Gangaram Chak

Gangaram Chak
Village
Gangaram Chak Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gangaram Chak Gangaram Chak (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°22′44.4″N87°33′43.2″E / 22.379000°N 87.562000°E / 22.379000; 87.562000 Coordinates: 22°22′44.4″N87°33′43.2″E / 22.379000°N 87.562000°E / 22.379000; 87.562000
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	304
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Ghatal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Debra
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Gangaram Chak is a village, in the Debra CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Gangaram Chak is located at 22°22′44.4″N87°33′43.2″E / 22.379000°N 87.562000°E / 22.379000; 87.562000 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[1] With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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 per 2011 Census of India Gangaram Chak had a total population of 304 of which 147 (48%) were males and 157 (52%) were females. Population below 6 years was 28. The total number of literates in Gangaram Chak was 219 (72.04% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

.* For language details see Debra (community development block)#Language and religion

Transport

Gangaram Chak is on the Debra-Tabagaria Road. This road connects it to the Dankuni-Chennai NH 16 near Haipat on one side and Balichak railway station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line of South Eastern Railway on the other side. ^[4]

Education

Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya, established in 2006, is affiliated to the Vidyasagar University. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, philosophy, geography, education, mathematics and physics. It also offers a course in BCA. ^[5]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
4. Google maps
5. "Debra Thana Sahid Kshudiram Smriti Mahavidyalaya". DTSKSM. Retrieved 14 January 2017.