Jharkhali | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 22°01′35″N88°41′12″E / 22.0263°N 88.6868°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | South 24 Parganas |
CD block | Basanti |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali [1] [2] |
• Additional official | English [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 743312 |
Telephone code | +91 3218 |
Vehicle registration | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Jaynagar (SC) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Basanti (SC) |
Website | www |
Jharkhali is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low-lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force. [3] [4] [5]
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.
Jharkhali is located at 21°01′35″N88°41′12″E / 21.0263°N 88.6868°E .
Jharkhali Coastal police station is marked in Google maps. The place is shown as Lot No. 126. In the map of the Basanti CD block on page 773 in the District Census Handbook for the South 24 Parganas the place is shown as close to Herobhanga Reserve Forest. [6]
Jharkhali Coastal police station was inaugurated on 30 October 2014. It covers an area of 52 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Basanti CD block. The coastal police stations were formed with the objective of effective policing of the remote areas of the Sundarbans. The police has regular river patrols. [7] [8]
A stretch of a local road links Jharkhali to the State Highway 3 (locally popular as the Basanti Highway). [9]
Herobhanga Vidyasagar Vidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1959. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has a library with 800 books and a play ground. [10]
Tridibnagar Janakalyan Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. [11]
There is a primary health centre at Herobhanga-Jharkhali (PO Jharkhali Bazar) (with 6 beds). [12]
Basanti is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kultali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kultali police station in the Kultali CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Canning subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sonakhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Basanti is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Canning subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal.
Garia is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ramkrishnapur is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station in the Bishnupur II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Gaur Daha is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Jibantala is a village within the jurisdiction of the Jibantala police station in the Canning II CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mandirbazar is a village within the jurisdiction of the Mandirbazar police station in the Mandirbazar CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chhota Molla Khali is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Gosaba police station in the Gosaba CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Ganespur is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kakdwip police station in the Kakdwip CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Rudranagar is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Sagar police station in the Sagar CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Harwood Point is a village within the jurisdiction of the Kakdwip police station in the Kakdwip CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Patharpratima is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Patharpratima police station in the Patharpratima CD block in the Kakdwip subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kalaria is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Dighirpar is a census town and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Canning police station in the Canning I CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Deuli is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Jibantala police station in the Canning II CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bhangonkhali is a village within the jurisdiction of the Basanti police station in the Basanti CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mather Dighi is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Jibantala police station in the Canning II CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
External videos | |
---|---|
A journey to Jharkhali |