Nabagram Colony

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Nabagram Colony
Census Town
Nabagram Colony Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Nabagram Colony Nabagram Colony (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°42′19″N88°20′07″E / 22.705139°N 88.335361°E / 22.705139; 88.335361 Coordinates: 22°42′19″N88°20′07″E / 22.705139°N 88.335361°E / 22.705139; 88.335361
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Hooghly
Nearest City	Serampore
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,358
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	wb.gov.in

Nabagram Colony is a census town in Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. ^[1]

Geography

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Cities and towns in the Sreerampur Uttarpara CD Block in Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Nabagram Colony is located at 22°17′N88°31′E / 22.29°N 88.51°E / 22.29; 88.51 . It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft). ^[2]

Rishra (CT), Bamunari, Nawapara, Nabagram Colony, Kanaipur , Basai and Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) form a cluster of census towns on the eastern side of the series of statutory towns/ cities – Rishra, Konnagar and Uttarpara. ^[2]

The area consists of flat alluvial plains, that form a part of the Gangetic Delta. This belt is highly industrialised. ^[3]

Urbanisation

Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in the map alongside) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns in the last 3 CD Blocks are shown in a separate map). ^{[4] [5]} All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Nabagram Colony had a total population of 18,358 of which 9,083 (49%) were males and 9,275 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,087. The total number of literates in Nabagram Colony was 16,576 (95.98% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[6] Nabagram Colony had a population of 31,923. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Nabagram Colony has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 81%. In Nabagram Colony, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The electricity is provided by WBSEDCL and overall the electricity remains 24x7, without any interruption. There is a Panchayat which takes decisions to develop the area.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in Hooghly district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Bansberia (M), Hugli-Chinsurah (M), Bara Khejuria (Out Growth), Shankhanagar (CT), Amodghata (CT), Chak Bansberia (CT), Naldanga (CT), Kodalia (CT), Kulihanda (CT), Simla (CT), Dharmapur (CT), Bhadreswar (M), Champdani (M), Chandannagar (M Corp.), Baidyabati (M), Serampore (M), Rishra (M), Rishra (CT), Bamunari (CT), Dakshin Rajyadharpur (CT), Nabagram Colony (CT), Konnagar (M), Uttarpara Kotrung (M), Raghunathpur (PS-Dankuni) (CT), Kanaipur (CT) and Keota (CT). ^[7]

Transport

Konnagar railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line is the nearest railway station.

References

1. "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
2. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Map of Serampur-Uttarpara CD Block, page 635. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
3. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.