Angar Garia Explained

Angar Garia
Other Name:Angargoria
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.9775°N 87.5957°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Birbhum
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4,232
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:731132
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03462
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Birbhum
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Sainthia

Angar Garia (also spelled Angargoria) is a village and gram panchayat in Mohammad Bazar CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district.

Geography

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Mohammad Bazar CD block are located at Angar Garia.[1]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Angar Garia had a total population of 4,232 of which 2,155 (51%) were males and 2,077 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 487. The total number of literates in Angar Garia was 2,631 (70.25% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Economy

China clay mines are found in Kharia, Mocdam Nagar, Komarpur, Angargoria and Mohammad Bazar, in Birbhum district. Mining is carried out mainly by the open cast method.[3]

Transport

SH 11, running from Mohammad Bazar and to Ranaghat, passes through Angar Garia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook: Birbhum, Series 20, Part XII B . Map of Birbhum with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 1 February 2018 .
  2. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 1 February 2018 .
  3. Web site: China-clay Mines Of Patelnagar,MD.Bazar C.D.block,Birbhum Dist,W.B . Prolay Mondal. More Books . 1 February 2018.
  4. Google maps