Baska, Andal

Baska
Census Town
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Coordinates: 23°34′14″N87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E / 23.570439; 87.172971 Coordinates: 23°34′14″N87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E / 23.570439; 87.172971
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,609
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713321
Telephone/STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Raniganj
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Baska is a census town in the Andal CD block of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19. ^[1]

Baska is located at 23°34′14″N87°10′23″E / 23.570439°N 87.172971°E / 23.570439; 87.172971 .

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Baska had a total population of 6,609, of which 3,462 (52%) were males and 3,147 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 662. The total number of literate persons in Baska was 5,129 (86.25% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Baska had a population of 4,980. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Baska has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 61% of the literates are males and 39% are females. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Baska covered an area of 1.95 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 4 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, hand pump, tube well, borewell. It had 591 domestic electric connections and 76 road lighting (points). Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school, at Madanpur 2.5 km away. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had were 2 auditorium/ community halls. ^[5]

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. ^[6]

Education

Baska has three primary and one secondary schools. ^[7]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Ondal CD Block, page 229. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
6. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 666
7. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine