Bhabki | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 24°35′54″N88°01′09″E / 24.5983°N 88.0192°E | |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
Area | |
• Total | 1.0516 km2 (0.4060 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,526 |
• Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 742213 |
Telephone/STD code | 03485 |
Vehicle registration | WB-57, WB-58 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jangipur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Suti |
Website | murshidbad |
Bhabki is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bhabki is located at 24°35′54″N88°01′09″E / 24.5983°N 88.0192°E .
According to the map of Suti II CD block in the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Dafahat, Jagtaj, Debipur, Aurangabad, Hafania, Mahendrapur, Paschim Punropara, Bhabki, Khidirpur, Khanpur, Ichhlampur, Chakmeghoan and Kakramari, form a cluster of census towns. [1]
Jangipur subdivision is crowded with 52 census towns and as such it had to be presented in two location maps. One of the maps can be seen alongside. The subdivision is located in the Rarh region that is spread over from adjoining Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The land is slightly higher in altitude than the surrounding plains and is gently undulating. [2] [3] The river Ganges, along with its distributaries, is prominent in both the maps. At the head of the subdivision is the 2,245 m long Farakka Barrage, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. [4] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). [5] The subdivision has two large power plants - the 2,100 MW Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 1,600 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Station. [6] [7] According to a 2016 report, there are around 1,000,000 (1 million/ ten lakh) workers engaged in the beedi industry in Jangipur subdivision. 90% are home-based and 70% of the home-based workers are women. [8] [9] [10] As of 2013, an estimated 2.4 million people reside along the banks of the Ganges alone in Murshidabad district. Severe erosion occurs along the banks. [11]
Note: The two maps present some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the maps are linked in the larger full screen maps.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bhabki had a total population of 7,772, of which 4,094 (53%) were males and 3,678 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,269. The total number of literate persons in Bhabki was 4,497 (69/15% of the population over 6 years). [12]
According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Bhabki covered an area of 3.6022 km2. It had 8 km roads. The protected water-supply involved hand pump. It had 1,500 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools. It produced vegetables, paddy, jute. It had the branch office of 1 non-agricultural credit society. [13]
Suti II CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by a high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Suti II CD block is 1,852 mg/litre. [14]
Dafahat is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Fatellapur is a census town in the Suti I CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Jagtaj is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Paschim Punropara is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Mahendrapur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Hafania is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Ichhlampur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Chakmeghoan is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Kakramari is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Khanpur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Khidirpur is a census town in the Suti II CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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