Purusattompur

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Purusattompur
Census Town
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Purusattompur
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Purusattompur
Purusattompur (India)
Coordinates: 23°04′45″N88°15′48″E / 23.0792°N 88.2634°E / 23.0792; 88.2634 Coordinates: 23°04′45″N88°15′48″E / 23.0792°N 88.2634°E / 23.0792; 88.2634
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,665
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code03454
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Hooghly
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pandua
Website hooghly.gov.in

Purusattompur is a census town in Pandua CD Block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Purusattompur is located at 23°04′45″N88°15′48″E / 23.0792°N 88.2634°E / 23.0792; 88.2634 . [1]

Pandua, Purusattompur and Namajgram form a cluster of census towns. [1]

Pandua CD Block is a flat alluvial plain, known as the Hooghly-Damodar Plain, that forms part of the Gangetic Delta. [2]

Urbanisation

There are 13 statutory towns and 64 census towns in Hooghly district. The right bank of the Hooghly River has been industrialised over a long period. With foreigners dominating the area’s industry, trade and commerce for over two centuries, it is amongst the leading industrialised districts in the state. At the same time the land is fertile and agricultural production is significant. [3]

In Chinsurah subdivision 68.63% of the population is rural and the urban population is 31.37%. It has 2 statutory and 23 census towns. [4] In Chinsurah Mogra CD Block 64.87% of the population is urban and 35.13% is rural. Amongst the four remaining CD Blocks in the subdivision two were overwhelmingly rural and two were wholly rural. [5]

The map alongside shows a portion of Chinsurah subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Purusattompur had a total population of 3,665 of which 1,855 (51%) were males and 1,810 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 466. The total number of literates in Purusattompur was 2,336 (73.02% of the population over 6 years). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hugli" (PDF). Map of Pandua CD Block, page 385. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physical features: pages 20, 24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.