Kharagpur Railway Settlement

Kharagpur Railway Settlement
Census Town
Kharagpur Railway Settlement Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kharagpur Railway Settlement Kharagpur Railway Settlement (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°21′12″N87°20′23″E / 22.35329°N 87.33976°E / 22.35329; 87.33976 Coordinates: 22°21′12″N87°20′23″E / 22.35329°N 87.33976°E / 22.35329; 87.33976
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Area [1]
• Total	32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	82,735
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Medinipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kharagpur Sadar
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Kharagpur Railway Settlement is a census town in the Kharagpur I CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kharagpur Railway Settlement is located at 22°21′12″N87°20′23″E / 22.35329°N 87.33976°E / 22.35329; 87.33976 .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once. ^[2] With a density of population of 787 per km² nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. ^[3]

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.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kharagpur Railway Settlement had a total population of 82,735 of which 41,388 (50%) were males and 41,347 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 7,257. The total number of literates in Kharagpur Railway Settlement was 61,571 (74.42% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[5] Kharagpur Railway Settlement had a population of 88,339. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharagpur Railway Settlement has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 71%. In Kharagpur Railway Settlement, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

.* For language details see Kharagpur I#Language and religion

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Kharagpur Railway Settlement covered an area of 32.37 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 64 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, borewell, tubewell. It had 1,600 domestic electric connections, 4,800 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had were 3 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 stadium, 4 cinema theatre, 9 auditorium/ community halls, 5 reading rooms. ^[1]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Paschim Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 2827-2833; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 2827; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 2829; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 2830; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2831, Page 2832; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 2832,2833; Statement VI:Industry and Banking ,Page 2833. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
2. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
5. "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.