Balarambati | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 22.8215°N 88.2174°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 5,068 |
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 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03214 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Arambagh |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Haripal |
Balarambati is a census town in Singur CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Balarambati is located at 22.8215°N 88.2174°W.[1]
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[2]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[3] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[4] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per 2011 Census of India Balarambati had a total population of 5,068 of which 2,558 (50.47%) were males and 2,510 (49.52%) were females. Population below 6 years was 454. The total number of literates in Balarambati was 4,122 (89.34% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Balarambati is on the State Highway 2 (also known as the Baidyabati-Tarakeswar Road).[5] Balarambati railway station on Howrah-Bardhaman chord serves the locality.
Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir is a co-educational high school in Balaramabati. It was established in 1947. It has arrangements for teaching from Class VI to X.[6] [7]