Kharisha

Kharisa
Census Town
Kharisa Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kharisa Kharisa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°25′47″N87°51′04″E / 22.4296°N 87.8511°E / 22.4296; 87.8511 Coordinates: 22°25′47″N87°51′04″E / 22.4296°N 87.8511°E / 22.4296; 87.8511
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Area
• Total	1.3116 km2 (0.5064 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,120
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721134 (Kolaghat)
Telephone/STD code	03228
Lok Sabha constituency	Tamluk
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Panskura Purba
Website	purbamedinipur.gov.in

Kharisa is a census town in Kolaghat CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kharisa is located at 22°25′47″N87°51′04″E / 22.4296°N 87.8511°E / 22.4296; 87.8511 .

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision. ^[1]

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 Kharisa had a total population of 4,120 of which 2,088 (51%) were males and 2,032 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 344. The total number of literates in Kharisa was 3,437 (91.02% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kharisha covered an area of 1.3116 km². It had the facility of a railway station at Mecheda 1.5 km away and bus route in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 37 road lighting points and 431 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital with 30 beds nearby and 8 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school in the town. The nearest degree college was at Tamluk 15 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre and auditorium/ community hall were there at Mecheda 1.5 km away and a public library and a reading room in the town. ^[3]

Transport

A short stretch of local roads links Kharisha to National Highway 16 (Kolkata-Chennai Highway, with links to the highway leading to Mumbai). ^[4]

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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