Bora Gagangohalia Explained

Bora Gagangohalia
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal##Location in India
Coordinates:22.3907°N 88.2608°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South 24 Parganas
Subdivision Type3:CD block
Subdivision Name3:Bishnupur II
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.94
Elevation M:9
Population Total:5274
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:743503
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Diamond Harbour
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Satgachhia

Bora Gagangohalia is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station in the Bishnupur II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

The Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the southern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 15 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3] [4] [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.

Location

Bora Gagangohalia is located at 22.3907°N 88.2608°W. It has an average elevation of .

Nadabhanga, Kanganbaria, Bora Gagangohalia, Barkalikapur, Chanddandaha and Patharberia (a little away) form a cluster of census towns, as per the map of the Bishnupur II CD block on page 233 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bora Gagangohalia had a total population of 5,274, of which 2,692 (51%) were males and 2,582 (49%) were females. There were 486 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Bora Gagangohalia was 4,147 (86.61% of the population over 6 years).[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bora Gagangohalia covered an area of 1.9373 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 20.8 km roads. the protected water supply involved service reservoir. It had 499 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had a hospital 4 km away, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, general degree college were at Vidyanagar 3.2 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, public library and reading room were there in Vidyanagar. An important commodity it produced was puffed rice.[8]

Transport

Bora Gagangohalia is on the National Highway 12.[9]

Education

Nandabhanga High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational high school established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.[10]

Healthcare

Amtala Rural Hospital, with 50 beds, at Amtala, is the major government medical facility in the Bishnupur II CD block.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact and Figures. Wb.gov.in. 5 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 5 July 2019. 85. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas . Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory . Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 5 December 2019.
  5. Web site: District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas . Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311 . Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: District Census Handbook South Twentyfour Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Page 233 – Map of Bishnupur II CD block . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2 November 2019.
  7. Web site: CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 4 November 2019.
  8. Web site: District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking . Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal . 9 November 2018.
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  10. Web site: Nandabhanga High School . Edugorilla . 10 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 4 November 2019 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .