Kokapur, West Bengal

Kokapur
Census Town
Kokapur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Kokapur Kokapur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°45′15″N88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E / 22.754176; 88.442803 Coordinates: 22°45′15″N88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E / 22.754176; 88.442803
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,317
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700126
Telephone code	+91 33
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Barasat
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Kokapur is a census town in the Barasat I CD block of the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kokapur is located at 22°45′15″N88°26′34″E / 22.754176°N 88.442803°E / 22.754176; 88.442803 .

Kokapur, Chak Barbaria, Barbaria, Berunanpukuria and Jagannathpur form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. ^{[1] [2]}

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. ^[3]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. ^[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. ^[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. ^[6]

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 of 2011 ^[update] India census, Kokapur had a population of 6,317; of this, 3,248 are male, 3,069 female. ^[7] It has an average literacy rate of 82.34%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Kokapur covered an area of 1.4826 km². It had 9 primary schools and 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school and senior secondary were 2 km away at Nilganj. The nearest degree college was 1 km away at Berunanpukuria. The nearest hospital was 8 km away, the nearest family welfare centre 5 km away, the nearest maternity and child welfare centre 5 km away, and the nearest maternity home 15 km away. ^[8]

Transport

State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road) passes through Kokapur. ^[2]

The nearest railway stations are Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line and Barrackpore railway station on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line. ^{[9] [2] [10]}

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[11]

See also

Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook. ^[1]

References

1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. Google maps
3. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
4. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
5. LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. p 1-4. ISBN   9788172681937 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
6. "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
7. "Primary census abstract data". Census of India. Retrieved 23 February 2014. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.)
8. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
9. "31311 Sealdah-Kalyani Simanta Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
10. "33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
11. "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.