Balarambati Explained

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.

Geography

Location

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]

Urbanisation

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.

Demographics

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]

Transport

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.

Education

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly . Map of Singur CD Block, page 599. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 26 September 2018.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 28 September 2018 .
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 27 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 September 2018.
  5. Google maps
  6. Web site: Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir . TargetStudy . 6 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Madhubati Surabala Vidyamandir . ICBSE . 6 October 2018.