Krishnapur, Malda
Krishnapur | |
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Census Town | |
Coordinates:24°47′34″N87°59′41″E/ 24.7929°N 87.9947°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Malda |
Area | |
• Total | 9.9188 km2(3.8297 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,470 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali[1][2] |
• Additional official | English[1] |
PIN | 732201 |
Telephone/STDcode | 03512 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabhaconstituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Baisnabnagar |
Website | malda |
Krishnapuris acensus townin theKaliachak IIICD blockin theMalda Sadar subdivisionofMalda districtin theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Geography
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Location
[edit]Krishnapur is located by the coordinate of24°47′34″N87°59′41″E/ 24.7929°N 87.9947°E
Area overview
[edit]The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as thediara.It “is a relatively well drained flat land formed by thefluvialdeposition of neweralluvium.”The most note-worthy feature is theFarakka Barrageacross the Ganges.[3]The area is a part of theMalda Sadar subdivision,which is an overwhelminglyrural region,but the area shown in the map has pockets ofurbanizationwith 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in theKaliachak ICD block.[4][5]The bank of theGangesbetweenBhutniandPanchanandapur(both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit byleft bank erosion,a major problem in the Malda area.[6]The ruins ofGauda,capital of several empires, is located in this area.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 Census of India,Krishnapur had a total population of 16,470, of which 8,370 (51%) were males and 8,100 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 2,931. The total number of literate persons in Krishnapur was 6,732 (49.72% of the population over 6 years).[8]
Infrastructure
[edit]According to theDistrict Census Handbook, Maldah,2011, Krishnapur covered an area of 9.9188 km2.It had 10 km roads with both open and closed drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, tube well/ bore well. It had 1,330 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 8 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school in town, the nearest general degree college atMalda33 km away. It had the branch office of 1 cooperative bank.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Fact and Figures".www.wb.gov.in.Retrieved15 January2019.
- ^"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India"(PDF).nclm.nic.in.Ministry of Minority Affairs.p. 85. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved15 January2019.
- ^"District Census Handbook Maldah, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Census of India 2011, Pages 13-15: Physiography.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved9 November2018.
- ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda".Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved9 November2018.
- ^"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)".West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved9 November2018.
- ^Banerjee, Manisha."A Report on the Impact of Farakka Barrage on the Human Fabric, November 1999"(PDF).The social impact of erosion, pp 13-14.South Asia Network On Dams, Rivers and People, New Delhi: 110 088 India. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 August 2017.Retrieved16 August2021.
- ^"District Human Development Report, Malda".pages 3-4: Malda in Historical Perspective.Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Monitoring, Government of West Bengal.Retrieved6 November2018.
- ^"District Census Handbook, Maldah, Series 20, Part XII B"(PDF).Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 313763, page 32-33.Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal.Retrieved17 August2021.
- ^"District Census Handbook Maldah, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Section II Town Directory, Pages 775-786; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 775; Statement III: Civic & Other Amenities, Pages 779-780; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 781-782; Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities: Pages 783-785; Statement VI: Industry & Banking, Page 786.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved8 August2021.