Purba Narayanpur is a census town in the Habra I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Purbba Narayanpur | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Purbba Narayanpur Location in West Bengal, India  Purbba Narayanpur Purbba Narayanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°47′51″N 88°35′00″E / 22.7974°N 88.5834°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.4665 km2 (0.9523 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,950 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743234 |
| Telephone code | 03216 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Habra |
Geography
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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
editPurbba Narayanpur is located at 22°47′51″N 88°35′00″E / 22.7974°N 88.5834°E.
Area overview
editThe area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta.[1] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[2]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[3]
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, Purbba Narayanpur had a total population of 7,950, of which 4,047 (51%) were males and 3,903 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 767. The total number of literate persons in Purbba Narayanpur was 6,212 (86.48% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Infrastructure
editAccording to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Purbba Narayanpur covered an area of 2.4665 km2. The protected water-supply involved hand pump, tank, pond, lake. It had 777 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 mobile health clinic and 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. The nearest college was 12 km away at Habra.[5]There is a Higher Secondary School in the village. The school was set up in 1919 by Late Khan Bahadur Maula Box, a great educationist in the British era.. The school had a great impact in spreading education in the vicinity. Abdur Rashid Molla, the retired Headmaster of the school played a pivotal role in making the school a great source of knowledge and inspiration. The name of the village is regarded as one of the most educated villages in the district.The Sealdah-Bongaon railway track passes through the village. There is an ancient
Eidgah named as 'Badartala' ,where the people of the village and the surrounding areas gather for Eid prayers. The village is a peaceful one and people of different religions live in peace and harmony.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 322905, page 26-27. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.