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Chak Kashipur 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.
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.[1][2][3]
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
Chak Kashipur is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.[4]
Bowali, 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, Chak Kashipur had a total population of 12,035, of which 6,373 (53%) were males and 5,662 (47%) were females. There are 1,499 people in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people was 8,504 (80.71% of the population over 6 years).[6]
According to the 2001 Census of India, Chak Kashipur had a population of 11,155. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. It has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 72% and female literacy of 56%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.[7]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Chak Kashipur covered an area of 1.59 km2. Budge Budge railway station is 8 km away. Among the civic amenities it had 36 km roads with open drains. The protected water supply involved over-head tank. It had 1,274 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, a nursing home 3 km away and 1 medicine shop. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, the nearest secondary school was at Chak Alampur 1 km away, the nearest senior secondary school was at Husnecha 1 km away. The nearest general degree college was at Budge Budge 8 km away. Three important commodities it manufactured were foodgrains, textiles and coal.[8]
Transport
A short stretch of local roads link Chak Kashipur to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[9]
Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.[9]
Education
Alampur Siksha Niketan is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1975. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[10]
Hasnecha High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has arrangements for teaching from class V to class XII.[11]
Healthcare
Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block.[12]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Yahoo maps location of Chak Kashipur. Yahoo maps. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Google maps
- ↑ Alampur Siksha Niketan High School. ICBSE. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Hasnecha High School. ICBSE. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Health & Family Welfare Department. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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