Alui Explained

Alui
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.6656°N 87.6521°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1627
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721232
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03225
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ghatal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ghatal

Alui is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Alui is located at 22.6656°N 87.6521°W.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1] [2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Alui had a total population of 1,627, of which 825 (51%) were males and 802 (49%) were females. There were 159 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Uttar Bar was 1,070 (77.89% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Education

Alui High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 610 books.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra . Banglapedia . 24 July 2016 . Murshid . Ghulam.
  2. Web site: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar . www.whereincity.com . 24 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011. page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2020.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013. Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics . 10 September 2020.
  5. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India . 25 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Alui Junior High School U. Primary. Schools.org . 25 August 2020.