Dhamua

Dhamua
Census Town
Dhamua Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Dhamua Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°17′15″N88°23′46″E / 22.2875°N 88.3962°E / 22.2875; 88.3962 Coordinates: 22°17′15″N88°23′46″E / 22.2875°N 88.3962°E / 22.2875; 88.3962
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Magrahat II
Area
• Total	4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,055
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743610
Telephone code	+91 3174
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Magrahat Purba (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Dhamua is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Magrahat police station in the Magrahat II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the eastern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 24 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the eastern part of the district is a flat plain area with small towns, many in clusters. Location of places in the larger map varies a little. It is an OpenStreetMap, while we are using coordinates as in Google Maps. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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.

Location

Dhamua is located at 22°17′15″N88°23′46″E / 22.2875°N 88.3962°E / 22.2875; 88.3962

Uttar Kalas, Dihi Kalas, Swangrampur and after a small gap Magrahat and Bilandapur form a cluster of census towns in the south-east corner of the Magrahat II CD block, as per the map of the Magrahat II CD block in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas. Dhamua, Shyampur and Nainan form another cluster of census towns closeby in the Magrahat II CD block. ^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dhamua had a total population of 10,055 of which 5,166 (51%) were males and 4,889 (49%) were females. There were 1,110 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dhamua was 6,988 (78.12% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Dhamua covered an area of 4.5279 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 21 km roads, the protected water supply involved overhead tank. It had 1,623 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 maternity and child welfare centres. Among the educational facilities it had were 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Moukhali 1 km away, the nearest general degree college at Baruipur 16 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were: silver ornaments, zari saris and surgical instruments. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank and 1 private commercial bank. ^[8]

Transport

Sasanka Sekhar Manna Road links Dhamua to the State Highway 1. The Sirakol-Sherpur Road and Sherpur Dhamua Road links it to the National Highway 12. The Dhamua-Magrahat Road links it to Magrahat. ^[9]

Dhamua railway station is on the Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. ^[10]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily. ^[11]

Education

Alida Bagnar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1950. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[12]

Dhamua Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium girls only school established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. ^[13]

Healthcare

Magrahat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Magrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Magrahat II CD block. ^[14]

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. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 13, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 419 - Map of Magrahat II CD block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
8. "District Census Handbook South Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 999-1006 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
9. Google maps
10. "34814 Sealdah-Diamond Harbour Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
11. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata" . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
12. "Alida Bagnar High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
13. "Dhamua Balika Vidyalaya". EduGorilla. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
14. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics - Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 26 November 2019.