Memari

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For its namesake community development block, see Memari I. For another namesake community development block, see Memari II. For its namesake assembly constituency, see Memari (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Memari
Town
Memari railway station
Memari Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Memari Memari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°12′N88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E / 23.2; 88.12
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Memari Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	41,451
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713146
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Memari
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Memari is a town and a municipality in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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5miles

Damodar River

Dwarakeswar River

Sat Deul

H

Rasulpur

R

Masagram

R

Maheshbati

R

Gotan

R

Ukhrid

R

Sagrai

R

Shyamsundar

R

Paharhati

R

Khandaghosh

R

Madhabdihi

R

Raina

R

Jamalpur

R

Seharabazar

CT

Memari

M

Alipur

CT

  

Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman 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

Memari is located at 23°12′N88°07′E / 23.2°N 88.12°E / 23.2; 88.12 . It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).

Urbanisation

95.54% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 4.46% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district. ^[2] 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.

Police station

Memari police station has jurisdiction over Memari municipal area, and Memari I and Memari II CD blocks. The area covered is 429.36 km². ^{[3] [4]}

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Memari had a total population of 41,451, of which 20,957 (51%) were males and 20,494 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,809. ^[5]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[6] Memari had a population of 36,191. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Memari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Memari, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

• Memari College was established at Memari in 1981. ^[7]
• Memari Government Polytechnic was established at Memari in 2017.

Memari has thirteen primary, and six higher secondary schools. Memari Vidyasagar memorial Institution (unit-1) & (unit-2) are the higher secondary schools, established in 1892. Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major high schools. ^[8]

Transport

Memari railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Howrah Station. ^[9]

SH 13/ GT Road, SH 15 passes through Memari. ^{[10] [11]}

Memari is a bus stop for many Express, Local buses are available from here. Buses bound Asansol, Bardhaman, Chuchura, Durgapur, Krishnanagar, Katwa, Nabadwip, Tarakeswar, Salar are available.

References

1. "Memari Info".
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
4. "Purba Bardhaman District Police". Police Station. West Bengal Police. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
5. "2011 Census - Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
6. "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.
7. "Memari College". MC. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
8. Memari Rasiklal Smriti Balika Vidyalaya school for girls. Memari al-amin Mission, Memari High Madrassa, Memari Jamiya Islamiya are the three major muslim high schools. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
9. Eastern Railway local time table
10. "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
11. Google maps

External links

• District map showing blocks
• Map of Bardhaman district