Alui

Alui
Village
Alui Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Alui Alui (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°39′56″N87°39′08″E / 22.665634°N 87.652091°E / 22.665634; 87.652091
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,627
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721232
Telephone/STD code	03225
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Alui is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

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Rupnarayan River

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Uttar Bar

H

Radhanagar

H

Radhakantapur

H

Palashpai

H

Narajole

H

Laoda

H

Lachhipur

H

Kotalpur

H

Jayantipur

H

Jalshara

H

Iswarpur

H

Gobindanagar

H

Gangadaspur

H

Dihi Baliharpur

H

Chaipat

H

Baikunthapur

H

Alui

H

Ajuria

R

Birsingha

R

Sonakhali

R

Daspur

M

Ramjibanpur

M

Khirpai

M

Kharar

M

Ghatal

M

Chandrakona

   

Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Alui is located at 22°39′56″N87°39′08″E / 22.665634°N 87.652091°E / 22.665634; 87.652091 .

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820. ^{[1] [2]}

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 per km², but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Alui had a total population of 1,627, of which 825 (51%) were males and 802 (49%) were females. There were 159 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Uttar Bar was 1,070 (77.89% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

Education

Alui High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 610 books. ^[6]

Alui picture gallery

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  Naba-ratna temple of Bhuinya family built in 1860
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  Bhuinya family temple
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  Terracotta decoration in Bhuinya family temple
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  Naba-ratna Sridhara temple of Roy family built in 1880
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  Sridhara temple
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  Terracotta decoration

References

1. Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
4. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
5. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
6. "Alui Junior High School U. Primary". Schools.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.