Chak Barbaria

Not to be confused with Barbaria.

Chak Barbaria
Census Town
Chak Barbaria Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chak Barbaria Chak Barbaria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°44′14″N88°28′29″E / 22.737176°N 88.474803°E / 22.737176; 88.474803
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,088
• Density	15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700126
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Barasat
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Chak Barbaria is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

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

Location

Chak Barbaria is located at 22°44′14″N88°28′29″E / 22.737176°N 88.474803°E / 22.737176; 88.474803 .

Chak Barbaria, Kokapur, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. ^{[1] [2]}

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. ^[3]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. ^[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. ^[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. ^[6]

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

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Chak Barbaria had a population of 8,088; of this, 4,085 are male, 4,003female. ^[7] It has an average literacy rate of 73.4%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Chak Barbaria covered an area of 0.5436 km². It had 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary school were 2 km away at Barasat. Chak Barbaria had a hospital with 10 beds. ^[8]

Transport

Local roads link Chak Barbaria to both National Highway 12 (old number NH 34) and State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road). ^[2]

The nearest railway station is Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line. ^[9]

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[10]

References

1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. Google maps
3. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
4. "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.
5. LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. ISBN   9788172681937 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
6. "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.
7. "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
8. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
9. "33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
10. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.