Dhusaripara | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates: 24°38′14″N87°59′58″E / 24.6371°N 87.9994°E Coordinates: 24°38′14″N87°59′58″E / 24.6371°N 87.9994°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
Area | |
• Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,800 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samserganj |
Website | murshidabad |
Dhusaripara is a census town in the Samserganj CD block in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Dhusaripara is located at 24°38′14″N87°59′58″E / 24.6371°N 87.9994°E . [1]
According to the map of Samserganj CD block in the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, Anup Nagar, Jafrabad, Kankuria, Kohetpur, Jaykrishnapur, Uttar Mahammadpur, Chachanda, Basudebpur and Dhusaripara form a series of census towns from Dhuliyan, a municipal town. [2]
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. [3] [4] 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. [5] Murshidabad district shares with Bangladesh a porous international border which is notoriously crime prone (partly shown in this map). [6] 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. [7] [8] 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. [9] [10] [11] 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. [12]
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, Dhusaripara had a total population of 17,800, of which 8,822 (50%) were males and 8,978 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 3,559. The total number of literate perons in Dhusaripara was 7,788 (54.69% of the population over 6 years). [13]
As of 2001 [update] India census, [14] Dhusaripara had a population of 12,117. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Dhusaripara has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 39% and, female literacy is 21%. In Dhusaripara, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Dhusaripara covered an area of 3.31 km2. It had 12 km roads. The protected water-supply involved service reservoir, tube well/ bore well. It had 985 domestic electric connections, 20 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity & child welfare centre. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It produced beedi, handloom products, jute. [15]
Samserganj 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 Samserganj CD block is 287 mg/litre. [16]
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Kankuria is a census town in the Samserganj CD block, under the Dhulian Circle Area in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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