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Bawali is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
The Mondals, the zamindars of Bawali, originally carried the title of Roy/ Rai. Shovaram was awarded the title of Mondal. Shovaram’s grandson, Rajaram, received the zamindari rights of 50 villages (including Budge Budge and Bawali), as a reward for his bravery, from the Raja of Hijli. They settled at Bawali around 1710. Rajaram’s grandson Haradhan, who enjoyed the patronage of the East India Company, and his sons built many temples in Bawali.[1] The regional social media page Bawalir Itibritto is conducting research to know more about Bawali.
Geography
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 towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[2][3][4]
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
Bawali is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.
Bawali, Chak Kashipur, Chak Alampur, Dakshin Raypur and Poali form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Budge Budge II CD block on page 181 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[5]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bawali had a total population of 10,968, of which 5,709 (52%) were males and 5,259 (48%) were females. There were 894 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 8,694 (86.30% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to the 2001 Census of India, Bawali had a population of 10,200. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. It has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 69%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.[7]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bawali covered an area of 3.62 km2. Among the civic amenities, the water supply involved over-head tank. It had 2,235 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 2 middle schools and 2 secondary schools.[8]
Economy
Tourism
There are two luxury hotels at Bowaii – The Rajbari Bawali and Farmhouse.[9][10]
Transport
A short stretch of local roads link Bawali to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[11]
Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[11]
Education
Bawali High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1899. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to class XII.[12]
Bawali Pallimongal High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII.[13]
Healthcare
Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block.[14]
References
- ↑ Next weekend you can be at Bawali, Datta, Rangan. Published in The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ The Rajbari Bawali. TRB. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Bawali Farhouse. BF. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Google maps
- ↑ Bawali High School. ICBSE. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ Bawali Pallimongal High School. EduGorilla. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Health & Family Welfare Department. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
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