Kharsarai
 | This articlemay need to be rewrittento comply with Wikipedia'squality standards.(November 2022) |
খরসরাই
Kharsarai | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  খরসরাই Location in West Bengal, India  খরসরাই খরসরাই (India) | |
| Coordinates:22°44′42″N88°14′51″E/ 22.744947°N 88.247493°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,247 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
Kharsaraiis acensus towninChanditala IICD Block inSrirampore subdivisionofHooghly districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.[1]
Geography
[edit]
3miles
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
[edit]Kharsarai is located at22°44′42″N88°14′51″E/ 22.74494°N 88.24749°E.
Kharsarai,Tisa,Kapashanria,Jaykrishnapur,Purba Tajpur,Begampur,Baksa,Panchghara,Chikrand,Janai,Pairagachha,Naiti,Barijhati,GaralgachhaandKrishnapur,all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area,Dankuni,located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster.[2]
Urbanisation
[edit]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 MunicipalityandDankuni Municipality.Amongst the CD Blocks in the subdivision, Uttarapara Serampore (census towns shown in a separate map) had 76% urban population, Chanditala I 42%, Chanditala II 69% and Jangipara 7% (census towns shown in the map above).[3][4]All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]As per2011 Census of India,Kharsarai had a total population of 6,247 of which 3,145 (50%) were males and 3,102 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 591. The total number of literates in Kharsarai was 4,675 (82.66% of the population over 6 years).[4]
As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[5]Kharsarai had a population of 5850. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharsarai has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kharsarai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. The occupation of most of the people of Kharsarai is related to weaving.
Dankuni Urban Agglomeration
[edit]As per the 2011 census, Dankuni Urban Agglomeration includes:Dankuni(M),Purba Tajpur(CT), Kharsarai (CT),Begampur(CT),Chikrand(CT),Pairagachha(CT),Barijhati(CT),Garalgachha(CT),Krishnapur(CT),Baruipara(CT),Borai(CT),Nawapara(CT),Basai(CT),Gangadharpur(CT),Manirampur(CT),Janai(CT),Kapashanria(CT),Jaykrishnapur(CT),Tisa(CT),Baksa(CT),Panchghara(CT) andNaiti(CT).[6]
Transport
[edit]The nearest railway station,Begampur railway stationis 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Howrah on theHowrah-Bardhaman chordline and is a part of theKolkata Suburban Railwaysystem.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^"District-wise list of stautory towns".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 November 2011.Retrieved28 January2009.
- ^"Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly"(PDF).Map of Chanditala II CD Block, page 663.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly".Table 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved3 October2018.
- ^ab"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved3 October2018.
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above"(PDF).Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011.Retrieved20 October2018.
- ^"36811 Howrah Bardhaman Local (via Chord)".indiarailinfo.Retrieved6 October2018.
- ^Google maps
Cities, towns and locations inHooghly district | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities, municipalities and census towns |
| ||||||||
| Locations other than cities and towns |
| ||||||||
| Neighbourhoods | |||||||||
| Related topics | |||||||||
