Hemnagar, North 24 Parganas

Hemnagar
Village
Hemnagar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Hemnagar Hemnagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°12′59″N88°58′54″E / 22.216322°N 88.981633°E / 22.216322; 88.981633
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,960
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743439 (Hemnagar)
Telephone/STD code	03217
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Hingalganj
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Hemnagar is a village in the Hingalganj CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the southernmost habitation in North 24 Parganas district, beyond which the Sunderbans are spread.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre
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Location

Hemnagar is located at 22°12′59″N88°58′54″E / 22.216322°N 88.981633°E / 22.216322; 88.981633 .

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area. ^[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. ^[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas. ^{[3] [4]}

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.

Civic Administration

Police station

Hemnagar police station has jurisdiction over Hingalganj CD Block (partly). It has a riverine border of 15 km, all of which is unfenced. ^[5]

Hemnagar PS was a part of the comprehensive coastal surveillance plan covering the coastal areas along the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans bordering Bangladesh. ^{[6] [7]}

See also - Chhota Mollakhali for a similar police station in South 24 Parganas district

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Hemnagar had a total population of 3,960, of which 2,029 (51%) were males and 1,931 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 367. The total number of literate persons in Hemnagar was 2,844 (79.15% of the population over 6 years). ^[8]

Transport

This is what a two-wheeler rider wrote after a visit to the area in 2014: "From Hingalganj to Lebukhali, it's a 14 km butter-smooth road. Except for a few shanties or a few village markets you are surrounded by lush green paddy or mustard (during winter) fields. Lebukhali is the last place till where bus services are available. After that you have to take another ferry to go to Hemnagar." Beyond Hemnagar, the Sundarbans start. ^[9]

The 684 m long bridge across the Katakhali at Hasnabad was opened to public in March 2019, linking Hingalganj with Hasnabad. Lebukhali, the last point up to which motorised transport can reach is now directly connected to Kolkata and other places. ^[10]

Education

Hemnagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution, established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to X. ^[11]

References

1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. "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 3 November 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
4. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
5. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
6. "Bengals coastal surveillance plan in deep waters". The Indian Express, 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
7. "Bengal to have 8 new coastal police stations". i government, 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
9. "My ride to Hemnagar, Sundarbans, where the forest meet the rivers". XBHP. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
10. "সেতু উদ্বোধনের দিন গুনছে মানুষ" [People counting days left for inauguration of bridge] (in Bengali). Ananda Bazar Patrika. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
11. "Hemnagar High School". EduGorilla. Retrieved 30 November 2019.