Belgharia, Nadia

Not to be confused with Belgharia.

Belgharia
Census Town
Belgharia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Belgharia Belgharia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°07′22″N88°33′18″E / 23.1228°N 88.5549°E / 23.1228; 88.5549 Coordinates: 23°07′22″N88°33′18″E / 23.1228°N 88.5549°E / 23.1228; 88.5549
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Area
• Total	1.6249 km2 (0.6274 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,858
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	741501
Telephone/STD code	03454
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranaghat Uttar Paschim
Website	nadia.gov.in

Belgharia is a census town in the Ranaghat II CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district
M: municipal town/ city/notified area, 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

Belgharia is located at 23°07′22″N88°33′18″E / 23.1228°N 88.5549°E / 23.1228; 88.5549 .

Area overview

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. ^[1] The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The lower portion of the east is covered by a portion of the North 24 Parganas district. ^[2] The subdivision has achieved reasonably high urbanisation. 41.68% of the population lives in urban areas and 58.32% lives in rural areas. ^[3]

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. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Belgharia had a total population of 5,858, of which 3,042 (52%) were males and 2.816 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 434. The total number of literate persons in Belgharia was 4,552 (83.92% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

The following municipality and census towns were part of Chakdaha Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Chakdaha (M), Parbbatipur (CT), Gopalpur (CT), Belgharia (CT), Punglia (CT) and Lalpur (P) (CT). ^[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Belgharia covered an area of 1.6249 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 750 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 3 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 3 primary schools, other school facilities at Payradanga 1 km away. It had 2 non-formal education centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Three important commodities it produced were paddy, vegetable, flour. ^[6]

References

1. Gangopadhyay, Basudev, Paschimbanga Parichay, 2001, (in Bengali), p. 70, Sishu Sahitya Sansad
2. "District Census Handbook, Nadia, 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 13,14. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Nadia". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
6. "District Census Handbook Nadia, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 635-656; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 635; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 641; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 643; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 646; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 655; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 September 2020.