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Maheshtala (Template:IPA) is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).[1]
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
Maheshtala is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of Template:Convert.
Rameswarpur, Chata Kalikapur, Ganye Gangadharpur and Asuti form a cluster of census towns on the southern side of Maheshtala, as per the map of the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block on the page number 153 in the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas district.[5]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).
Demographics
Population
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Maheshtala had a total population of 448,317, of which 229,693 (51.23%) were males and 218,624 (48.77%) were females. It had a population density of Template:Convert with a sex ratio of 952 females for every 1000 males. There were 46,247 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years which is 10.32% of the total population. The Scheduled Castes numbered 54,645 (12.19%) and the Scheduled Tribes numbered 1,934 (0.43%). The total number of literate persons was 329,813 (82.03% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 176,135 (85.43% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 153,678 (78.45% of the female population over 6 years). Maheshtala had a total of 101,453 households as per report released by 2011 Census of India.[6]
Language
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 94.96% of the population spoke Bengali, 3.97% Hindi and 1.06% Urdu as their first language.[7]
Religion
According to the 2011 Census of India, 57.95% of the population is Hindu, 41.11% Muslim, 0.31% Christian, 0.12% Sikh, 0.27% Buddhist and 0.02% Jain. 0.21% did not state a religion in the census.[8]
Civic administration
Municipality
Maheshtala Municipality covers an area of Template:Cvt. It has jurisdiction over the entire city of Maheshtala. The municipality was established in Template:Start date and age. It is divided into 35 administrative wards. According to the 2022 municipal election, it is being controlled by the All India Trinamool Congress.[9][10]
Police stations
Maheshtala and Rabindranagar police stations are located in the Maheshtala municipal area. Maheshtala police station covers an area of Template:Cvt and Rabindranagar police station covers an area of Template:Cvt. Both the police stations have jurisdiction over parts of the Maheshtala Municipality, and the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block.[11][12][13]
Transport
Maheshtala is on the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[14]
Santoshpur, Akra and Nangi railway stations are located nearby.[14]
Education
- Maheshtala College, established in 1971, is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, political science, education, philosophy, computer science, mathematics and accountancy and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[15][16]
- Techno International Batanagar, established in 2012, offers diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Engineering and Technology and other allied fields.[17]
References
- ↑ Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan Area. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ↑ 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 3 November 2019.
- ↑ Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-B, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: West Bengal. www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ↑ Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal. censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India(2011).
- ↑ Maheshtala Municipality. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ Maheshtala Municipality. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ Maheshtala police station. West Bengal police. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ Rabindranagar police station. West Bengal police. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ District Statistical Handbook 2014 South 24 Parganas. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Google maps
- ↑ Maheshtala College. MC. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Maheshtala College. Careers 360. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Techno International Batanagar. TIB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
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