Charaghata

Charaghata
Village
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Coordinates: 22°13′49″N88°32′36″E / 22.2304°N 88.5432°E / 22.2304; 88.5432
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Jaynagar I
Area
• Total	5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,837
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743337
Telephone code	+91 3218
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Charaghata is a village within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar I CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Charaghata is located at 22°13′49″N88°32′36″E / 22.2304°N 88.5432°E / 22.2304; 88.5432 . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Charaghata had a total population of 5,837. ^[3]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Charaghata to the Gocharan-Dhosa Road. ^[4]

Gocharan railway station is located nearby. ^[4]

Healthcare

Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Padmerhat, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block. ^[5]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
4. Google maps
5. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 November 2019.