Country India District Bardhaman PIN 713146 Elevation 25 m Local time Saturday 8:46 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman Purba Population 41,451 (2011) University Memari College | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 28% Humidity | ||
Memari is a town, a municipality and head quarters of the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Map of Memari, West Bengal
Geography
Memari is located at 23.2°N 88.12°E / 23.2; 88.12. It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).
Gram panchayats under Memari I Panchayat Samiti are: Daluibazar I, Daluibazar II, Debipur, Nimo I, Nimo II, Bagila, Amadpur, Gope-Gantar I, Gope-Gantar II and Durgapur.
Gram panchayats under Memari II Panchayat Samiti are: Barapalasan I, Barapalasan II, Bijur I, Bijur II, Satgachhia I, Satgachhia II, Bohar I, Bohar II and Kuchut.
Police station
Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and Memari I and Memari II CD Blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km2.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809. The total number of literates in Kalna was 31,935 (77.04% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census, Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Memari has thirteen primary, two secondary and three higher secondary schools.Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution is the higher secondary school for boys, established in 1892. It has one college providing graduation studies in different subjects.
Transport
Memari is 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Howrah Station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.
SH 13/ GT Road passes through Memari.