Kajora
Kajora | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates:23°36′48″N87°10′57″E/ 23.613307°N 87.182583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Area | |
• Total | 10.33 km2(3.99 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,275 |
• Density | 2,600/km2(6,800/sq mi) |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali,Hindi,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 713338 |
Telephone/STDcode | 0341 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Asansol |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Raniganj |
Website | paschimbardhaman |
Kajorais acensus townin theAndalCD blockin theDurgapur subdivisionof thePaschim Bardhaman districtin theIndianstateofWest Bengal.
Geography
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Area Office
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Kajora is located at23°36′48″N87°10′57″E/ 23.613307°N 87.182583°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The sole municipal corporation in Durgapur subdivision is located atDurgapurand the subdivision has 38 (+1 partly)census towns(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]
Siduli,Khandra,Ukhra,Mahira,Dakshin Khanda,Harishpur,Kajora, a part of Andal (gram), (all in Andal CD Block),Parashkol(partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block) andChak Bankola(partly in Pandabeswar CD block and partly in Andal CD block), lying north ofNational Highway 19(old numbering NH 2)/Grand Trunk Roadform a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked with two more clusters of census towns – one located south of NH 19 in Andal CD block and another lying in Pandabeswar CD block.[2]
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Kajora had a total population of 27,275, of which 14,444 (53%) were males and 12,831 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 3,269. The total number of literate persons in Kajora was 16,539 (68.90% of the population over 6 years).[3]
*For language details seeAndal (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001[update]Indiacensus,[4]Kajora had a population of 24,955. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Kajora has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 43%. In Kajora, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
[edit]According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman,Kajora covered an area of 10.33 km2.Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources (Still not available at kajora Gram in a adequate manner). It had 2,246 domestic electric connections. The nearest government medical facilities are 1–2 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 2 senior secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 public library and 1 reading room. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.[5]
Economy
[edit]Kajora is a coal mining area.[6]One of the area headquarters of Eastern Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary ofCoal India Limitedis located here.[7]
Collieries in theKajora AreaofEastern Coalfieldsare: Madhupur, Madhusudanpur, Nabakajora, Madhabpur, Parascole, Jambad, Khas Kajora, Lachipur, Ghanashyam and Central Kajora.[8]
Transport
[edit]Kajora is onGrand Trunk RoadorNH 19.Kajoragram railway stationis 5 km from Andal on theAndal-Sainthia Branch LineofEastern Railway.[9]
Education
[edit]Kajora has six primary, one secondary and one higher secondary schools.[10]
Healthcare
[edit]Still seeking for medical facilities with basic fundamentals amenities.
References
[edit]- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan".Table 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved15 September2018.
- ^"District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011"(PDF).Map of Ondal CD Block, page 229.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved16 September2018.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved20 February2017.
- ^"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.
- ^"District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209.Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal.Retrieved14 May2020.
- ^Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p. 48,
- ^ECL website - see under head Corporate – Geographic location and area
- ^"Coalmining impact on the Environment"(PDF).Chapter V: Table 5.2.shodganga.infibnet.Retrieved21 February2017.
- ^Eastern Railway time table
- ^7th All-India School Education Survey 2003Archived2007-09-27 at theWayback Machine