Iswarigachha Explained

Iswarigachha
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:	22.7367°N 88.7724°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	North 24 Parganas
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	3,137
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:	743 401 (Baduria)
Area Code Type:	Telephone/STD code
Area Code:	03217
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Basirhat
Blank2 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:	Baduria

Iswarigachha is a village in the Baduria CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Iwarigachha is located at 22.7367°N 88.7724°W.

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.^[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.^[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.^[3] ^[4]

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.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Baduria CD block are located at Iswarigachha.^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Iswarigachha had a total population of 3,137, of which 1,585 (51%) were males and 1,552 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 347. The total number of literate persons in Iswarigachha was 2,235 (80.11% of the population over 6 years).^[6]

Transport

Iswarigachha is on Berachampa-Baduria Road.^[7]

Notes and References

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.
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 . 3 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005044029/http://wbplan.gov.in/HumanDev/DHDR/24%20pgsSouth/s24prg_main.htm . 5 October 2016 . dead .
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 .
Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2 May 2018.
Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 12 May 2018.
Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 11 May 2018.
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