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Kulberia is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.
Geography
Location
Kulberia is located at Template:Coord.
Bamangachhi, Digha and Kulberia form a cluster of census towns. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[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
Template:As of India census, Kulberia had a population of 6,993; of this, 3,543 are male, 3,450 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 81.15%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.
Infrastructure
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kulberia covered an area of Template:Convert. It had one primary school, the nearest middle school was Template:Convert away at Tentulia, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary school were Template:Convert away at Mondalganth. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available Template:Convert away.[7]
Transport
Local roads link Kulberia to Chhota Jagulia on National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).[8]
The Bamangachhi railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.[9][8]
Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[10]
See also
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ North 24 Parganas Dist. Police. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas{{#if:LSS O’Malley|, LSS O’Malley}(2009). ISBN 9788172681937
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ Primary census abstract data. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
- ↑ District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Google maps
- ↑ 33811 Sealdah Bangaon Local. indiaeailinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). SOES. Retrieved 2007-08-24.