Bamunari Explained

Bamunari
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7195°N 88.3125°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:6,266
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB

Bamunari is a census town of Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1]

Geography

Location

Bamunari is located at 22.7195°N 88.3125°W.[2]

Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kanaipur, Basai and Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities – Rishra, Konnagar and Uttarpara.[2]

The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised.[3]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map).[4] [5] All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bamunari had a total population of 6,266 of which 3,227 (52%) were males and 3,039 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 580. The total number of literates in Bamunari was 4,997 (87.88% of the population over 6 years).[5]

India census, Bamunari had a population of 6,913. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bamunari has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.[6]

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT).[7]

Transport

SH 13 (Delhi Road) passes through Bamunari.

Bus

Private Bus

Bus Route Without Number

Train

Rishra railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line is the nearest railway station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District-wise list of stautory towns . Census Commission of India . 2009-01-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm . 21 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly . Map of Serampur-Uttarpara CD Block, page 635. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 26 September 2018.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 28 September 2018 .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  5. 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 . 3 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  7. Web site: Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 . Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh . Census of India 2011 . 16 June 2016.