Hogla, Jaynagar

Hogla
Village
Hogla Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Hogla Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°15′02″N88°27′22″E / 22.2505°N 88.4561°E / 22.2505; 88.4561
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Jaynagar I
Area
• Total	0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,723
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743385
Telephone code	+91 3218
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baruipur Purba (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Hogla is a village within the jurisdiction of the Jaynagar Majilpur police station in the Jaynagar I CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Hogla is located at 22°15′02″N88°27′22″E / 22.2505°N 88.4561°E / 22.2505; 88.4561 . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Hogla had a total population of 2,723. ^[3]

Transport

Hogla is on the State Highway 1. ^[4]

Hogla railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. ^{[4] [5]}

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005-06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily. ^[6]

Healthcare

Padmerhat Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Padmerhat, is the major government medical facility in the Jaynagar I CD block. ^[7]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
4. Google maps
5. "34792 Sealdah-Namkhana Local". Time Table. India Rail Info. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
6. Mondal, Bhaswati. "Commuting and Metropolitan Development of Kolkata" . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
7. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 29 November 2019.