Kharisha
Kharisa | |
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Census Town | |
  Kharisa Location in West Bengal, India  Kharisa Kharisa (India) | |
| Coordinates:22°25′47″N87°51′04″E/ 22.4296°N 87.8511°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3116 km2(0.5064 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,120 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2(8,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 721134 (Kolaghat) |
| Telephone/STDcode | 03228 |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Tamluk |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Panskura Purba |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Kharisais acensus towninKolaghatCD blockinTamluk subdivisionofPurba Medinipur districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Geography
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M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Kharisa is located at22°25′47″N87°51′04″E/ 22.4296°N 87.8511°E.
Urbanisation
[edit]94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]
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
[edit]As per2011 Census of IndiaKharisa had a total population of 4,120 of which 2,088 (51%) were males and 2,032 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 344. The total number of literates in Kharisa was 3,437 (91.02% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Kharisha covered an area of 1.3116 km2.It had the facility of a railway station atMecheda1.5 km away and bus route in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 37 road lighting points and 431 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital with 30 beds nearby and 8 medicine shops in the town. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school and 1 senior secondary school in the town. The nearest degree college was atTamluk15 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities a cinema theatre and auditorium/ community hall were there at Mecheda 1.5 km away and a public library and a reading room in the town.[3]
Transport
[edit]A short stretch of local roads links Kharisha toNational Highway 16(Kolkata-Chennai Highway, with links to the highway leading to Mumbai).[4]
References
[edit]- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur".Table 2.2.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved20 April2019.
- ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved2 April2019.
- ^"District Census Handbook Purba Medinipur, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Growth History, Pages 1207-1209; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1210; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1211-1212; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1212-1213; Section: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1213-1215.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved7 April2019.
- ^Google maps
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