Shibalaya

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Shibalaya
Census Town
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Shibalaya
Location in West Bengal, India
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Shibalaya
Shibalaya (India)
Coordinates: 22°47′00″N88°31′10″E / 22.783326°N 88.519542°E / 22.783326; 88.519542
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District North 24 Parganas
Area
  Total2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,830
  Density2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+91 33
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Barasat
Website north24parganas.nic.in

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

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Geography

Shibalaya
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

Shibalaya is located at 22°47′00″N88°31′10″E / 22.783326°N 88.519542°E / 22.783326; 88.519542 .

Duttapukur, Shibalaya, Chandrapur, Gangapur, Chatta Baria and Joypul form a cluster of census towns in the northern part of the CD Block. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population). [1]

Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block. [2]

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. [3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. [4] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. [5]

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 India census, Shibalaya had a population of 5,830; of this, 3,003 are male, 2,827 female. [6] It has an average literacy rate of 81.68%, higher than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

As per District Census Handbook 2011, Shibalaya covered an area of 2.1214 km2. It had 1 primary school, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary were 1 km away at Kashimpur. The nearest degree college was 10 km away at Barasat. The nearest hospital was available 4 km away and the nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was 1 km away. [7]

Transport

The Golabari-Nilganj Road links Shibalaya to both National Highway 112 (Jessore Road) and National Highway 12 (old number NH 34). [8]

Duttapukur railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part the Kolkata Suburban Railway railway system, is located nearby. [9] [8]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur. [10] For other medical facilities in the area see Barasat Sadar subdivision.

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]

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References

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  2. "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "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.
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  5. "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.
  6. "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.)
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  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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