Domohani Explained

Domohani
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.7569°N 87.0256°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Bardhaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.3789
Population Total:12,480
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages*
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:713334
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0341
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Asansol
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Barabani

Domohani is a census town in the Barabani CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Pangachhiya, Majiara, Bhanowara, Domohani, Charanpur (OG), Ratibati and Chelad form a cluster of census towns and an outgrowth on the northern and eastern side of Asansol.[1]

Urbanisation

As per the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[2] In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[3] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

Civic Administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Barabani CD block are located at Domohani Bazar.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Domohani had a total population of 12,480 of which 6,413 (51%) were males and 6,067 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,558. The total number of literate persons in Domohani was 8,103 (74.19% of the population over 6 years).[5]

According to the 2011 census, the urban agglomeration (UA) centred upon Asansol had a population of 1,243,414. In addition to the erstwhile municipalities of Kulti, Jamuria, and Raniganj subsequently incorporated into the Asansol Municipal Corporation, the agglomeration included the census towns of Amkula, Baktarnagar, Ballavpur, Bhanowara, Domohani, Egara, Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Majiara, Murgathaul, Raghunathchak, Sahebganj and Topsi, and also Charanpur, an outgrowth of Jamuria.[6] [3]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Domohani covered an area of 6.3789 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, borewell/ tubewell. It had 675 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensary/ health centres, 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Asansol 12 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the important commodities it produced were bricks, briquettes, sweets.[7]

Transport

Several roads converge on Domohani: Nazrul Sarani (earlier known as Domohani Road), Churulia Road, Domohani-Jamuria Road, Domohani Bazar-Lalganj Road.[8]

Education

Domohani Kelejora High School is a Bengali-medium boys only institution established in 1938. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 8 computers, a library with 200 books and a playground.[9]

Domohani Kelejora Girls’ High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1963. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 1,500 books and a playground.[10]

Singhabahini Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[11]

Domohani Hindi UP School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2008. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII.[12]

Domohani has Bengali-medium, Hindi-medium and Urdu-medium primary schools.[13]

Healthcare

Kelejora Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Kelejora, PO Domohani Bazar, is the major government medical facility in the Barabani CD block. There are primary health centres at Domohani (with 10 beds), Lalganj (with 2 beds), Nuni (with 6 beds) and Panuria (with 6 beds).[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Barddhaman . Map of Barabani CD Block, page 167 and Map of Raniganj CD Block, page 215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 31 August 2018.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan . Table 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 4 September 2018.
  3. Web site: The Kolkata Gazette . Notification No. 335/MA/O/C-4/1M-36/2014 dated 3 June 2015 . Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal . 4 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312033552/https://www.wbdma.gov.in/circulars/249-135-ma_2015-2016.pdf . 12 March 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook: Barddhaman . Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 22 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 18 February 2017 .
  6. Web site: Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above. Provisional Population Total, Census of India 2011. Government of India . 27 August 2018.
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209 . Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal . 14 May 2020.
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  9. Web site: Domohani Kelejora High Schools (HS) . Schools.org.in . 27 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Domohani Kelejora Girls’ High School. Schools.org.in. 27 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Singha Bahini Jr High School. Schools.org.in . 27 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Domohani Hindi UP School. Schools.org.in . 27 May 2020.
  13. Web site: List of Schools in Barabani Clrc Office Clustet (Bardhaman). Schools.org.in . 27 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal . 12 May 2020 . 8 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf . dead .
  15. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres . Government of West Bengal . 12 May 2020 . 21 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421215645/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf . dead .