Kharba

Kharba
Village
Kharba Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kharba Kharba (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°25′N88°04′E / 25.42°N 88.07°E / 25.42; 88.07 Coordinates: 25°25′N88°04′E / 25.42°N 88.07°E / 25.42; 88.07
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Malda
Government
• MLA	Mahabubul Haque
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,744
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Maldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chanchal
Website	malda.nic.in

Kharba is a village in Chanchal I CD Block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ^[3] The town is located on the western banks of the Mahananda River.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kharba is located at 25°25′N88°04′E / 25.42°N 88.07°E / 25.42; 88.07 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 29 m (95 ft).

Kharba is a village panchayat under Chanchal I intermediate panchayat in Malda district.: ^[5]

Area overview

The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers. ^[6] The total area is overwhelmingly rural. ^{[7] [8]} There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur. ^[9]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Kharba had a total population of 3,744, of which 1,914 (51%) were males and 1,830 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 435. The total number of literates in Kharb was 2,835 (72.08% of the population over 6 years). ^[10]

Healthcare

Chanchal subdivisional hospital at Chanchal (with 100 beds) is a major medical facility. There are primary health centres in Chanchal I CD Block at Kharba (with 10 beds) and Singla (Nadishik PHC) (with 10 beds). ^[11]

See also

• Kharba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References

1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 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 16 January 2019.
3. "West Bengal, Malda". map. calcuttaweb.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharba
5. "Village Panchayats of West Bengal". Maldah. National Panchayat Directory,Panchayat Informatics Division,NIC. Retrieved 2 February 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1 , 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
8. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
9. "District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Page 98: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
10. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.