Purusattompur Explained

Purusattompur
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.0792°N 88.2634°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hooghly
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3,665
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
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:03454
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hooghly
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Pandua

Purusattompur is a census town in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Location

Purusattompur is located at 23.0792°N 88.2634°W.[1]

Pandua, Purusattompur and Namajgram form a cluster of census towns.[1]

Pandua CD Block is a flat alluvial plain, known as the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, that forms part of the Gangetic Delta.[2]

Urbanisation

There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant.[3]

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns.[4] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural.[5]

The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Purusattompur had a total population of 3,665 of which 1,855 (51%) were males and 1,810 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 466. The total number of literates in Purusattompur was 2,336 (73.02% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hugli . Map of Pandua CD Block, page 385. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 25 September 2018.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physiography, Page 17. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 28 September 2018.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA . Physical features: pages 20, 24 . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 27 September 2018 .
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly . Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a) . Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 27 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook . 21 January 2019 . dead .
  5. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 September 2018.