Dhatrigram | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.2956°N 88.3134°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Purba Bardhaman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.6 |
Population Total: | 9,951 |
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: | 713405 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Dhatrigram is a census town in Kalna I CD Block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Dhatrigram responded warmly to the movement against partition of Bengal in 1905. Many people in the town had close links with Kolkata and the liberal trend then affecting the metropolis flowed into this small town for many years.[1]
Dhatrigram is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers.[2] Temperatures in this region varies from 17-18 °C in winter to 30-42 °C in summer.[3]
87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population live in the urban areas.[4] 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.
As per the 2011 Census of India Dhatrigram had a total population of 9,951, of which 5,137 (52%) were males and 4,814 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 826. The total number of literates in Dhatrigram was 7,704 (84.43% of the population over 6 years).[5]
India census,[6] Dhatrigram had a population of 9,609. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhatrigram has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76% and, female literacy is 60%. In Dhatrigram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is a weaving centre with a name for cotton and silk saris.[7] [8]
About 32,00,000 people commute daily from around the city to Kolkata. Thirty-eight trains transport commuters from 45 stations in the Howrah-Katwa section.[9]
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Dhatrigram covered an area of 2.6 km2. It had 1.2 km roads. Amongst the medical facilities, the nearest nursing home was 7 km away and the nearest veterinary hospital was 7 km away. It had 2 primary schools. The nearest secondary school was 1.5 km away at Gram Kalna and the nearest senior secondary school was 13 km away at Kalna.[10]
Dhatrigram railway station is 91 km from Howrah and situated on the Bandel-Katwa Branch Line.[11]
Dhatrigram has many primary and two higher secondary schools
Saraswati & Jagatdhatri Puja is celebrated in Dhatigram and many cultural programmes are held during this occasion.