Berunanpukuria Explained

Berunanpukuria
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7282°N 88.4535°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:North 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Greater Kolkata
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2,188
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:700126
Registration Plate:WB
Iso Code:IN-WB

Berunanpukuria is a village 6 km away from Barasat City in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Location

Berunanpukuria is located at 22.7282°N 88.4535°W.

Berunanpukuria, Barbaria, Jagannathpur, Kokapur and Chak Barbaria form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat.[1] [2]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[5]

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, Berunanpukhuria had a total population of 2,188, of which 1,153 (53%) were males and 1,035 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 260. The total number of literate persons in Berunanpukhuria was 1,460 (75.73% of the population over 6 years).[6]

Transport

Berunanpukuria is on the State Highway 2 (locally known as Barrackpore-Barasat Road) in the vicinity of Barasat town.[7] [2]

The nearest railway station is Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line.[8]

Education

West Bengal State University, located at Berunanpukria, was established in 2008. In 2018, WBSU has made it to the comprehensive list of the best public universities in Bengal. The rating was by Careers 369, the country's largest education and career counselling portal. It offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programmes. An affiliating university, as of 2018, all 46 colleges in North 24 Parganas are affiliated to it. The boys hostel is functional and the girls hostel is getting ready.[9] [10] [11]

Kingston College of Science and Kingston Law College were established at Berunanpukuria in 2004.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 3 June 2018.
  2. Google maps
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 13 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 16 April 2018.
  4. Book: LSS O’Malley. Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. p 1-4. 2009. Concept Publishing Company . 9788172681937. 3 May 2018 .
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook . North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 2019-01-21 . dead .
  6. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Kingston Educational Institute . 2010-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129042911/http://www.kei-cal.net/htr.html . 2010-01-29 .
  8. Web site: 33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local . Time Table. India Railinfo . 15 June 2018.
  9. Web site: West Bengal State University . 3 June 2018 . WBSU.
  10. Web site: West Bengal State University . College Dunia . 3 June 2018.
  11. Web site: WBSU bags place in list of best public varsities in Bengal . Millennium Post, 15 April 2018 . 3 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Kingston College of Science . KCS. 8 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Kingston College of Science . Target Study . 8 May 2018.