429-431</ref>

==Geography==
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===Location===
Dhatrigram is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the [[Bhagirathi River|Bhagirathi]], [[Ajay River|Ajay]] and [[Damodar River|Damodar]] rivers.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, ''Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti'' (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}} , Vol I, p. 15, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref> Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-42  °C in summer.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 19</ref>

===Urbanisation===
87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population live in the urban areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 25 January 2019 }}</ref> 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.

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]] Dhatrigram had a total population of 9,951, of which 5,137 (52%) were males and 4,814 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 826. The total number of literates in Dhatrigram was 7,704 (84.43% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 28 February 2017 }}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Dhatrigram had a population of 9,609. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhatrigram has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and, female literacy is 60%. In Dhatrigram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Economy==
It is a weaving centre with a name for cotton and silk saris.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 664</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indiaprofile.com/art-crafts/bengal-art.htm | title = A Traditional Panorama - Bengal Art|access-date = 2007-09-08 | work = Arts and Crafts in India| publisher = India Profile}}</ref>

About 32,00,000 people commute daily from around the city to Kolkata. Thirty-eight trains transport commuters from 45 stations in the Howrah-Katwa section.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| title = The Suburban Railway Network of Kolkata: A Geographical Apprisal| first = Teesta| last = Dey| publisher = eTraverse, the Indian journal of spatial science, 2012| access-date = 23 February 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171118122331/http://indiansss.org/pdf/pdfset-8/issueset-9/Art_017.pdf| archive-date = 18 November 2017| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Dhatrigram covered an area of 2.6 km<sup>2</sup>. It had 1.2 km roads. Amongst the medical facilities, the nearest nursing home was 7 km away and the nearest veterinary hospital was 7 km away. It had 2 primary schools. The nearest secondary school was 1.5 km away at Gram Kalna and the nearest senior secondary school was 13 km away at Kalna.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1179-1181; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1188-1191; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1191-1195; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1196-1199; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 2009, Pages 1200-1209| publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |access-date = 3 February 2019}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Dhatrigram railway station]] is 91 km from Howrah and situated on the [[Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line#Other routes|Bandel-Katwa Branch Line]].<ref>Railway local time table</ref>

==Education==
Dhatrigram has many primary and two higher secondary schools
# Dhatrigram High School
# Dhatrigram Balika Vidyalaya
# Gramkalna High School.<ref>I [http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927042635/http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

==Culture==
[[Saraswati]] & [[Jagaddhatri|Jagatdhatri]] Puja is celebrated in Dhatigram and many cultural programmes are held during this occasion.'''''{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}'''''

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090617061729/http://www.bardhaman.com/bigmap.htm Map of Bardhaman district]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Purba Bardhaman District}}
{{Craft centres in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Purba Bardhaman district]]

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