Bamanpukuria

Not to be confused with Bamanpukur.

Bamanpukuria
Village
Bamanpukuria Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bamanpukuria Bamanpukuria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°30′48″N88°41′55″E / 22.513472°N 88.698632°E / 22.513472; 88.698632 Coordinates: 22°30′48″N88°41′55″E / 22.513472°N 88.698632°E / 22.513472; 88.698632
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,421
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743425 (Bamanpukur)
Telephone/STD code	03217
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Minakhan
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Bamanpukuria (also referred to as Bamanpukur; the gram panchayat and post office are called Bamanpukur) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Minakhan CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bamanpukuria is located at 22°30′48″N88°41′55″E / 22.513472°N 88.698632°E / 22.513472; 88.698632 .

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bamanpukuria had a total population of 6,421, of which 3,320 (52%) were males and 3,101 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 728. The total number of literate persons in Bamanpukurial was 4,017 (70.56% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

Transport

State Highway 3 (locally known as Kolkata Malancha Road/ Basanti Highway) passes through Bamanpukuria. ^{[6] [7]}

Education

Bamanpukur Humayun Kabir Mahavidyalaya was established at Bamanpukuria in 2007. Affiliated to the West Bengal State University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science and education, and a general course in arts. ^[8]

Bamanpukuria S.M.M. High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational school established in 1954. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has 15 computers, a library and a play ground. ^[9]

Healthcare

Minakhan Rural Hospital at Minakhan is located nearby. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. "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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
4. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
7. Google maps
8. "Bamanpukur Humayun Kabir Mahavidyalaya". BHKM. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
9. "Bamanpukuria S.M.M. High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 30 May 2018.