Naba Kola

Naba Kola
Census Town
Naba Kola Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Naba Kola Naba Kola (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°43′33″N87°21′16″E / 22.7258°N 87.3545°E / 22.7258; 87.3545
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Area
• Total	1.6375 km2 (0.6322 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,169
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	721253
Telephone/STD code	03227
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Salboni
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Naba Kola is a census town in the Garhbeta III CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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5miles

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Bhadutola
Reserve Forest

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Godapiasal
Forest

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Arabari
Range Forest

[

Goaltore
Reserve Forest

Z

Salboni
Forest Range

Y

Lalgarh-Jhitka
Forest Range

X

Gohaldanga
Forest Range

W

Hoomgarh
Forest

V

Kangsabati River

U

Shilabati
River

F

JSW Cement Plant

F

Vidyasagar University

H

Gongoni Danga

H

Pathra

H

Karnagarh

M

Midnapore

R

Satbankura

R

Salboni

R

Pingboni

R

Keshpur

R

Godapiasal

R

Goaltore

R

Chandrakona Road

R

Chandra

R

Anandapur

CT

Naba Kola

CT

Garbeta

CT

Dwarigeria

CT

Durllabhganj

CT

Amlagora

   

Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision 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

Naba Kola is located at 22°43′33″N87°21′16″E / 22.7258°N 87.3545°E / 22.7258; 87.3545 .

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km², accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic. ^[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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

According to the 2011 Census of India, Naba Kola had a total population of 6,169, of which 3,093 (50%) were males and 3,076 (50%) were females. There were 1,127 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Naba Kola was 2,853 (50.58% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

.*For language details see Garhbeta III#Language and religion

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Paschim Medinipur, Naba Kola covered an area of 1.6375 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 2.5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, borewell, tubewell. It had 930 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 hospital. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 primary school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Dabeha 1 km away. An important commodity it manufactures is wooden work. It has a branch office of 1 non-agricultural credit society. ^[4]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
4. "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.