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Bara Bamonia

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Settlement type Census Town
Country India
State
District
Subdivision

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

Geography

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Location

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Bara Bamonia, Guma and Khorddabamonia form a cluster of census towns.[2]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[5]

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.

Demographics

Acording to the 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 in th age range 0-6 years was 756. The total number of literate persons in Bara Bamonia was 5,745 (89.25% of the population over 6 years).[6]

According to 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 in the age range 0-6 years was 23,023. The total number of literate persons in Habra UA was 256,313 (91.03% of the population over 6 years).[7] The constituents of Habra Urban Agglomeration were Habra (M), Ashoknagar Kalyangarh (M), Bara Bamonia (CT), Guma (CT), Anarbaria (CT) and Khorddabamonia (CT).[8]

Template:As of India census,[9] 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.[10]

Transport

Bara Bamonia is on National Highway 112 (old numbering NH 35).[11]

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.[12][11]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[13]

See also

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

References

  1. District-wise list of statutory towns Template:Webarchive
  2. 2.0 2.1 District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas{{#if:LSS O’Malley|, LSS O’Malley}(2009). ISBN 9788172681937
  5. District Statistical Handbook. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. Urban Agglomeration/ Cities having population above 1 lakh. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. Constituents of Urban Agglomeration having population of 1 lakh and bove. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  10. District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Google maps
  12. 33811 Seldah Bangaon Locl. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.

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