Habra is a city and a municipality in Barasat sadar subdivision[2] of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole. Its location makes it an important town for export and import of goods between India and Bangladesh.
Habra | |
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City | |
 Habra Jessore Road traffic | |
  Habra Location in West Bengal, India  Habra Habra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Habra Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairman | Narayan Chandra Saha |
| • Municipality Vice Chairman | Sitangshu Das |
| • MLA | Jyotipriyo Mullick, Minister of State, Forest Department Govt. of WB |
| Area | |
• City | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| • Rank | UA: 8th in West Bengal |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• City | 147,221 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 304,584 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91 3216 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Habra |
| Website | www |
Geography
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3miles
River
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
editHabra is located at 22°50′N 88°38′E / 22.83°N 88.63°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 13 metres (42 feet).
Area overview
editThe area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[4] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[5] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[6]
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
editAccording to the 2011 Census of India, Habra had a total population of 147,221, of which 74,592 (51%) were males and 72,629 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 11,696. The total number of literate persons in Habra was 121,952 (89.98% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Habra Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 304,584, of which 154,863 (51%) were males and 149,723 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 23,023. The total number of literate persons in Habra UA was 256,313 (91.03% of the population over 6 years).[8] The constituents of Habra Urban Agglomeration were Habra (M), Ashoknagar Kalyangarh (M), Bara Bamonia (CT), Guma (CT), Anarbaria (CT) and Khorddabamonia (CT).[9]
As of 2001 India census,[10] Habra had a population of 127,695. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Habra has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Habra, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Administration
editMunicipality
editHabra Municipality is responsible for the well-being of its residence. Habra Municipality recently installed tower lights from the MLA fund of Jyotipriyo Mullick.
Police station
editHabra police station is one of the most important police stations in North 24 Parganas District. It has jurisdiction over Habra municipality, Gobardanga municipality and Habra I CD Block.[11]
Others
editHabra I (community development block) is headquartered at Prafulla Nagar, Habra. Habra Telephone Exchange is also headquartered at Habra. Habra is one of the 100 selected cities in India which will be developed as a smart city within 2022 though this has been in question recently when Govt of India published an updated list and Habra did not appear in that apparently.[12]
Transport
editRailway System
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Habra Railway Station is 45 km from Sealdah Station and 25 km from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[13] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Habra, Thakurnagar, Gobardanga and Bangaon local connects this town to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line. Habra Station Road is directly connected on NH 35 (Jessore Road). It is a major railway station between Bangaon and Barasat railway station.
Govt. Bus Routes
editWest Bengal Transport Corporation Bus Routes (WBTC)
editACT8 Habra—Digha (AC)
C43 Habra—Garia
D2 Habra—Naihati
D7/1 Howrah Station—Bagda
D27A Habra—Jadavpur
D31 Srinathpur—Esplanade
E19 Habra—Digha
E19A Habra—Digha
E20 Habra—Durgapur
E36 Habra—Nabanna—Santragachi
E41 Habra—Asansol
E47 Howrah Station—Nahata
E51/A Habra—Bishnupur
E51J Habra—Joyrambati
E61 Habra—Bakkhali
E61A Habra—Namkhana
E68 Habra—Haldia
E70A Habra—Midnapore
South Bengal State Transport Corporation Bus Routes (SBSTC)
editPrivate Bus Route
edit- DN12/1 Habra-Nazat
- DN21 Habra - Barasat
- DN35 Nabatkati-Balti-Barasat (Simanta Express)
- DN44 Bangaon-Dakshineswar
- MM5 Habra-Barrackpore Court
- MN3 Nahata-Habra
- MN6 Berigopalpur-Maslandapur
- 73 Habra-Naihati
- 95 Habra-Bangaon
Buses Without Number
editEducation
edit- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Banipur)[14]
- St. Stephen's School, Habra
- Stratford Day School, Habra
- Prafulla Nagar Vidya Mandir(H.S), North 24 Parganas
- Habra High School(H.S), North 24 Parganas
- Jaigachi Shyamaprasad Bidyayatan (H.S), North 24 Parganas
- Habra Model High School
- Habra High School (H.S.)
- Habra Girls High School
- Habra Kamini Kumar Girls High School
- Banipur Baniniketan High School (H.S)
See also
edit- Habra I CD Block
- Habra II CD Block
- Map of Habra I CD Block on Page 289 of District Census Handbook. It also shows the location of Habra.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Habra City".
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Habra
- ^ "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.
- ^ LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681937. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Urban Agglomeration/ Cities having population above 1 lakh" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Constituents of Urban Agglomeration having population of 1 lakh and bove" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas Dist. Police". Know Your Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Reference
- ^ Eastern Railway time table
- ^ "Index". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 289 -Map of Habra I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.