Gangatikuri

Gangatikuri
Village
Gangatikuri Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gangatikuri Gangatikuri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°42′49.2″N88°05′52.4″E / 23.713667°N 88.097889°E / 23.713667; 88.097889
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,053
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713123 (Gangatikuri)
Telephone/STD code	03453
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ketugram
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Gangatikuri is a village in Ketugram II CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Ajay River

Hooghly River

Karui

H

Sribati

H

Kogram

H

Uddharanpur

H

Srikhanda

R

Singot

R

Chandrapur

R

Gangatikuri

R

Kandra

R

Nutanhat

R

Ketugram

R

Mongalkote

R

Panuhat

CT

Dainhat

M

Katwa

M

  

Cities and towns in the Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place/ religious and/ or cultural centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Ketugram II CD block are located at Gangatikuri. ^{[1] [2]}

Urbanisation

88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in the urban areas. ^[3] 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 the 2011 Census of India Gangatikuri had a total population of 4,053, of which 2,064 (51%) were males and 1,989 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 476. The total number of literates in Gangatikuri was 2,067 (57.79% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Transport

Gangatikuri railway station is situated on the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop. ^[5]

Gangatikuri is on the Uddharanpur-Bolpur/ Suri Road. ^[6]

Gangatikuri' nearest railway station pachundi station of katwa-amudpur loop line

Education

Gangatikuri Atindra Nath Bidyamandir, Gangatikuri

Sonartori College of Education at village Balutia, PO Banwaribad, is located near Gangatikuri railway station.

Gangatikui Girls School, Gangatikuri

Vision English medium School, Kalitala, Gangatikuri ^[7]

MSVR Mission Academy, Gangatikuri

Animal Hospital & Administrative Offices

Block Livestock Development Office, Ketugram II & Block Animal Health Centre, Ketugram II is situated at Gangatikuri village. BAHC, Gangatikuri, Ketugram II is the only animal hospital situated in Ketugram II Block which provide veterinary treatment facilities for both pet & livestock. ^{[8] [9]}

Block Development Office, Ketugram II is situated at Gangatikuri Village which is the main administrative office of the Ketugram-II Block.

Block Land & Land Revenue Office, Assistant Director of Agriculture Office, Sub Inspector of School Office of the Ketugram-II Community Development Block are also situated at this village.

References

1. "District Census Handbook: Barddhaman" (PDF). Map of Barddhaman with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. "BDO Offices under Burdwan District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
4. "Census tables". Government of India. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. "53017 Katwa Azimganj Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
6. Google maps
7. "Sonar Tori College of Education". STCE. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
8. "Block Livestock Development Office & BAHC, Ketugram-II, India, Bangla, Katwa, Bandor, Udhanpur Road". Wikimapia. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
9. "Locate Us". WBARD. Retrieved 13 August 2024.