Hatgachha

Hatgachha
Census Town
Hatgachha Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Hatgachha Hatgachha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°25′N88°03′E / 22.42°N 88.05°E / 22.42; 88.05 Coordinates: 22°25′N88°03′E / 22.42°N 88.05°E / 22.42; 88.05
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,980
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	711316
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Hatgachha is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Hatgachha is located at 22°25′27″N88°03′08″E / 22.42424°N 88.0523°E / 22.42424; 88.0523 .

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Hatgachha had a total population of 5,980 of which 3,086 (52%) were males and 2,894 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 558. The total number of literates in Hatgachha was 4,842 (89.30% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Hatgachha was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. ^[2]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[3] Hatgachha had a population of 5560. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hatgachha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84% and female literacy is 75%. In Hatgachha, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Satyen Bose Road is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

• 69 Sankrail railway station - Howrah Station

Mini Bus

• 24 Sankrail railway station - Howrah Station

Bus Routes Without Numbers

• Sankrail railway station - New Town Shapoorji Housing Estate
• Sarenga (Kolatala More) - New Town Unitech

Train

Andul railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.

References

1. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.