Kulberia Explained

Kulberia
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.7515°N 88.5173°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South 24 Parganas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.52
Population Total:6,993
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91 33
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Jadavpur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Bhangar
Website:www s24ps.gov.in
Footnotes:Bhangar II

Kulberia is a census town in the Bhangar II CD block in the Baruipur subdivision in the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Location

Kulberia is located at 22.7515°N 88.5173°W.

Bamangachhi, Digha and Kulberia form a cluster of census towns. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[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

India census, Kulberia had a population of 6,993; of this, 3,543 are male, 3,450 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 81.15%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kulberia covered an area of 0.5227km2. It had one primary school, the nearest middle school was 5km (03miles) away at Tentulia, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary school were 1.5km (00.9miles) away at Mondalganth. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available 1km (01miles) away.[7]

Transport

Local roads link Kulberia to Chhota Jagulia on National Highway 112 (Jessore Road).[8]

The Bamangachhi railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby.[9] [8]

Healthcare

Souyh 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[10]

See also

Map of Bhangar II CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]

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. Web site: North 24 Parganas Dist. Police. Know Your Police Station. District Police. 3 June 2018.
  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 . South 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: Primary census abstract data. 23 February 2014. Census of India. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
  7. Web site: District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A . Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 31 May 2018.
  8. Google maps
  9. Web site: 33811 Sealdah Bangaon Local . Time Table . indiaeailinfo . 31 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study) . 2007-08-24 . Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India . SOES . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002938/http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm . 27 September 2007 . dead .