Country India Telephone/STD code 03216 Elevation 13 m | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 168.6 km² Area code 03216 | |
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PIN 741249 (Subarnapur)741252 (Krishivisyavidyalaya) | ||
Haringhata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Haringhata police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Subarnapur. It is located 56 km from Krishnanagar, the district headquarters.
Contents
- Map of Haringhata West Bengal 741249
- Location
- Area
- Physical features
- Gram panchayats
- Demographics
- Census towns and large villages
- Literacy
- Language
- Healthcare
- References
Map of Haringhata, West Bengal 741249
Location
Subarnapur is located at 22°57′14″N 88°33′49″E.
Haringhata CD Block is bounded by Chakdaha CD Block in the north and west, Bangaon and Gaighata CD Blocks, in North 24 Parganas district, in the east, Amdanga, Habra I and Habra II CD Blocks, in North 24 Parganas district, in the south.
Area
Haringhata CD Block has an area of 168.59 km2.
Physical features
Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature.
Gram panchayats
Gram panchayats of Haringhata block/ panchayat samiti are: Birohi 1, Birohi 2, Fatepur, Haringhata 1, Harinhgata 2, Kastodanga 1, Kastodanga 2, Mollabelia, Nagarukhra 1 and Nagarukhra 2.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Haringhata CD Block had a total population of 231,068, of which 207,459 were rural and 23,609 were urban. There were 118,709 (51% males and 112,359 (49%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 73,755 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 11,218.
As per 2001 census, Haringhata block had a total population 207,867, out of which 108,011 were males and 99,856 were females. Haringhata block registered a population growth of 16.92 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the district was 19.51 per cent. Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent.
Census towns and large villages
There are four census towns in Haringhata CD Block (2011 census figures in brackets) : Haringhata (3,989), Simhat (6,949), Subarnapur (5,759) and Digha (6,916).
Large villages in Haringhata CD Block were (2011 census figures in brackets): Chandirampur (4,740), Narayanpur (4,548), Uttar Datta Para (5,430), Uttar Brahmapur (5,371), Subuddipur (6,051), Sekendarpur (7,917), Kathdanga (7,417), Mollabalia (5,889), Ganguria (4,291), Fatepur (5,093), Barasat (4,046), Ukrah (13,548), Goaldob (4,883) and Dighalgram (5,390).
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Haringhata CD Block was 171,144 (82.15% of the population over 6 years) out of which 93,313 (55%) were males and 77,831 (45%) were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Nadia district was 74.97. Literacy in West Bengal was 77.08% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Bengali is the local language in these areas.
Healthcare
Haringhata block is one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.