Bargachhia

Bargachhia
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22°50′00″N88°10′43″E / 22.833333°N 88.178667°E / 22.833333; 88.178667 Coordinates: 22°50′00″N88°10′43″E / 22.833333°N 88.178667°E / 22.833333; 88.178667
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Named for	Rath Yatra
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj
• Body	Nalikul Purba Gram Panchayat
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,566
Demonym(s)	Bangali
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	712407
Telephone code	03212
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Arambagh
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haripal
Website	hooghly.nic.in

Bargachhia is a census town of Nalikul Purba Gram Panchayat in Haripal CD Block in Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ 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

Bargachhia is located at 22°50′00″N88°10′43″E / 22.833333°N 88.178667°E / 22.833333; 88.178667 . ^[1]

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. ^[2]

Urbanisation

In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality. ^[3] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural. ^[4] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Transport

Main transport facilities are Indian Railways and bus services. Nearest railway station is Nalikul located inside the southwest part of the census town. The CT is bounded in the south by SH 2.

Education

One upper primary school named Bargachhia Upper Primary School and one Higher Secondary school named Nalikul Desh Bandhu Bani Mandir are located in the Census Town. Also there are several privet institutions in the locality. Those are Green View Institution, Jeevan Jyoti, Next Gen Educational Institution etc.

Health Infrastructures

One sub center is located in this area. Nearest PHC is Bandipur PHC about 2 KM away from the Census Town. Two rural hospitals are situated about 9 KM away towards east Singur RH and 8 KM away towards west Haripal RH.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Bargachhia had a total population of 4,566 of which 2,350 (51%) were males and 2,216 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 422. The total number of literates in Bargachhia was 3,391 (81.83% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

References

1. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Haripal CD Block, page 551. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
2. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.